Thousands arrive in Croatia after migrant clashes at Hungary border
ZAGREB: Thousands of migrants arrived in Croatia early yesterday seeking to open up a new route to northern Europe, after…
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Southeast Asia’s haze: What’s behind the annual outbreaks?
JAKARTA: Southeast Asia has been enveloped in choking haze from agricultural fires in Indonesia over the past fortnight, prompting flight…
Peruvian man held in Japan over suspected serial killings
TOKYO: A Peruvian man was being held in custody in Japan over a suspected killing spree after six people were…
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…
Strong quake strikes coast of Central Chile
KUALA LUMPUR: A strong earthquake, measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale, struck near the coast of Central Chile this morning,…
Netanyahu to visit White House on November 9
WASHINGTON: The White House on Wednesday announced that President Barack Obama will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on November…
Air Pollution Index in Pontianak exceeds 1,000 mark
JAKARTA: Air quality in Pontianak, West Kalimantan reached a very unhealthy level with the Air Pollution Index (API) reported to…
Global marine populations slashed by half
WWF cautions that over-fishing, pollution and climate change significantly shrink size of fish stocks GENEVA: Populations of marine mammals, birds,…