Hundreds of grieving people camped out at Muan International Airport in South Korea are furious that they have not yet seen the bodies of their loved ones who died after a Jeju Air plane crash-landed on Sunday.Amid angry shouts, police superintendent general Na Won-o explained that the delay was due to officials taking their time to carefully identify all 179 victims, whose bodies were badly damaged in the crash.“Can you promise that they will be put back together?” a middle-aged man asked, visibly emotional.Another person asked for the victims’ remains to be released as they were, but Na said officials...
Chinese Court Sentence Teen to Life in Prison for Classmate’s Death.
A Chinese court has sentenced two teenagers over the death of their classmate in March.The teens in Hebei province, identified only by their surnames Zhang and Li, were 13 years old when they conspired to kill their classmate Wang and split his money between them.After attacking Wang with a shovel, they buried him in an abandoned vegetable greenhouse, the court said in a statement on Monday, adding that their “methods were especially cruel and circumstances especially vile”.The teenagers were sentenced to life imprisonment and 12 years imprisonment, respectively.The sentencing draws a line under the brutal case, which triggered intense public anger...
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter Dies at 100, Biden declare January 9th National Day of Mourning.
The office of the former president of the United States, Jimmy Carter, on Sunday confirmed his death.The 39th president who dedicated his life after he left office to brokering international peace died at age 100.Carter, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his human rights work around the world, had been in hospice care since February 2023 at his home in Plains, Georgia, where he lived with his wife of 77 years, Rosalynn Carter who died on Nov. 19, 2023.Carter was the first U.S. president to reach his 100th birthday.In October, for Carter’s 100th birthday, President Joe Biden recognized him in a direct-to-camera birthday...
World Leaders Mourn and Pay Tributes to U.S. Oldest President, Jimmy Carter
Tributes have been pouring in from world leaders to Jimmy Carter, who served as the 39th US president from 1977 until 1981.Former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown says Jimmy Carter was an unlikely president with great achievements, but he remembers him most for his personal qualities.“He was modest, unassuming. He and his wife, Rosalynn Carter, who was his closest advisor, lived very frugal lives. He refused to take any money personally for speeches and everything he did after he became president. He was incredibly humble,” Brown told the Today programme on BBC’s radio 4.“When you met him, he treated everyone...
Azerbaijan’s President Demands That Russia Admit Guilt over Airline Crash and Apologize to the Country among Other Things
The Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev had accused Russia for being responsible for the Azerbaijani airliner that crashed last week and trying to “hush it up.”In Aliyev’s told the local media: “We can say with complete clarity that the plane was shot down by Russia. (…) We are not saying that it was done intentionally, but it was done.”He pointed out that the airliner, which crashed Wednesday in Kazakhstan, was hit by fire from the ground over Russia and “rendered uncontrollable by electronic warfare.”Aliyev accused Russia of trying to “hush up” the issue for several days, saying he was “upset and surprised” by versions...
Georgia Swears In New President; Predecessor Says Otherwise
Mikheil Kavelashvili, was sworn in as president of Georgia on Sunday amid a political crisis after the government froze European Union application talks in a move that sparked major protests.Outgoing President Salome Zourabichvili, a pro-EU opponent of the ruling party, said in a defiant speech to supporters outside the presidential palace that she was leaving the residence, but that Kavelashvili had no legitimacy as president, which is a mostly ceremonial position.She said: “I will come out of here and be with you”.“I am taking legitimacy with me, I am taking the flag with me, I am taking your trust with me,” she added, before walking out of the palace...
179 Passengers Killed In A Jetliner Crashing That Occurred In South Korea
On Sunday, a jetliner skidded off a runway, slammed into a concrete fence and burst into flames in South Korea after its landing gear apparently failed to deploy.According to officials, all but two of the 181 people on board were killed.The 737-800 operated by Jeju Air plane arrived from Bangkok and crashed while attempting to land in the town of Muan, about 290 kilometers (180 miles) south of Seoul.The South Korea fire emergency reported that the crash killed 179 people, revealing that the emergency workers pulled two crew members, to safety. They were conscious and did not appear to have...
Israeli Prime Minister to Remove Prostrate Amid Trial for Alleged Corruption
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is having his prostate removed on Sunday amidst his trial for alleged corruption.Netanyahu will be in the hospital at a time when international mediators are pushing Israel and Hamas to reach a ceasefire in Gaza and as fighting between Israel and Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels intensifies.The 75-year-old is among older world leaders including U.S. President Joe Biden, 82, and others who have come under scrutiny for their age and health issues.Netanyahu’s latest condition is common in older men, but the procedure has had some fallout. The judges overseeing his trial accepted a request from his lawyer on Sunday to call...
