Detained S Korea's Yoon will not attend questioning: Lawyer
Detained S Korea's Yoon will not attend questioning: Lawyer

South Koreas arrested President Yoon Suk Yeol does not intend to take part in a second day of questioning on Thursday, his lawyer said, further stonewalling a criminal probe into whether he committed insurrection with his martial law bid. Yoon, the first sitting South Korean president to be...

Bird strike, adverse weather likely caused fatal S. Korea plane crash
Bird strike, adverse weather likely caused fatal S. Korea plane crash

A bird strike and adverse weather likely caused a fatal Jeju Air crash in South Korea, the local fire chief said Sunday, as video showed the plane being engulfed in flames on landing, reports BSS. The cause of the accident is presumed to be a bird strike combined with adverse weather conditions....

28 dead as plane catches fire after veering off runway in South Korea
28 dead as plane catches fire after veering off runway in South Korea

A plane burst into flames after veering off a runway at an airport in South Korea, killing at least 28 people on board, emergency officials said, reports AP. The fire engulfed the aircraft carrying 181 people when it skidded off the runway just after landing and struck a fence. The emergency...

Major bushfire in southeast Australia expected to burn for weeks
Major bushfire in southeast Australia expected to burn for weeks

Thousands of people in six towns near Grampians National Park, located about 230 kilometers west of Melbourne in Victoria, were instructed to evacuate on Friday and Saturday as a bushfire threatened homes and lives. Those who left the towns due to the fire have been warned they may be away from...

Tarique expresses solidarity with South Korea's democratic movement
Tarique expresses solidarity with South Korea's democratic movement

Acting chairman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Tarique Rahman has voiced strong support for the people of South Korea as they continue their pro-democracy struggle, reports BSS. Standing in solidarity with the courageous people of South Korea as they continue their stand for democracy, he...

Hendricks' 117 powers SA to series win
Hendricks' 117 powers SA to series win

Riding on a 63-ball 117 from Reeza Hendricks, South Africa clinched the three-match T20I series against Pakistan with one game to go. Pakistan had set a stiff 200-plus target for the hosts, but Hendricks and Co. made light work of the chase against a potent bowling attack. They had lost two...

Israel strikes Gaza, targets southern Lebanon amid escalating tensions
Israel strikes Gaza, targets southern Lebanon amid escalating tensions

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has raised concerns about worsening conditions in Gaza as bitterly cold weather compounds the struggles of forcibly displaced families. Many are sheltering in makeshift accommodations without access to warm clothing or blankets, leaving them struggling to...

India go on record six-hitting spree against South Africa
India go on record six-hitting spree against South Africa

Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma hit centuries as India went on a six-hitting spree in the fourth and final Twenty20 international against South Africa at the Wanderers Stadium on Friday, reports BSS. Samson made 109 not out and Varma hit an unbeaten 120 in an Indian total of 283 for one. It was...

Israel army issues new evacuation warning for south Beirut
Israel army issues new evacuation warning for south Beirut

The Israeli army on Tuesday told residents of several neighbourhoods in Beiruts southern suburbs to leave immediately, warning that it would strike Hezbollah targets there. You are located near facilities and interests affiliated with Hezbollah, against which the Israel Defense Forces will act...

South Africa showing batting dominance
South Africa showing batting dominance

Bangladesh could make only one breakthrough in the morning session as South Africa reached 109-1 at Lunch on the opening day of the second Test at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Tuesday, reports Daily Star. South African opener Tony de Zorzi remained unbeaten on 49 and...

Father recounts how daughter’s skin, flesh melted by Israeli missile
Father recounts how daughter’s skin, flesh melted by Israeli missile

Ivana is a Lebanese toddler. Her family was about to flee their home in southern Lebanon aiming to save their life as the Israeli strikes takes lives indiscriminately. But, an Israeli missile got there first. Now the two-year-old has third-degree burns on almost half her body. Her head and arms...