Landmine risk for thousands displaced by floods in Laos
PHNOM PENH – Thousands of people in Laos, whose homes were swept away when a dam burst, are sheltering in areas contaminated by landmines, humanitarians said, as floods and mud…
Indonesia works to ban trade of meat from pets, exotic animals
JAKARTA – Indonesia is preparing a regulation to ban the trade of meat derived from pets and exotic animals, aiming to promote animal welfare and rein in disease, an official…
White House adviser Bolton urges North Korea to act on denuclearisation
WASHINGTON – White House national security adviser John Bolton says North Korea has not taken the necessary steps to denuclearise despite an agreement between Pyongyang’s leader Kim Jong Un and…
“Makes me shake with rage”: Japan probe shows university cut women’s test scores
TOKYO – A Japanese medical school deliberately cut women’s entrance test scores for at least a decade, an investigation panel said on Tuesday, calling it a “very serious” instance of…
Car explodes in central Cairo, injuring 13 people
CAIRO – A car has exploded in central Cairo after colliding with a microbus, injuring 13 people, the Egyptian health ministry said. Reuters reporters heard a loud blast in the…
Tourists flee Indonesia’s Lombok island after quake kills 91
PEMENANG – Rescue workers have found scenes of destruction across the north of Indonesia‘s resort island of Lombok after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake killed at least 91 people and prompted an…
Australia, NZ firefighters fly out to battle deadly California wildfires
SYDNEY – Firefighters from Australia and New Zealand have flown out of Sydney on a mission to relieve exhausted crews battling deadly wildfires sweeping the northwest of the United States. Australian fire…
Rising heat will chill poor countries’ economies, costing billions
LONDON – Rising temperatures in a warming world will cost poor countries tens of billions of dollars annually as they are less able to keep their workers cool, analysts say.…
Pace of migrant arrivals in Greece via land from Turkey quickens: agency
ATHENS – More than 10,000 migrants and refugees arrived in Greece from Turkey through the northern Evros river crossing in the first half of 2018, a non governmental organisation said,…
Hillary Clinton to bring female voting rights story to television
LOS ANGELES – Hillary Clinton is adding a new skill to her resume: television producer. The losing 2016 US presidential candidate has said she was working with director Steven Spielberg…
