India’s tax effect: Hundreds of thousands laid off despite growth
Tilak Raj Bathla’s tiny weaving factory is one of the few still humming on a once busy road in the northern Indian city of Panipat, known as the country’s “textile city”.
Japanese homes engulfed in landslide after powerful quake hits Hokkaido
A powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.7 on Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido caused a landslide that engulfed houses early on Thursday, injuring and trapping a number of people and cutting power in several areas.
Bad weather caused Aeromexico crash in July, investigators say
An Aeromexico plane crash in July that injured dozens of people in northern Mexico was likely caused by bad weather, authorities investigating the accident said on Wednesday.
Israel closing embassy in Paraguay in response to return of mission to Tel Aviv
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the closure of Israel’s embassy in Paraguay on Wednesday, hours after the Latin American nation’s new government announced it would move its embassy back to Tel Aviv from Jerusalem.
U.S. warns of regional crisis if Nicaragua unrest goes on
The United States on Wednesday called on Nicaragua to release all detained students and political prisoners, declaring the country’s five months of civil unrest a threat to the region’s security.
Syrian rebels hope Turkey can limit Russian-backed Idlib assault
Syrian rebels bracing for battle in northwest Syria are pinning their hopes on ally Turkey to intervene with Russia and prevent an all-out Syrian government offensive that could deal a final blow to their seven-year-long uprising.
Iran’s Zarif says Trump to ‘abuse’ U.N. Security Council role to slam Tehran
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif accused U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday of planning to “abuse” the presidency of the U.N. Security Council to criticize Tehran, Washington’s arch-foe.
Sri Lanka opposition supporters block road over economic hardship, polls
Thousands of Sri Lankan opposition demonstrators led by former leader Mahinda Rajapaksa blocked a main road in Colombo on Wednesday in protest at economic hardship and the delaying of provincial polls.
Houses engulfed in landslide after powerful quake hits Hokkaido, Japan
A powerful earthquake on Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido caused a landslide that engulfed houses early on Thursday, injuring and trapping a number of people and cutting power in several areas.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro seeks to capitalize on rivals’ corruption charges
Brazil’s front-running far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro rallied his supporters on Wednesday with a message of a clean break from the past, hopeful that charges filed against two of his rivals in recent days will consolidate his support a…
