French Far-Right Figurehead Jean-Marie Le Pen Passes Away At 96
Le Pen, who had been in a care home for several weeks, died at midday (1100 GMT) Tuesday “surrounded by his loved ones”, the family said in a statement.
Category: International
South Korea Investigators Get New Warrant to Arrest President Yoon
As anti-graft officials and police got their fresh warrant from the same court that issued the first order, Yoon remained holed up in his residence surrounded by hundreds of guards preventing his detention.
95 people killed in powerful Tibet earthquake in China
A devastating earthquake in China’s remote Tibet region killed at least 95 people and collapsed “many buildings” on Tuesday, state…
Congress yathibitisha ushindi wa Donald Trump
Makamu wa Rais wa Marekani na aliyekuwa mgombea urais kwa tiketi ya Demcratic, Kamala Harris, ameongoza shughuli ya bunge la nchi hiyo kuidhinisha ushindi wa hasimu wake, Donald Trump, kuwa rais mpya.
10 Gunmen Dead in Clash With Mexico Security Forces
The early morning shootout happened during a joint patrol by police and the military in the municipality of Yuriria in Guanajuato, a central industrial region that is also home to warring drug cartels.
Marekani Yaripoti Kifo Cha Kwanza Cha Binadamu Kutokana na Homa Ya Ndege
Mgonjwa huyo alikuwa na umri wa zaidi ya miaka 65 na alikuwa na magonjwa mengine, na alikabiliwa na ugonjwa mbaya wa kupumua unaohusiana na maambukizi ya H5N1.
US Records Its First Human Death From Bird Flu
The patient, aged over 65, had been hospitalized in the southern state since at least mid-December, when the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced it as the country’s first serious case of human infection from the H5N1 virus.
Indian Maoist Roadside Bomb Kills Nine Troops
The attack on Monday in the central state of Chhattisgarh took place as soldiers were returning from an anti-Maoist operation on Saturday, where four rebels and a police officer were killed.
S. Korea Extends Closure Of Airport Where Plane Crashed
The closure of Muan International Airport has been extended until January 14, the ministry of land said in a statement to AFP on Monday.
South Korea’s political crisis: what could happen next?
South Korea’s Constitutional Court has up to 180 days to determine whether to dismiss Yoon as president or restore his powers.
