UK: Woman Dies After Van Crashes Into Crowd Outside King’s College London

A woman in her 20s died and at least three other pedestrians were injured when a van crashed into a crowd on The Strand near King's College London, central London around 11:40 a.m. on March 18. A 26-year-old man driving the van was arrested at the scene on suspicion of causing death by careless driving.

Turkish president casts ballot in elections

STORY: Turkish president casts ballot in elections DATELINE: May 14, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:11 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (source: ihlas news agency) 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, Turkish President 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, Turkish President 4. Recep Tayyip Erdogan's car convoy leaving the school (source: ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday cast his vote for twin presidential and parliamentary elections in a school in Istanbul, the country's largest city. Erdogan arrived at the school in the Uskudar district on Istanbul's Asian side with his wife, Emine Erdogan, at 11:40 a.m. local time (0840 GMT). SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, Turkish President "According to the information I received from the interior minister, the voting process is going on without any problems, without incidents." He also added that the voting in Türkiye's

Dollar climbs to 16-month high against yen

Dollar climbs to 16-month high against yen

TOKYO, Japan - The U.S. dollar climbs to a 16-month high against the yen on the morning of Dec. 27 in Tokyo on buying prompted by weak Japanese economic data. The signboard at Tokyo Forex & Ueda Harlow showed the dollar rose to 114.26 yen at 11:40 a.m. In the morning, the dollar touched a low of 113.55 yen and a high of 114.35 yen, its highest level in Tokyo since August last year.

2-yr-old girl goes missing at Tokyo kindergarten

2-yr-old girl goes missing at Tokyo kindergarten

TOKYO, Japan - A 2-year-old girl has been missing since the morning of Nov. 22 when she was last seen at a kindergarten in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward, police say on Nov. 23. The girl, Haruna Wakayama, disappeared at about 11:40 a.m. on Nov. 22 at the kindergarten her 5-year-old brother attends. Haruna is about 90 centimeters tall and has shoulder-length hair. She was wearing a long-sleeved shirt with pink and white stripes, red shorts, and white sneakers rimmed with pink, police said.