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Indonesia arrests hundreds linked to forest fires
Associated Press, Published on 19/09/2019
» JAKARTA: Indonesian police said Thursday that they have arrested 230 people suspected of starting fires that are spreading health-damaging haze across a large part of Southeast Asia.
Taiwan loses biggest Pacific ally as Solomons embraces China
Associated Press, Published on 17/09/2019
» WELLINGTON, New Zealand: Taiwan has lost its largest ally in the Pacific after the Solomon Islands on Tuesday confirmed it is switching diplomatic allegiance to China, and observers say other Pacific nations may soon follow.
Israeli PM vows to annex 'all the settlements' in West Bank
Associated Press, Published on 16/09/2019
» JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Monday to annex “all the settlements” in the West Bank, including an enclave deep in the heart of the largest Palestinian city, in a last-ditch move that appeared aimed at shoring up nationalist support the day before a do-over election.
Philippines: China wanted to restrict foreign forces at sea
Associated Press, Published on 11/09/2019
» MANILA: The Philippine foreign secretary said Wednesday that China has sought to restrict the presence of foreign military powers in the South China Sea and foreign involvement in oil and gas projects in the disputed region under a pact it's negotiating with Southeast Asian nations.
US priest accused of abusing boys for decades in Philippines
Associated Press, Published on 09/09/2019
» TALUSTUSAN, Philippines: The American priest's voice echoed over the phone line, his sharp Midwestern accent softened over the decades by a gentle Filipino lilt.
Huge Thai meth haul found
News, Associated Press, Published on 07/09/2019
» WELLINGTON: New Zealand authorities say they found about half a tonne of methamphetamine hidden inside a shipment of 60 electric motors from Thailand.
Half-tonne of meth found in electric motors imported from Thailand
Associated Press, Published on 06/09/2019
» WELLINGTON: New Zealand authorities say they found about half a tonne of methamphetamine hidden inside a shipment of 60 electric motors from Thailand.
Bahamas devastated by Hurricane Dorian
Associated Press, Published on 04/09/2019
» FREEPORT, Bahamas: Jet skis and a huge bulldozer were being used to rescue victims of Hurricane Dorian as the US Coast Guard, Britain's Royal Navy and a handful of aid groups tried to get food and medicine to survivors and take the most desperate people to safety.
Rights group sceptical that Myanmar's military seeks justice
Associated Press, Published on 03/09/2019
» YANGON: Plans announced by Myanmar's military to prosecute soldiers for actions at a village where security forces reportedly killed as many as 400 members of the Muslim Rohingya minority drew scepticism Monday from the New York-based rights group Human Rights Watch.
Capital controls sends Argentina assets tumbling
Associated Press, Published on 02/09/2019
» LONDON/BUENOS AIRES: Argentina's international dollar and euro-denominated bonds fell to record lows on Monday while its financial stocks tumbled and risk premiums shot up after President Mauricio Macri reimposed capital controls on Sunday as the country's debt crisis spirals.