Taiwan president resigns as party losses
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has resigned as head of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party following local election losses suffered by her party. Tsai offered her...
Category : Asia
China Covid: Record number of cases as virus spreads
China has recorded its highest number of daily Covid cases since the pandemic began nearly three years ago. The figures have spiked despite stringent measures designed...
Five-year-old boy rescued from rubble of Indonesian earthquake
A five-year-old boy has been rescued from under the rubble of his flattened home three days after a powerful earthquake devastated Indonesia’s Cianjur region. Azka...
Voting age of 18 ‘discriminatory’ – New Zealand Supreme Court
The Supreme court in New Zealand has ruled that the current voting age of 18 is discriminatory, forcing parliament to discuss whether it should be...
Earthquake kills over 50, injures hundreds in Indonesia
Municipality officers evacuate their injured colleague following an earthquake in Cianjur, West Java province, Indonesia, November 21, 2022. Photo: Reuters More than 50 people have...
Dua Lipa denies performing at world cup opening in Qatar
Dua Lipa has denied reports she will perform at the Fifa Men’s World Cup opening ceremony in Qatar on Sunday. The English singer said she...
Iran should be barred from World Cup- Sepp Blatter
Sepp Blatter is a Swiss former football administrator who served as the 8th President of the Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) from 1998 to...
N/Korea fires 17 missiles; S/Korea takes retaliatory action
South Korean president, Yoon Suk-yeol has described as an act of “territorial encroachment” North Korea’s firing on Wednesday of 17 missiles into the sea. The...
Israel election: Netanyahu bids for a return
Israelis have begun voting for the fifth time in less than four years, with former prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu bidding for a comeback. Voting, which...
Over 130 killed as bridge collapses in India
A colonial-era pedestrian bridge packed with revelers has collapsed into the river in the western Indian state of Gujarat, killing at least 132 people and...