Australian student feared detained in North Korea

Jun 27,2019
Australia said it was "urgently seeking clarification" Thursday on the fate of a 29-year-old tour guide and student feared detained in North Korea.
2 wounded in explosion in Syria's Damascus
Jun 27
An explosive device went off in Syria's capital city Damascus Thursday morning, wounding a woman and her child, state news agency SANA reported.
Over 5,000 people evacuated as volcano erupts in PNG
Jun 27
Over 5,000 people have been evacuated over the past 24 hours after a volcanic eruption in the West New Britain Province of Papua New Guinea (PNG), which sent a plume of ash 19 km into the sky.
Osaka rolls out red carpet, not red-light district for G20
Jun 27
Special quick-flushing toilets, granny rap and a self-imposed brothel ban: Japan's Osaka is determined to paint itself in the best possible light for the G20 leaders summit starting on Friday.
Tropical depression could become typhoon
Jun 27
A tropical depression approaching Japan's main islands from the south could develop into a typhoon, bringing heavy rain over much of the country.
Tons of narcotics destroyed in Southeast Asia
Jun 27
June 26th is designated as the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. Authorities in Southeast Asia marked the occasion by incinerating tons of narcotics.
15 killed, 75 injured in Madgascar stampede
Jun 27

At least 15 people were killed and 75 others injured on Wednesday in a stampede during an