The flags of Iran flutter during a sandstorm in the south of the capital Tehran on July 4, 2022. (ATTA KENARE / AFP) TEHRAN — The Iranian judiciary announced on Wednesday four members of a "thugs network linked with Israeli intelligence service Mossad," who were arrested in the country in late May, have been sentenced […]
Wounded people rest under a tent displayed outside a hospital following an earthquake in Cianjur on Nov 21, 2022. (STR / AFP) CIANJUR, Indonesia – A 5.6-magnitude earthquake killed more than 60 people and injured hundreds in Indonesia's West Java province on Monday, with rescuers trying to reach survivors trapped under the rubble amid a […]
People walk along the Cheonggye stream in Seoul on May 2, 2022. (JUNG YEON-JE / AFP) SEOUL / TOKYO / MANILA / YANGON / SINGAPORE / KUALA LUMPUR / NEW DELHI / ISLAMABAD – South Korea reported 66,587 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Tuesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 26,357,464, the […]
BANGKOK, Nov 14, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The 3-day InfoComm Southeast Asia 2022 at the Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre (BITEC) came to a close on 4 November 2022. Returning in-person for the first time since its launch in 2019, Asia’s premier Professional AudioVisual (Pro-AV) and Transformative Technology Exhibition and Summit […]
Nepalese villagers stand amidst the debris of their mudhouses after an earthquake in Doti district, Nepal on Nov 9, 2022. (DIL BAHADUR SINGH / AP) KATHMANDU – An earthquake in western Nepal killed at least six villagers, four of them children, as the tremor destroyed mud and brick houses in remote communities living in the […]
Iranian security forces deploy following an armed attack at the Shah Cheragh mausoleum in the city of Shiraz on Oct 26, 2022. (ISNA NEWS AGENCY / AFP) TEHRAN – Iran's Intelligence Ministry said Monday that it has arrested 26 foreign nationals linked to the recent deadly attack on a shrine in southern Iran. "The detainees […]
People wearing masks as a precaution against the coronavirus walk through a market in New Delhi, India, Aug 11, 2022. (ALTAF QADRI / AP) YANGON / MANILA / SINGAPORE / HANOI / NEW DELHI / SEOUL / KUALA LUMPUR / WELLINGTON – India's daily COVID-19 caseload on Monday fell below the 1,000 mark, officials said. According to […]
A woman receives a shot of China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine in Yangon, Myanmar, Aug 29, 2021. (PHOTO / XINHUA) YANGON / MANILA / SINGAPORE / HANOI – Myanmar has vaccinated more than 37.4 million people for COVID-19 as of Saturday, showed the latest data from the Ministry of Health. The vaccinated people include over 30.7 million people […]
Under the Basic Law, Hong Kong enjoys many advantages, none more important than the rule of law. The rights and freedoms of its residents are constitutionally guaranteed, and they are upheld by its judiciary. The judges “exercise judicial power independently, free from any interference” (Article 85), and, upon assuming office, they undertake to “administer justice, […]
Commuters leave a train station during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Singapore, Sept 23, 2021. (EDGAR SU / REUTERS) HANOI / MANILA / SINGAPORE – Singapore reported 2,686 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, bringing the total tally to 2,121,435. Of the new cases, 299 were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests and […]
Rescuers on boats search in the Machchhu river where a pedestrian bridge collapsed on Sunday in Morbi town of western state Gujarat, India, Nov 1, 2022. (RAFIQ MAQBOOL / AP) NEW DELHI — Rescuers in India's western state of Gujarat have called off search operations recovering the bodies in the Machchu River five days after […]
Students wait for their turn to receive their first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Sydney on Aug 9, 2021. (DEAN LEWINS / POOL / AFP) SYDNEY / CANBERRA / SEOUL / KUALA LUMPUR / SINGAPORE / NEW DELHI – Australia has reported an increase in its weekly number of coronavirus cases. In its weekly update […]
This handout photo taken on October 30, 2022 and released by the Philippine Coast Guard on Oct 31 shows rescue workers using makeshift poles as they conduct search operations in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao province, after Tropical Storm Nalgae hit the region. (HANDOUT / PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD / AFP) MANILA – Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos […]
Flowers of mourning, condolence gifts mark tragedy Rescuers work at the scene of the Halloween stampede in Itaewon, Seoul, South Korea. (YONHAP / REUTERS) White flowers of mourning and condolence gifts lie near the narrow alleyways of Itaewon, the popular nightlife district of Seoul, where scores of Halloween revelers died in a stampede on Saturday […]
People wearing masks as a precaution against the coronavirus walk through a market in New Delhi, India, Aug 11, 2022. (ALTAF QADRI / AP) NEW DELHI / MANILA / SINGAPORE / YANGON – New virulent sub-variants of Omicron spreading COVID-19 infection have been detected in India, raising concerns over infections spreading with the onset of winter. Sub-variants XBB, […]
Rescuers on boats search in the Machchhu river where a pedestrian bridge collapsed on Sunday in Morbi town of western state Gujarat, India, Nov 1, 2022. (RAFIQ MAQBOOL / AP) MORBI, INDIA – The death toll from an Indian foot bridge collapse rose to 135 on Tuesday with search operations entering a third day, although […]
Workers wearing protective suits spray disinfectant at Suri Seri Begawan Raja Pengiran Anak Damit Mosque in an effort to counter the spread of the COVID-19 in Bandar Seri Begawan in Brunei on March 17, 2020. (PHOTO / AFP) BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN / MANILA / SINGAPORE / YANGON – Brunei logged a daily average of 485 new COVID-19 cases […]
Indian rescue personnel conduct search operations after a bridge across the river Machchhu collapsed in Morbi, some 220 kms from Ahmedabad, early on Oct 31, 2022. (SAM PANTHAKY / AFP) AHMEDABAD, India – At least 132 people were killed in the western Indian state of Gujarat on Sunday when a footbridge packed with sightseers enjoying […]
Mourners pay a silent tribute for victims of a deadly accident following Saturday night's Halloween festivities at a joint memorial altar for victims at Seoul Square in Seoul, South Korea on Oct 31, 2022. (AHN YOUNG-JOON / AP) SEOUL – South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on Monday promised a thorough investigation into the Halloween crush […]
Rescue workers and firefighters try to help injured people near the scene of a crowd surge in Seoul, South Korea on Oct 30, 2022. (LEE JIN-MAN / AP) SEOUL – At least 153 people were killed and 103 others injured in a stampede that occurred Saturday night at Itaewon, a district of the South Korean […]
A notice warning people not to gather in groups larger than five persons as part of restrictions to hald the spread of the coronavirus is displayed at Raffles Place financial business district in Singapore on Jan 4, 2022. (ROSLAN RAHMAN / AFP) SINGAPORE / NEW DELHI / KUALA LUMPUR / HANOI / MANILA – Singapore […]
Rescue workers and firefighters try to help injured people near the scene of a crowd surge in Seoul, South Korea on Oct 30, 2022. (LEE JIN-MAN / AP) SEOUL – At least 151 people were killed and 82 others injured in a stampede that occurred Saturday night at Itaewon, a district of the South Korean […]
A health worker (right) walks past people queueing up for coronavirus swab tests outside a gymnasium in Manila on Jan 7, 2022. (STR / AFP) MANILA / SINGAPORE / HANOI / YANGON – The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Philippines passed the 4 million mark after the Department of Health reported 1,551 […]
A medical worker collects a swab sample from a woman to be tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 11, 2021. (LIM HUEY TENG / REUTERS) KUALA LUMPUR / SINGAPORE / YANGON / MANILA / HANOI – The biggest cause of Malaysian deaths in 2021 was COVID-19, the country's statistics department […]
Medical staff transport a patient from the Royal Melbourne Hospital in Melbourne on Oct 9, 2021, as Victoria state recorded 1965 new COVID-19 cases, its highest daily infection number since the start of the pandemic, putting more pressure on the state's struggling health system. (WILLIAM WEST / AFP) CANBERRA / YANGON / SINGAPORE / HANOI / MANILA – Top […]
An employee sits next to signboards showing the location of a Pfizer coronavirus vaccination center at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building in Tokyo on July 15, 2021. (BEHROUZ MEHRI / AFP) TOKYO / CANBERRA / YANGON / MANILA / SINGAPORE / HANOI – Japan began COVID-19 vaccination for children aged between six months and four years on Tuesday at a […]
A woman wades through clogged tidal water after the cyclone Sitrang hits in Kalapara on Oct 25, 2022. (MUNIR UZ ZAMAN / AFP) DHAKA – At least 15 people were killed as Cyclone Sitrang slammed Bangladesh's coastlines and weakened to a tropical depression in the early hours of Tuesday. With high winds and heavy rains, […]
A man passes walks past a billboard on the coronavirus in Ho Chi Minh City on Dec 4, 2021. (NHAC NGUYEN / AFP) HANOI / MANILA / SINGAPORE / YANGON – Vietnam recorded 158 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, down by 317 from Saturday, according to its ministry of health. This is the lowest number recorded in […]
In this picture taken on September 27, 2022, a Pakistani paramedic examines a child at a medical camp set up for internally displaced flood affected peoples in Jamshoro district of Sindh province. (RIZWAN TABASSUM / AFP) ISLAMABAD – The death toll from this season's monsoon rain and floods since mid-June has risen to 1,731 along […]
This handout photograph released by India's Press Information Bureau shows Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a via virtual meeting with leaders of central Asian countries, in New Delhi, India, Jan 27, 2022. (PRESS INFORMATION BUREAU VIA AP) NEW DELHI / HANOI / MANILA / SINGAPORE / KUALA LUMPUR – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi […]