International

Nearly 2,000 evacuated, one missing as ‘scary’ cyclone hammers Fiji

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- Nearly 2,000 people took refuge in emergency shelters and one man was missing after being…

Plane crashes into house in Kazakhstan killing 14

ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AFP) -- At least 14 people died Friday when a passenger plane carrying 100 people crashed into a…

Quake strikes near Iran nuclear power plant

TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- An earthquake struck Iran on Friday less than 50 kilometers (30 miles) from the country's only…

‘Ring of fire’ eclipse wows across Asia

  SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- Skywatchers from Saudi Arabia and Oman to India and Singapore were treated to a rare…

Blockchain and cryptocurrency explained in EBC’s first tech forum

By Caesar Vallejos, OPEN FOR BUSINESS Continuing its thrust to provide news and information on technology along with other relevant…

Former US adviser warns of ‘imminent’ North Korea risk

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Former US national security adviser John Bolton on Monday sharply criticized President Donald Trump's North…

Dozens of families found homeless after forest fire in Chilean port

VALPARAISO, Chile (AFP) -- Dozens of families found themselves homeless on December 25 after a forest fire in the Chilean…

China hosts Japan, South Korea with eyes on nuclear North

by Jing Xuan TENG Agence France Presse China hosted the leaders of squabbling neighbors South Korea and Japan for their…

Putin opens Crimea-Russian train traffic in Europe’s longest bridge

(Eagle News Service) - Russian President Vladimir Putin officially opened the newly-built railway bridge that connects Crimea and Mainland Russia…

Libya war leaves thousands homeless in Tripoli

by Nawas AL-DARRAJI Agence France Presse Layla Mohammed barely had time to gather her children's belongings before fleeing their southern…

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