Final ‘Japan diver’ found in Indonesia
MALANG, Indonesia: A body believed to be that of a Japanese diver who went missing with six others off Bali…
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North Korea fires 25 rockets into the sea
SEOUL: North Korea test-fired 25 rockets into the sea on Sunday, South Korea’s defence ministry said, the latest in a…
‘Atomic plants never 100 per cent safe’
TOKYO: The head of the UN nuclear watchdog said yesterday his agency would keep working to improve safety after the…
100 million Chinese to get greater city benefits
BEIJING: More than 100 million Chinese are to be given vital documents making them officially residents of the country’s cities…
Parents of Japan kidnap victim hail meeting with grandchild
TOKYO: The ageing mother of a Japanese woman kidnapped and taken to North Korea as a schoolgirl yesterday hailed a…
Xi, Obama to meet at nuclear summit — China
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Barack Obama will hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the…
Magnitude 6.7 earthquake rocks Chile
SANTIAGO: A powerful 6.7-magnitude earthquake jolted Chile’s northern coast Sunday, US geologists said, generating a small tsunami and prompting authorities…
New maps show smallest planet Mercury is even smaller
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.: Detailed maps of Mercury’s cliffs and ditches show the solar system’s innermost and smallest planet Mercury has…