Japan government says quake-hit Hokkaido’s main power plant damaged
A coal-fired power plant supplying half of Japan’s northern Hokkaido island was damaged in a powerful earthquake that struck earlier on Thursday, the country’s industry ministry said.
U.S. compares Nicaragua to Syria, warns of potential regional crisis
The United States on Wednesday declared Nicaragua’s civil unrest a threat to the region’s security, saying government repression of protests risked creating an overwhelming displacement of people akin to Venezuela or Syria.
North, South Korea leaders to hold summit on Sept 18-20, Seoul says
North and South Korea have agreed to hold a summit in Pyongyang on Sept. 18-20 to discuss “practical measures” toward the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, a senior South Korean official said on Thursday.
One killed, 32 missing after quake paralyzes Japan’s Hokkaido island
At least one person was killed and 32 were missing, Japanese media reported, after a powerful earthquake paralyzed the northern island of Hokkaido on Thursday, triggering landslides and knocking out power to its 5.3 million residents.
Guatemala court gives government 48 hours to explain ban on U.N. anti-graft chief
Guatemala’s top court said on Wednesday it had given the government 48 hours to explain why it barred the head of a U.N. anti-corruption agency from entering the country, following legal appeals of the decision by his supporters.
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un says two Koreas should further efforts for denuclearization: KCNA
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the two Koreas should further their efforts to realize the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, as he met with South Korean special envoys on Wednesday, state media KCNA said on Thursday.
Firefighters tackle blaze in at a terraced house in south-east London
Firefighters in London are tackling a blaze at a terraced house in Centurion Square in Woolwich.
Continental Gold says one employee killed, another wounded in attack
Canadian miner Continental Gold said one engineer from its Buritica mine in Colombia was killed and another wounded in an attack early on Wednesday.
At least 19 missing, 120 injured as powerful quake hits Japan’s Hokkaido
A powerful earthquake triggered a landslide that engulfed houses on Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido early on Thursday, television footage showed, injuring and trapping dozens of people and cutting power to millions across Hokkaido.
Japanese nuclear station on emergency power after quake revives Fukushima memories
A Japanese nuclear energy station is relying on emergency back up power after a powerful earthquake knocked out electricity on the northern island of Hokkaido on Thursday, a stark reminder of the Fukushima disaster more than seven years ago.
