119 dead from fire at poultry slaughterhouse in Jilin, China
A swift-moving fire trapped panicked workers inside a poultry slaughterhouse in northeastern China that had only a single open exit, killing at least 119 people in one of the country’s worst industrial disasters in years. Survivors described workers, mostly women, struggling through smoke and flames to reach doors that turned out to be locked or […]
Turkish PM Erdogan rejects comparison with Arab Spring uprisings
Turkish riot police launched round after round of tear gas against protesters on Monday, the fourth day of violent demonstrations, as the president and the prime minister staked competing positions on the unrest. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan rejected the protesters’ demands that he resign and dismissed the demonstrations as the work of Turkey’s opposition. […]
Conflict between Egypt-Ethiopia deepens due to Ethiopian dam
Politicians meeting with Egypt’s president on Monday proposed hostile acts against Ethiopia, including backing rebels and carrying out sabotage, to stop it from building a massive dam on the Nile River upstream. Some of the politicians appeared unaware the meeting with President Mohammed Morsi was being carried live on TV. Morsi did not directly react […]
Private sector role stressed at Japanese-African leaders’ meeting
Japanese and African leaders stressed the importance of private sector investment in promoting Africa’s economic growth as they wrapped up a development conference Monday held once every five years. Japan promised 3.2 trillion yen ($32 billion) in government and private-sector aid to the region at the outset of the three-day Tokyo International Conference on African […]
Anti-government clashes in Turkey spread as protesters hold square
A demonstrator was killed Monday during a wave of protests in Turkey’s largest city of Istanbul, the Turkish Doctors’ Union (TTB) said. Mehmet Ayvalitas, 20, was hit by a car driver, who ignored warnings in demonstrations in Umraniye district, the TTB said. The victim, a member of Socialist Solidarity Platform, is the first confirmed death […]
Chinese President Xi shakes hands with Costa Rican President Chinchilla
Chinese President Xi Jinping(L) shakes hands with Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla during their talks in San Jose, Costa Rica, June 3, 2013. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Rao Aimin>
Cyclists from 24 countries compete in Tour de Singkarak 2013 in Indonesia
Cyclists compete in stage two of Tour de Singkarak 2013 in West Sumatra, Indonesia, June 3, 2013. Hundreds of cyclists from 24 countries and regions participate in this annual cycling race. <Xinhua/Veri Sanovri>
Filipino elementary pupils attend school at first day of new school year
Elementary pupils cross a river on a raft to attend the opening of classes for the school year 2013-2014 Monday, June 3, 2013 at a remote village in Rodriguez township, Rizal province, about 50 kilometers (33 miles) east of Manila, Philippines. More than 20 million Filipino students flock to schools all over the country Monday […]
The ‘third Korea’ Yanbian in decline
As everybody knows, there are two Koreas – North and South. There is also, however, another area that is often described as the ‘third Korea’ – the Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture, located in northeast China, along the border with North Korea. Large Korean-speaking populations can be found in many countries, but in nearly all cases […]
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