Category World

TOKYO, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) — Japan’s benchmark Nikkei stock index, The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, saw a significant drop on Friday morning, plunging more than 2,000 points and falling below the 37,000 mark. This represented one of the steepest declines…

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A plane crashed Wednesday just after taking off from Nepal’s capital, killing 18 people and injuring a pilot who was the lone survivor. Police official Basanta Rajauri said authorities have pulled out all 18 bodies. The…