CHICAGO, June 1 (Xinhua) — At least one person was killed and two other workers went missing during a corn milling plant explosion late Wednesday in the state of Wisconsin in the U.S. Midwest, local media ABC news reported. More than 10 employees were injured in the incident at the Didion Milling plant in Cambria, […]

SINGAPORE, June 1 (Xinhua) — Singapore has appointed former transport minister Lui Tuck Yew as Singapores ambassador to Japan, said Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in a press statement on Thursday. Lui served as the Minister for Transport from 2011 to 2015 and concurrently Second Minister for Defence in 2015. He left politics in 2015 […]

ISTANBUL, June 1 (Xinhua) — As Turkey and the European Union (EU) prepare to revive long-stalled ties following a stormy period, analysts are not optimistic about the move yielding any significant progress in Ankara’s accession talks and seeing it as a means to keep up appearances for mutual interests. “Both sides have opted to continue […]

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, June 1 (Xinhua) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Western hatred and fear of Russia is counterproductive and he hopes it will end soon. Russophobia is generated as the world is moving toward multipolarization and global hegemons do not like it, Putin said at a meeting with the heads […]

RIYADH, May 31 (Xinhua) — Saudi security authority launched an investigation into the murder of a local and an American inside a famous private school in Riyadh on Wednesday morning, Okaz online news reported. The report confirmed that the killer who fled the scene is an Iraqi teacher who was sacked and he entered the […]

KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Xinhua) — A Malaysia Airlines flight from Melbourne to Kuala Lumpur flew back 20 minutes after it took off on Wednesday due to a “disruptive passenger,” the airline said in a statement. The MH128 plane made a turn back to Melbourne after the captain was alerted by a cabin crew that […]

SEOUL, May 31 (Xinhua) — South Korean prosecutors on Wednesday demanded seven years in prison against Choi Soon-sil, a decades-long confidante of the ousted president Park Geun-hye, over corruption allegations. Choi was taken into custody and stood trial over a string of corruption allegations, including bribery and closed-door intervention in state affairs. The imprisonment demand […]

ISLAMABAD, May 31 (Xinhua) — A huge car bomb blast that rocked the Afghan capital of Kabul Wednesday also damaged houses of Pakistani diplomats in the city, a Pakistani embassy source in Kabul told Xinhua by phone. No Pakistanis were hurt in the blast, said the source, adding that several cars belonged to the diplomats […]

SEOUL, May 31 (Xinhua) — South Korea’s parliament on Wednesday approved the nomination of Lee Nak-yon as the first prime minister. The 299-seat National Assembly passed the nomination with 164 votes in favor. Present for the vote was 188 lawmakers. By law, the nominee is required to get consent from a majority of legislators. President […]