Many feared dead in South Korea Halloween crush
Dozens of people are reported to be in cardiac arrest in a popular night spot in South Korea's capital, Seoul.
President Yoon Suk-Yeol ordered a disaster response team to Itaewon, Yongsan-gu district.
The fire department said there had been 81 reports of "shortness of breath" amid reports of a crush.
There were reportedly 100,000 night revellers in the area celebrating the first outdoor no-mask Halloween event since the pandemic.
In South Korea, local medical officials are likely to say only that someone is in "cardiac arrest" until there is an official announcement of death by a doctor.
Crowded area 'felt unsafe'
There were reportedly 100,000 revellers in the area celebrating the first outdoor no-mask Halloween event since the pandemic.
Social media messages posted earlier in the evening show some people remarking that the Itaewon area was so crowded that it felt unsafe.
Xi invokes Mao in trip to Communist 'holy' sites
Days after securing an unprecedented third term in power, Xi Jinping joined high-ranking Communist Party leaders in a tour of the revolution's most important historical sites.
China's President Xi Jinping chose the Communist Party heartland of Yan'an for his first group outing with the country's newly-appointed top brass this week.
During the trip, the leaders donned matching navy windbreakers while Xi invoked the legacy of Mao Zedong, who established the People's Republic of China in 1949.
The trip came just days after the landmark 20th Communist Party congress where Xi enshrined his "core position" within the party and took on a third consecutive term as leader.
Iran's Guards chief warns protesters: 'Today is last day of riots'
The head of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guards warned protesters that Saturday would be their last day of taking to the streets, in a sign that security forces may intensify their fierce crackdown on unrest sweeping the country.
Iran has been gripped by protests since the death of 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini in the custody of the morality police last month, posing one of the boldest challenges to the clerical leadership since the 1979 revolution.
"Do not come to the streets! Today is the last day of the riots," Guards commander Hossein Salami said in some of the toughest language used in the crisis, which Iran's clerical leadership blames on its foreign enemies including Israel and the United States.
‘Scores of casualties’ after twin blasts in Somalia’s capital
A vehicle loaded with explosives is driven into the education ministry compound in Mogadishu and is followed by gunfire.
Twin car bombings rocked Somalia’s education ministry in the capital Mogadishu on Saturday, causing “scores of casualties”, police said.
A vehicle loaded with explosives was driven into the ministry compound and was followed by gunfire, police officer Ibrahim Mohamed said.
“In a few minutes another blast occurred in the same area,” he said.
Haitian politician shot dead, as violent gangs and political turmoil push country to the ‘edge of collapse’
A Haitian politician has been shot dead outside his home, authorities have said, as international concerns intensify over the gang violence, political turmoil and humanitarian crises that have seized control of the country.
Eric Jean Baptiste was killed on Friday night outside his home in the capital Port-au-Prince, local police told CNN.
He was the leader of the Rally of Progressive National Democrats Party (RNDP), a minor political party in Haiti, and launched a longshot presidential bid in 2016.
A security guard was also killed in the attack, the police spokesperson said. Baptiste survived an earlier attempt on his life in 2018, escaping with a bullet wound.
Pokémon still going: Taiwan’s love affair with the game the world forgot
Global use of Pokémon Go has plummeted, but its popularity remains undimmed among Taiwan’s young and old
by Helen Davidson and Chi Hui Lin in Taipei, photographs by An Rong Xu
We can’t show you Tsai’s face. The 52-year-old is busily swiping away at six phones in a custom-built usher-style tray. Charging cords snake off into a backpack full of powerbanks. The elaborate setup is designed to maximise his Pokémon Go experience, ensuring he’s always in hunt-mode.
Tsai started in 2016 with just one phone, but says six is the perfect number to avoid waiting for his device to process all the “boring” bells and whistles each time he catches one of the virtual creatures.
He’s excited to talk to us, Tsai says without looking up, and ordinarily he’d be happy to pose. But he came to Taipei from Kaohsiung 350km away and his wife thinks he’s on a work trip.
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