China reiterates ‘no first use’ nuclear weapons policy in response to US report
The US has alleged that Beijing is engaged in a major build-up of nuclear defences.
The US has alleged that Beijing is engaged in a major build-up of nuclear defences.
At least 24 people are still missing.
At least 272 people have died – more than a third of them children – after Monday’s magnitude 5.6 tremor.
The death toll is likely to rise.
With many missing, some remote areas still unreachable and more than 1,000 people injured, the death toll is likely to rise.
Excavators, trucks and other heavy equipment reached the hardest-hit city of Cianjur, south of Jakarta, on Tuesday.
There were no immediate reports of widespread damage or injuries, and an initial tsunami warning was withdrawn after the threat passed.
Many casualties included children, some of whom were resuscitated while others were given oxygen masks.
The magnitude 5.6 quake was centred in the Cianjur region in West Java province at a depth of 6.2 miles.
At least 14 people have died following the magnitude 5.6 tremor.
The 333m-long USS Gerald R Ford has dropped anchor in the Solent near Gosport, Hampshire.
The country fell silent at 11am to mark the anniversary of the end of the First World War.
MATT SAWBRIDGE had the game of his life – a 35-point epic – to help Skipton edge a thrilling see-saw clash against reigning champions Le Mont Saint on Wednesday.
The streaming giant has ordered six new projects, which will premiere over the next few years.
Nearly one in 10 people (9%) said they held back from donating last month, according to figures from the Charities Aid Foundation.