World

12 dead after truck plows into crowd at Berlin market

A truck plowed into a crowded market in Central Berlin on Monday evening, killing 12 people and injuring 48 others in what Germany’s interior minister said looked like a terror […]

December 20, 2016 (Tuesday)

Beijing adopts various measures to reduce heavy smog

Beijing has carried out measures to respond to the heavy smog after it activated the first red alert for haze this winter. The air quality began to worsen on Friday. […]

December 19, 2016 (Monday)

13 killed in an Indonesian Airforce plane crash in Papua

Thirteen people were killed after an Indonesian Airforce transport plane has crashed into a mountain during a training exercise in the remote region of Papua. The Hercules C130 plane had […]

December 19, 2016 (Monday)

Mexico’s Colima volcano, erupts into clear night sky

Colima volcano continues to spew columns of gas and ashes as well as incandescent material during five recorded explosions between dusk on Tuesday and early on Wednesday. Ash explosions reaching […]

December 15, 2016 (Thursday)

Thousands leaving Eastern Aleppo as Syrian army advances on the city’s final rebel pocket resistance

Thousands of people fled the front lines of fighting in Aleppo on Tuesday as the Syrian military advanced on the city’s final pocket of rebel resistance. The rout of rebels […]

December 14, 2016 (Wednesday)

Microsoft Co-Founder Gates, Trump discuss innovation

President-elect Donald Trump met with Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates on Tuesday at Trump tower. Trump and Gates have spoken highly of each other during and after the election season, with […]

December 14, 2016 (Wednesday)

Sinkhole on seaside cliff threatens homes

A giant sinkhole has formed on a seaside cliff of San Francisco, closing access to a popular beach. The sinkhole is about 15-yards across, leaving a gaping hole in a […]

December 13, 2016 (Tuesday)

Konstruksyon ng national stadium na gagamitin sa Tokyo Olympics, sisimulan na

Groundbreaking ceremony sa pagsisimula ng konstruksyon ng 1.5-billion dollar national stadium na pagdarausan ng 2020 Olympics, isinagawa sa Tokyo, Japan. Sa lugar din na ito idinaos ang 1964 Tokyo Olympics. […]

December 13, 2016 (Tuesday)

Fog hits Northwest China, disrupting traffic

Dense fog enveloped several cities in Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region since Sunday afternoon, seriously disrupting the local traffic. The local department issued a yellow alert on Sunday as […]

December 13, 2016 (Tuesday)

Winter storm in US, shuts down major highways, prompts flight delays

Winter storm has interrupted travel in parts of the U.S. over the weekend, prompting authorities to shut down some major highways and cancel some flights. More than 150 flights in […]

December 12, 2016 (Monday)

China, successfully launches new-generation weather satellite

China launches a weather satellite from Sichuan Province, marking an upgrade of China’s meteorological satellites in geostationary orbit. The Fengyun-4 satellite is the first of China’s second-generation weather satellites in […]

December 12, 2016 (Monday)

France’s New Premier Bernard Cazeneuve holds first cabinet meeting

French President Francois Hollande meets with his cabinet under newly appointed Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve. The new prime minister replaced Manuel Valls who stepped down to focus on running for […]

December 8, 2016 (Thursday)

Magnitude 6.5 na lindol, tumama sa hilagang bahagi ng Indonesia

Niyanig ng magnitude 6.5 na lindol ang hilagang bahagi ng Indonesia kaninang alas singko ng umaga. Dahil sa lakas ng lindol, ilang gusali ang nasira at marami rin ang natumbang […]

December 7, 2016 (Wednesday)

UK Supreme Court starts Brexit appeal hearing

The British Supreme Court starts hearing the historic Brexit legal case to decide whether the British government can begin the process to pull Britain out of the European Union without […]

December 7, 2016 (Wednesday)

Peru’s ex-leader Fujimori, leaves prison for brain scan

Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori says he has been moved from his prison cell to a health clinic in Lima to undergo testing for a brain condition and to treat […]

December 6, 2016 (Tuesday)

Ten teenagers killed as bus carrying acrobats crashes in Russia

Twelve people including 10 teenagers were killed in Western Siberia after a bus carrying local acrobats collided with a truck. The teenagers were returning home after taking part in a […]

December 6, 2016 (Tuesday)

Twelve killed, 22 wounded in dormitory fire in Southern Turkey

Twelve people, including eleven teenage students, were killed and twenty-two others were wounded when a fire swept through a girls dormitory in the province of Adana on Tuesday night. Authorities […]

November 30, 2016 (Wednesday)

Suspect dead, 9 in hospital after car and knife attack in Ohio

At least nine people were injured after a suspect drives into people at Ohio State University and then cuts victims with a butcher knife. Ohio State University Police Chief Craig […]

November 29, 2016 (Tuesday)