Why teachers in South Korea are scared of their pupils -- and their parents
When fighting broke out in Kang Hyeon-joo's elementary school classroom, her heart would beat so fast she could not breathe and her vision would blur.
2023-10-28 08:45
UN says fuel shortages will halt Gaza aid operations by the end of Wednesday
Vital fuel supplies needed to run hospitals and provide water to Gaza are on the verge of running out, a United Nations agency has said, exacerbating the crisis on a densely populated territory already facing severe shortages.
2023-10-25 19:55
'Fundamental rethink': Investors dump China shares despite new efforts to shore up the economy
Investors have been dumping Chinese stocks at an unprecedented pace, exiting the world's second largest economy despite efforts by Beijing to juice growth by borrowing more to fund extra spending.
2023-10-25 16:57
82-year-old Korean man has heart attack after choking on 'live octopus' dish
An 82-year-old man in South Korea had a heart attack after choking on a piece of "live octopus," or san-nakji, a local delicacy comprised of freshly severed -- and still wriggling -- tentacles.
2023-10-25 14:21
1,000 cats rescued in China from being slaughtered and sold as pork, mutton
Police in China have rescued some 1,000 cats from a truck en route to a slaughterhouse, state-affiliated media has reported, busting part of an illicit trade that fraudulently sells feline meat as pork or mutton and sparking fresh food safety concerns.
2023-10-25 09:16
China removes Defense Minister Li Shangfu after two-month disappearance
China's Defense Minister Li Shangfu was fired on Tuesday two months after he disappeared from public view, becoming the second high-profile minister to lose his job recently without any official explanation.
2023-10-25 08:52
Two elderly hostages freed by Hamas, but families ache for others held
Some of the first images of freed hostage Yocheved Lifshitz show the frail 85-year-old grandmother walking to a waiting ambulance, more than two weeks after she was snatched by Hamas militants from her home in kibbutz Nir Oz.
2023-10-24 16:21
2,000 children killed in Gaza, aid group says, as doctors warn fuel shortage is a death sentence
Aid agencies are calling for a ceasefire in Gaza as doctors warn an Israeli blockade on fuel means many more vulnerable babies and wounded people in hospitals will soon die. One agency says at least 2,000 children in Gaza have been killed in the past few weeks.
2023-10-24 14:20
Sweden closer to NATO membership after Erdogan sends accession protocol to Turkish parliament
Sweden inched a step closer to joining NATO on Monday after Turkey's president sent accession protocols to parliament.
2023-10-24 13:55
Washington state senator arrested in Hong Kong for carrying a gun through airport
An American politician has been arrested in Hong Kong for carrying a gun into the city, according to public broadcaster RTHK, citing a local court, in what he has called an "honest mistake."
2023-10-24 13:54
WPP fires executive detained in China on suspicion of bribery
Advertising giant WPP says it has fired an executive detained in China on suspicion of bribery.
2023-10-24 12:19
China's special envoy is on a Middle East mission. Peace is just part of the picture
Zhai Jun, Beijing's special envoy to the Middle East, has embarked on a whirlwind tour of the region aimed at promoting peace talks between Israel and Hamas -- even though Beijing still refuses to condemn or even name the Palestinian militant group in any of its statements.
2023-10-23 15:25