Foreign
South Korean gov't to lower criminal age limit by 1 year to 13
October 26, 2022, 7:36 pm
SEOUL – The age of criminal responsibility will be lowered by one year from the current 14, the Ministry of Justice said Wednesday, announcing measures to cope with an increasing number of serious crimes committed by juveniles. The ministry said it will revise the criminal and juvenile laws to… Read More
Iranian man dies months after first bath in over 50 years: report
October 26, 2022, 6:12 pm
ISTANBUL – A hermit in Iran died at the age of 94 just months after having his first wash in more than half a century, local media reported. Amou Haji had refused to bathe for more than 50 years, fearing it would make him sick. But a few months ago, villagers in the southern Fars province had… Read More
China's Sinopec makes major shale gas discovery
October 26, 2022, 3:28 pm
ANKARA – China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, Sinopec, announced a significant shale gas discovery in the country’s Sichuan basin in southwestern China on Tuesday. With a daily natural gas production of 258,600 cubic meters and an evaluated resource capacity of 387.8 billion cubic meters,… Read More
SoKor, US, Japan hold talks amid speculation on NoKor nuke test
October 26, 2022, 3:27 pm
SEOUL – Senior diplomats of South Korea, the United States and Japan held consultations Wednesday on regional and global security issues amid concerns over the possibility of a North Korean nuclear test. South Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyun-dong held the trilateral session with his… Read More
New British premier Rishi Sunak appoints Cabinet
October 26, 2022, 12:31 pm
LONDON – Britain's new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday announced his new Cabinet, with the unity of his increasingly fractured party his top concern. Alongside the premiership itself, the three big offices of state in the UK are the chancellor, home secretary, and foreign secretary. Jeremy… Read More
IRNA takes helm of OANA, to push for unbiased news
October 25, 2022, 11:22 pm
TEHRAN – Senior media officials in the Asia Pacific region on Tuesday committed to strengthen their partnerships and expertise to fight disinformation and misinformation in providing the public with balanced, factual, and objective news. The group emphasized this as members adopted the Tehran… Read More
News exchange to secure independence of OANA members: Bulgaria
October 25, 2022, 8:45 pm
TEHRAN – Bilateral and multilateral cooperation among members of the Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA) can help turn them into main source of reports in the world and guarantee the members’ independence in terms of media activities. Vasil Gelev, advisor to the managing director… Read More
OANA summit good opportunity to see real image of Iran: IRNA head
October 25, 2022, 8:28 pm
TEHRAN – The 18th General Assembly of the Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA) is a proper opportunity for the directors of the important news agencies of the region to become familiar with the progress and the real image of Iran following the victory of the Islamic Revolution.… Read More
Filipino community holds food, cultural festival in Qatar
October 25, 2022, 8:25 pm
By Ashraf Siddiqui QATAR – The Filipino community here held a Philippine Food, Culture and Trade Festival Qatar (PFCTFQ) on Oct. 20-21 at the Sapphire Plaza Hotel with hundreds of visitors in attendance. A well participated event by more than 30 Filipino cuisine and trade exhibitors, including… Read More
Outages reported in messaging application WhatsApp
October 25, 2022, 7:58 pm
ISTANBUL – WhatsApp users early Tuesday reported that they were not able to send and receive messages via the application. According to the technology firm Ookla’s website Downdetector, the outage started at about 10 a.m. (GMT0700). About 95 percent of thousands of reports claimed that users… Read More
Korean Air plane heads to Cebu to bring back stranded passengers
October 25, 2022, 5:30 pm
SEOUL – An alternative Korean Air plane departed for the Philippines on Tuesday to bring home passengers stranded after another plane run by the air carrier overran the airport runway in Cebu. A Boeing 777 plane left Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, around noon, on a mission to… Read More
Biden insists he's physically, mentally capable for 2nd term
October 25, 2022, 3:29 pm
TRENTON, Canada – While it is "totally legitimate" for people to question his age and health, US President Joe Biden said he is capable of a second term in office. Already the oldest person to serve as Commander-in-Chief -- he turns 80 on Nov. 20 -- Biden would be 82 on Inauguration Day (January… Read More
Sunak set to take over as UK's next PM
October 25, 2022, 1:49 pm
LONDON – Rishi Sunak, former chancellor of the exchequer of the United Kingdom (UK), on Monday won the ruling Conservative Party's leadership contest. He will replace Liz Truss as the country's new prime minister. Sunak was the only contender who secured the required backing of 100 lawmakers by… Read More
Media people hail IRNA’s presidency over OANA
October 25, 2022, 1:46 pm
TEHRAN – A number of media people who have travelled to Tehran to attend the 18th general assembly of the Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA) believed that IRNA's presidency over OANA will pave the way for further cooperation among member agencies. The media people include senior… Read More
News agencies promote balanced, fair news in Asia Pacific: IRNA
October 25, 2022, 9:53 am
TEHRAN – As the world slowly recover from the effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), media cooperation between news agencies continue to play an important role in fostering amity and cooperation and providing balanced and objective news in the Asia Pacific region, according to the… Read More
New order seen in communications, media after pandemic
October 25, 2022, 12:33 am
TEHRAN – Managing Director of the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) Ali Naderi on Monday said a new chapter can begin in the fields of communications and media after the coronavirus pandemic from which the world has been suffering since December 2019. A new order is being established in the… Read More
Ex-British PM Johnson pulls out of Conservative leadership race
October 24, 2022, 4:12 pm
LONDON – Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pulled out of the Conservative leadership race on Sunday. In a statement, Johnson said he led the Conservative to a “massive” election victory in 2019, and as such believed he was “uniquely placed” to avert a general election, which he… Read More
2 Koreas exchange warning shots along western border
October 24, 2022, 1:04 pm
SEOUL – South Korea's military said Monday it has fired warning shots at a North Korean ship that crossed the Northern Limit Line (NLL) in the Yellow Sea, the de facto maritime border. North Korea also opened "warning fire" against South Korea in response. A North Korean merchant vessel violated… Read More
Former British finance minister throws hat in to replace Truss
October 24, 2022, 12:59 pm
ANKARA – Former British Finance Minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday announced that he will seek to replace the departing Liz Truss as prime minister. "The United Kingdom is a great country but we face a profound economic crisis. That’s why I am standing to be Leader of the Conservative Party and… Read More
Trump says he 'will probably have to' run for president in 2024
October 24, 2022, 12:58 pm
WASHINGTON – Former US President Donald Trump has suggested that he might have to run for president in 2024. "I ran twice. I won twice. I did much better the second time than I did before," Trump said at a rally in Texas late Saturday. "And now in order to make our country successful, safe and… Read More
