Sunday August 31, 2025 / 08 , Rabi' al-awwal , 1447
Header Logo
Leading The Way
search-icon
Footer Header
search-icon
SG
Saudi Arabia
Opinion
Discover Saudi
World
Sports
Business
Life
Advertisements
search-logo
  • Home
  • World
  • Asia
World
831 - 840 from 12024 . In "World / Asia"
The plane was on a test flight to Pokhara, a popular tourism destination
Pilot only survivor of fatal Nepal plane crash
KATHMANDU — Eighteen people were killed after a plane crashed and caught fire while it was taking off from Nepal's capital, Kathmandu.The pilot, who is currently receiving treatment in hospital, is the only survivor of Wednesday's fatal accident after being rescued from the burning wreckage.The Saurya Airlines test flight was carrying 17 company employees, including technical staff, as well as two crew members. It was bound for the Himalayan tourism hub of Pokhara in the country's west.Nepal's aviation industry has a poor safety record that has been attributed to multiple factors over the years, from unpredictable weather to lax regulations.The flight, which was heading for Pokhara as part of a routine maintenance check, crashed at about 11:15 local time (05:30 GMT), a...
July 24, 2024

Pilot only survivor of fatal Nepal plane crash

A woman walks in heavy rain in New Taipei after local governments across the island suspended work and classes to brace for Typhoon Gaemi on Wednesday
Taiwan grounds flights as it braces for Typhoon Gaemi
TAIPEI — Taiwan is bracing for the arrival of powerful Typhoon Gaemi which is expected to make landfall on the island's North East coast in the next few hours.The storm, the first typhoon of the season to affect the island, has led to the cancellation of parts of its largest annual military drills.Almost all domestic flights have been canceled, along with more than 200 international flights, according to the transport ministry.The typhoon is seeing winds gusting to 240 Kmh (150 mph) which is the equivalent of a high category 4 hurricane in terms of wind strength and destructive potential.The government has declared Wednesday as a typhoon day, suspending work and classes across the island except for the Kinmen islands.However, chip manufacturing giant TSMC has told the BBC that their...
July 24, 2024

Taiwan grounds flights as it braces for Typhoon Gaemi

Members of the public arrive as part of a protest march prior to the release of The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care report at Parliament on July 24, 2024 in Wellington, New Zealand
New Zealand enquiry finds 200,000 children and vulnerable adults abused in care
WELLINGTON — New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon expressed regret on Wednesday after a public inquiry found some 200,000 children, young people and vulnerable adults were abused in state and religious care over the last 70 years.Nearly one in three children and vulnerable adults in care from 1950 to 2019 experienced some form of abuse, the report found, a finding that could leave the government facing billions of dollars in fresh compensation claims.“This is a dark and sorrowful day in New Zealand’s history as a society and as a state, we should have done better, and I am determined that we will do so,” Luxon told a news conference.An official apology will follow on November 12, he added.The report by the Royal Commission of Inquiry spoke to over 2,300 survivors of...
July 24, 2024

New Zealand enquiry finds 200,000 children and vulnerable adults abused in care

Indian army soldiers patrol the Line of Control, the de facto border with Pakistan
Surge in attacks brings fear to calmer parts of Kashmir
SRINAGAR — On 9 June, Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir saw one of its deadliest attacks in years.Nine Hindu pilgrims were killed and more than 30 people were injured after militants opened fire on a bus that was making its way to a shrine in the region.The firing that took place in Reasi - one of 10 districts in Jammu - is among numerous attacks on the army and civilians in the region in recent months.Violence is not new to the scenic region, but a recent trend has worried experts - the center of militant activity seems to be shifting from Kashmir Valley to the relatively less-affected Jammu area.The Himalayan region of Kashmir has long been a flashpoint between India and Pakistan. Since 1947, the nuclear-armed neighbors have fought two wars and a limited conflict over the...
July 24, 2024

Surge in attacks brings fear to calmer parts of Kashmir

Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's red yeast rice supplements are suspected of being behind 80 deaths in Japan
Japan drugmaker bosses quit as firm probes deaths
TOKYO — Two top executives at Japanese drugmaker Kobayashi Pharmaceutical are stepping down as an investigation continues into 80 deaths that could be linked to some of its products.The company says president Akihiro Kobayashi and chairman Kazumasa Kobayashi, both members of the firm's founding family, have resigned.The decision was made "to clarify executive responsibility" over the issue involving its beni kōji fermented rice products, Kobayashi Pharmaceutical said.In March, the company recalled five of its products, saying it had received reports of kidney problems from customers.The company began an investigation after a doctor alerted them to reported health problems in January. It also opened a hotline for customers seeking advice.Affected customers reported symptoms...
July 23, 2024

Japan drugmaker bosses quit as firm probes deaths

More than 150 people have been killed and 500 arrested in the past two weeks of violence in Bangladesh
Bangladesh PM blames political foes for violence
DHAKA — Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has blamed her political opponents for the deadly unrest in the country, adding she was "forced" to impose a curfew for public safety."I never wanted it," she said on Monday in a meeting with business leaders in the capital Dhaka. "We will lift the curfew whenever the situation gets better."Her comments come a day after Bangladesh's top court scrapped most of the quotas on government jobs, which have sparked weeks of violent clashes across the country.More than 150 people have been killed in clashes between protesters and the police and the rallies have escalated into calls for Ms Hasina to step down.Ms Hasina has blamed the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party and the Jamaat-e-Islami and...
July 23, 2024

Bangladesh PM blames political foes for violence

Malaysia's rescue teams reach oil tankers on fire off the country's eastern coast
Malaysia tracks down missing oil tanker that fled after collision
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia says it has intercepted a large oil tanker that was involved in a collision with another ship before fleeing the scene and turning off its tracking system.The coastguard says it has located and detained Ceres I, sailing under the flag of São Tomé and Príncipe, and two tugboats that were towing the vessel off the country's eastern coast.The ship had collided with the Singapore-flagged Hafnia Nile on Friday, causing both ships to catch fire.Officials in Singapore say all crew members from both ships were rescued.Malaysia's coastguard said Ceres I had left the location immediately after the collision that caused a blaze and injured at least two crew members.The incident happened about 55 km northeast of the Singaporean island of Pedra Branca, the Maritime...
July 22, 2024

Malaysia tracks down missing oil tanker that fled after collision

Kerala state is said to be one of the most at risk places globally for the Nipah virus
Alert issued in India after boy dies from high risk Nipah virus
KOCHI — Health authorities in India's Kerala state have issued an alert after a 14-year-old boy died of the Nipah virus.According to the state's health minister, an additional 60 people have been identified as being in the high-risk category of having the disease.Kerala Health Minister Veena George said the boy was from the town of Pandikkad and that those who came into contact with him have been isolated and tested.People in the area have been asked to take precautions such as wearing masks in public areas and refraining from visiting people in hospital.The Nipah virus infection is a "zoonotic illness" transmitted from animals like pigs and fruit bats to humans, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).It can also be transmitted through contaminated food and...
July 22, 2024

Alert issued in India after boy dies from high risk Nipah virus

Tae was Pyongyang's deputy ambassador to the United Kingdom before he fled to South Korea in 2016
South Korea makes N. Korean defector vice minister
SEOUL — Former North Korean diplomat Tae Yong-ho has been named the new leader of South Korea's presidential advisory council on unification.This makes him the highest-ranking defector among the thousands who have resettled in the South — and the first to be given a vice-ministerial job.Tae, 62, was Pyongyang's deputy ambassador to the United Kingdom before he fled to South Korea in 2016.Pyongyang has denounced him as "human scum" and accused him of embezzling state funds and other crimes.Tae became the first former North Korean to win a seat in South Korea's 2020 National Assembly.He failed to secure a second term in parliamentary elections in April, but in his new role, he will be advising South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's office on peaceful Korean...
July 19, 2024

South Korea makes N. Korean defector vice minister

A fire burns outside BTV headquarters in Bangladesh
Bangladesh issues high security alert as deadly protests escalate
DHAKA — A High Security Alert has been issued for the whole of Bangladesh, as violent clashes between students and police continue.The capital Dhaka is in the midst of a near-total internet blackout, with phone lines also down.On Thursday evening, several thousand protestors stormed the state broadcaster BTV, vandalizing furniture, smashing windows and lights and setting parts of it on fire.Bangladesh's information minister told the BBC that broadcasts had been stopped and most employees had left the building in the capital.A post on BTV's official Facebook page had earlier warned "many" were trapped inside the building, and appealed for help from the fire service to put the blaze out.A senior BTV journalist, who didn’t want to be named, told the BBC: "The...
July 19, 2024

Bangladesh issues high security alert as deadly protests escalate

< Previous Next >
footer logo
COPYRIGHT © 2025 WWW.SAUDIGAZETTE.COM.SA - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Powered by NewsPress
NEWS CATEGORY
saudi arabia world opinion business sports esports life
COMPANY
advertisements about us Epaper contact us Archive privacy policy