Indonesia expects to control haze from forest fires within 30 days
JAKARTA: Indonesia will take 30 days to bring smouldering forest fires under control, the national disaster management agency said yesterday,…
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173 Malaysians to be evacuated from haze-hit Riau
PUTRAJAYA: A total of 173 Malaysians are to be evacuated from Pekanbaru in the haze-hit Indonesian province of Riau, said…
500,000 more children uprooted by Boko Haram: Unicef
LAGOS: Some 500,000 children have been forced to flee Boko Haram militants in the last five months after an upsurge…
Migrants inundate new EU crisis hotspot Croatia
TOVARNIK: Croatia closed most of its border with Serbia as it became the latest hotspot in Europe’s migrant crisis, with…
Experimental Ebola drug takes step closer to market
MIAMI: The experimental Ebola drug ZMapp has been granted fast-track status by the US Food and Drug Administration, which could…
Mexico catches key suspect in case of 43 missing students
MEXICO CITY: Mexican police have detained a suspected senior member of a drug cartel accused of being behind last year’s…
Powerful Chile quake kills at least five
8.3-magnitude tremor forces evacuation of one million people, sparking warning of tsunami SANTIAGO: A powerful 8.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Chile…
Indonesia arrests seven over SE Asia haze
JAKARTA: Indonesian police have detained seven people whose companies are allegedly connected with illegal agricultural fires that have cloaked Southeast…