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(Adnkronos) – Tens of thousands of civilians have fled cities and villages in Sudan after fighting intensified in a vast region east of Darfur, where the city of El-Fasher was captured by paramilitary forces just over a week ago. The International Organization

(Adnkronos) – A 5.8 magnitude earthquake has struck the Kamchatka region, on Russia’s eastern coast. According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (Gfz), the quake originated at a depth of 28 kilometers below the surface. 

(Adnkronos) – Beijing denies having tested nuclear weapons, after US President Donald Trump stated that China would be among the countries testing nuclear weapons “without saying it”. “China has always adhered to a path of peaceful development, has pursued a ‘no first

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Nov. 3 (Jiji Press)–The Okinawa prefectural police Monday arrested U.S. Marine Corps warrant officer William Ramossort, 37, on suspicion of assaulting a restaurant worker in the prefectural capital of Naha. Ramossort, assigned to the Marine Corps’ Camp Kinser in

Osaka, Nov. 3 (Jiji Press)–Kansai Electric Power Co. will start a survey in early November to assess whether it can build a new nuclear reactor in or near its Mihama nuclear power plant in central Japan, Jiji Press learned Monday. The survey

Tokyo, Nov. 3 (Jiji Press)–Japan has conveyed its wish to hold a summit with North Korea to address the issue of Japanese nationals kidnapped to the country, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday. “I want to make a breakthrough and resolve the

Tokyo, Nov. 3 (Jiji Press)–Japan conferred the Order of Culture on eight people including Sadaharu Oh, 85, head of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks professional baseball team, on Monday as the country marked Culture Day. In a ceremony at the Imperial Palace in

Tokyo, Nov. 3 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government Monday released the list of 3,963 people recognized for this year’s autumn honors, including game designer Yuji Horii, known for the “Dragon Quest” series. Horii, 71, was chosen as a recipient of the Order of

Tokyo, Nov. 2 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese government will work to revitalize regional communities experiencing population decline by increasing the so-called connected population, or nonresidents who maintain steady interaction with regional areas, internal affairs minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said in a recent interview. “There

Tokyo, Nov. 2 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force is preparing to dispatch personnel to Akita Prefecture to assist with measures against wild bears, following a series of attacks on people in the northeastern Japan prefecture. In response to a request from Akita,