Rain forecasts raise fears in flood-hit Indonesia, Sri Lanka
SIBOLGA (Indonesia) (Web News) – Forecasts of fresh rain on Thursday raised fears of more damage in flood-hit Indonesia and Sri Lanka, after earlier deluges killed more than 1,500 people in four countries. In Indonesia, the meteorological agency warned the three hardest-hit provinces
Death toll from Indonesia floods and landslides passes 700
JAKARTA – The number of people killed by floods and landslides on Indonesia’s Sumatra island rose to 708 on Tuesday, the disaster agency said, as authorities rushed to repair infrastructure and deliver aid to cut-off areas. The agency in a press conference late
Malaysia tightens nuclear controls under amended law
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia has amended its nuclear regulatory framework to require permits be obtained for all atomic energy activities including import, exports and transshipment of radioactive materials. The amended law, which came into effect on Monday and will be enforced in stages,
Pope appeals for dialogue between US and Venezuela
PAPAL PLANE: Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday appealed for dialogue between the United States and Venezuela amid mounting fears of American military action.The US-born pope said there were mixed signals coming from the United States in the dispute, noting a phone call between
Eruption of long-dormant Ethiopian volcano subsides
ADDIS ABABA:(Web News) Volcanic activity in northern Ethiopia’s long-dormant Hayli Gubbi volcano subsided Tuesday, days after an eruption that left a trail of destruction in nearby villages and caused flight cancelations after ash plumes disrupted high-altitude flight paths.Villages in the district of Afdera
UK govt again delays China embassy decision
LONDON: (Web News)Britain’s government has delayed into the new year a decision on whether to allow China to build a sprawling and controversial new embassy complex in London, officials said on Tuesday.A letter written to interested parties by the government department responsible for
OSCE observers say Kyrgyzstan election was efficient but freedoms increasingly limited
BISHKEK (Web News) – OSCE election observers said on Monday that a weekend parliamentary election in Kyrgyzstan had been efficiently run, but stifled by a restrictive campaign environment and that fundamental freedoms were increasingly limited. Allies of President Sadyr Japarov won the vast
Sri Lanka’s cyclone death toll climbs to 355, with 366 missing
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Rescuers in Sri Lanka were scrambling on Monday to clear roads and deliver aid to more than half a million people hit by a cyclone last week, as the death toll climbed to 355, with 366 missing, official figures showed.
Netanyahu invited to White House in ‘near future’: Israeli PM’s office
JERUSALEM:(Web News) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was invited by US President Donald Trump to visit the White House “in the near future” during a phone call on Monday, his office said.“Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, this evening, spoke with US President Donald Trump,”
Turkiye’s Erdogan says attacks on Black Sea commercial ships unacceptable
ANKARA:(Web News) Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that attacks on commercial ships in the Black Sea were unacceptable, issuing a warning to “all related sides” after an unmanned vessel reportedly struck a tanker off Turkiye’s northern coast.“The war between Russia and
