Category: Asia
Italy landslide: Deaths feared after homes swept away in Ischia
A number of people are feared to have been killed after a mudslide triggered by heavy rains swept away homes on the island of Ischia, near Naples.
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Speeding tanks, booming howitzers, shaking bones: This is how South Korea sells weapons
With a blinding yellow flash and a concussion that shakes bones, K9 self-propelled howitzers launch artillery shells onto a hill that’s just been hit [...]
US bans Huawei, ZTE equipment sales amid Chinese spying fears
The Biden administration has banned approvals of new telecommunications equipment from China’s Huawei Technologies and ZTE because they pose “an unac [...]
Islamic State: Kurdish forces threaten to stop guarding camps
Local forces in north-east Syria have told the BBC that they may be forced to abandon camps holding Islamic State (IS) group detainees.
The Syrian [...]
Body of Israeli Druze young man seized by Palestinians in Jenin returned to his family – Israeli military
The body of an Israeli Druze young man that was seized by Palestinian gunmen in Jenin has been transferred to his family, the Israeli military said o [...]
China’s Covid cases hit record as dissent grows over tough restrictions
China on Thursday reported a record number of daily Covid infections, as a nationwide surge in cases heaps pressure on the country’s increasingly unp [...]
Mumbai: India measles outbreak claims 12 children
Measles has killed 12 children in the western Indian city of Mumbai and surrounding areas, authorities say.
The first death was reported around 26 [...]
Suspect held after Chinese nationals killed at US cannabis farm
A suspect has been held in the killings of four Chinese nationals on Sunday at a rural marijuana farm in the US state of Oklahoma, investigators say. [...]
Jerusalem explosions: One killed and 14 wounded in twin bus stop blasts
One person has been killed and 14 others wounded by two separate explosions that targeted busy bus stops in Jerusalem, Israeli medics say.
The fir [...]
China Covid: Angry protests at giant iPhone factory in Zhengzhou
Protests have erupted at the world's biggest iPhone factory in the Chinese city of Zhengzhou, according to footage circulated widely online.
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