Dozens feared trapped in Taiwan after earthquake topples buildings
Updated 0857 GMT (1657 HKT) February 7, 2018
Dozens of people are missing following a deadly earthquake in Taiwan, with more than 40 feared trapped in a multi-story building tilting perilously in the northeastern city of Hualien.
The magnitude-6.4 quake struck 22 kilometers (13 miles) north of the city late Tuesday, killing at least five people and injuring 245 people. It also damaged bridges and buckled roads in the east of the island.
Video from the site of the quake showed smoke still rising from the collapsed buildings on Wednesday morning, as firefighters patrolled streets covered in rubble.
Kim Jong-un's sister to attend Winter Olympics opening ceremony
Kim Yo-jong, younger sister of North Korean leader, to join official party in South KoreaThe North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s younger sister, Kim Yo-jong, will visit South Korea to attend the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics on Friday, Seoul’s unification ministry has said.
Pyongyang notified Seoul that Kim Yo-jong would be accompanying Kim Yong-nam, North Korea’s nominal head of state, along with two other senior officials, the ministry said.
Recent high tensions on the Korean Peninsula have unexpectedly ebbed in the build-up to the Olympics, with a string of minor breakthroughs since Pyongyang announced its intention to participate in the Games in South Korea.
‘Fight like a girl’: Meet the female kickboxer empowering Saudi women
The Independent visits an underground fitness studio in Jeddah, where women are learning to assert themselves both physically and mentally
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia does not exactly have a reputation for tolerance.
Visiting is still not easy, despite recent attempts to open up to the outside world. And even on the inside, it can be hard to scratch beneath the country’s surface: life in the Kingdom is family-orientated, and intensely private.
Despite its image, though, normal Saudis have always had more fun and enjoyed a more liberal lifestyle than outsiders assume. It’s just a question of looking behind the compound gates and frosted glass.
Russia deploys nuclear-capable missile system in Kaliningrad: reports
The Kremlin has stressed it has the sovereign right to deploy missiles on its own territory after reports Russia deployed the Iskander nuclear-capable missile system in Kaliningrad on the Baltic Sea.
Russia said on Tuesday that it had the right to put weapons anywhere it chose on its own territory after reports that Moscow had deployed nuclear-capable Iskander missiles in Kaliningrad drew criticism from its neighbors and NATO.
Kaliningrad is a Russian exclave on the Baltic Sea, and the missiles would be able to reach large parts of territory in NATO-members Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.
The president of Lithuania, which neighbors Kaliningrad, and a senior Russian lawmaker, both said the missile systems had been deployed to the region. Russia has not confirmed the deployment.
Self-taught Ivorian designer turns used tyres into furniture
Old, discarded tyres pile up in the streets of Abidjan, the capital of Ivory Coast, where they often attract malaria-carrying mosquitos. A young, self-taught craftsman decided he could find a better use for these tyres. He now collects them and transforms them into stools, tables and armchairs, which he sells to both private customers and local retailers.
As rubbish regularly piles up in the streets of Abidjan, it’s become a real problem for residents. The accumulation of trash can cause diseases to spread and also worsen the effects of flooding. Amongst all this rubbish is a large number of used tyres, which a 33-year-old artist named Kamagaté has been transforming into carefully crafted, colorful furniture since 2016.
Rallies against Israel's refugee removal plan expected
Muhtar Awdalla had two choices: indefinite detention in southern Israel, or a return to his native Sudan, where he feared for his safety.
So when Israeli officials offered him a third option - a one-way flight to Uganda and $3,500 cash - he begrudgingly agreed to leave.
Awdalla was given a travel document and boarded a plane in Tel Aviv. Exhausted by what he had already been through, he fell asleep.
But when he woke up, he was in Sudan's capital, Khartoum.
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