Tsunami alert after quake rocks Lombok
LOMBOK, Indonesia: A powerful earthquake rocked Indonesia’s Lombok yesterday, sending people running from their homes and triggering a tsunami alert,…
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China hints leaders holding annual Beidaihe conclave
BEIJING: Chinese state media has given the first hint that an annual conclave of senior leaders is happening at the resort…
Hong Kong press club pressured by Beijing to cancel talk
HONG KONG: The Foreign Correspondents’ Club in Hong Kong (FCCHK) has come under pressure from Beijing to scrap a talk…
Russia used lessons from Georgia war in Ukraine conflict
MOSCOW: In the summer of 2008, Russia’s army intervened militarily in an independent state for the first time since the Soviet…
Hurricane Hector closing in on Hawaii and volcano
HURRICANE Hector became a Category 4 storm for a few hours early yesterday but then dipped back to Category 3,…
Northern California wildfires claim seventh fatality
LOS ANGELES: A seventh person died in a northern California wildfire Saturday, officials said, as a couple of other fast-growing…
Police order crowd dispersal at violent far-right rally
PORTLAND: Activists hurled rocks and bottles during a rally in the US city of Portland, Oregon organised by two far-right groups…
Cultivated areas halve in Iraq as drought tightens grip
BAGHDAD: Areas under cultivation in Iraq have halved this summer compared to last year due to a drought that has…