Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese toured flooded areas of the southeastern state of Victoria Sunday — as emergency services warned waters up to 12 meters were expected to inundate thousands of properties.Story Published at: October 16, 2022 at 08:59AM
12-meter floods to inundate thousands of properties, Australian emergency services warn
Iranian police looking into incident involving woman surrounded by officers in street
Video from Tehran has shown a large group of male security forces surrounding and grabbing a female in the street. Story Published at: October 15, 2022 at 05:26PM
Iranian security official confirms fire at Evin prison, says situation is under control after social media footage emerges
A large, dark plume of smoke was seen billowing near Evin prison in northern Tehran in multiple videos on social media Saturday night. Story Published at: October 15, 2022 at 10:39PM
Vancouver’s air quality affected as several wildfires rage
Wildfires burning in British Columbia and Washington state have triggered an air quality advisory for metro Vancouver, according to a Metro Vancouver district press release. Story Published at: October 15, 2022 at 08:44PM
40 killed, dozens trapped by explosion in Turkey coal mine
An explosion inside a coal mine in northern Turkey has killed at least 40 people and left 11 others hospitalized, state news media reported on Saturday.Story Published at: October 15, 2022 at 01:27PM
Venezuelan migrants in shock and limbo after new US immigration plan
“The news hit me like a bucket of cold water,” says Alejaidys Morey, a 30-year-old Venezuelan woman, who until this week was planning to start traveling towards the United States.Story Published at: October 15, 2022 at 05:02AM
Police’s tear gas main cause of death in Indonesia soccer stampede: investigators
A fact-finding team tasked with investigating a deadly soccer stampede in Indonesia has concluded that tear gas was the main cause of death in one of the world’s worst stadium disasters, the country’s security minister said on Friday.Story Published at: October 15, 2022 at 02:28AM
A sense of crisis has defined Xi’s rule. It will shape China well into the future
When Xi Jinping came to power in 2012, he inherited a country at a crossroads. Story Published at: October 14, 2022 at 05:51AM
India halts production of cough syrups suspected of links to child deaths
Indian health authorities have halted production at a pharmaceutical company in New Delhi after the World Health Organization (WHO) said its cough and cold syrups may be linked to the deaths of dozens of children. Story Published at: October 14, 2022 at 05:46AM
Anger at China’s zero-Covid policy is rising, but Beijing refuses to change course
A young woman stands on her balcony, crying out in desperation after her building was ordered into lockdown. Story Published at: October 14, 2022 at 01:20AM