Disease spreads among Sumatra flood victims
The disaster affected at least 3.1 million people, with the death toll at 867 and 521 missing.
The disaster affected at least 3.1 million people, with the death toll at 867 and 521 missing.
Heavy downpours have led to congested roads in KL over the past few days.
Despite a history of safety violations, the contractor for Wang Fuk Court renovations was presented to residents as having a clean record.
SYDNEY, Dec 6 - Wildfires in Australia's New South Wales burnt through thousands of hectares of bushland on Saturday, prompting the authorities to urge evacuations at the highest danger rating for thousands of residents in the nation's most-populous state.
The US Central Command, a vital player in Middle East security, is now flying a clone of an Iranian drone. The US drone is a copy of the Shaheed 136, the same drone the Russians used for their home-built Gerans (Geran 1 and Geran 2) that have been heavily used in Ukraine. The
There were no immediate reports of casualties.
MUMBAI/BENGALURU, Dec 6 - Crowds at Indian airports eased on Saturday but hundreds of passengers were still gathering outside Bengaluru and Mumbai airports as 385 IndiGo flights were cancelled, in the fifth day of a crisis that has hit the country's biggest airline.
Worldwide, there are 36 to 40 recognised Rafflesia species, mostly found in South-east Asia.
Survivors are looking to the government to help them start over.
The phased election is slated to begin in certain parts of the country in late December.
A potential Japanese missile sale may have opened the door to the Philippines’ deepest military integration with the US since the Cold War — and China is watching closely. This month, multiple media outlets reported that Japan and the Philippines have advanced informal talks on
Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader Tulku Hungkar Dorje Rinpoche, also known in official records as Waxi Longre, was reportedly found dead on March 28, 2025, at an apartment located in VinHomes Central Park, one of the most high-profile residential complexes in Vietnam. While the
A livestock owner reported that several of his cattle were killed and missing.
Indonesia's national weather agency says rain could return on Saturday to the provinces of Aceh and North Sumatra, where floods have swept away roads, smothered houses in silt and cut off supplies.
The government has confirmed 607 deaths, with another 214 people missing.
Thomas Markle and his daughter Meghan have been estranged since 2018.
Exports to the US rose year-on-year by 22.5 per cent in November, outpacing shipments to the rest of the world.
SYDNEY, Dec 6 - Australia on Saturday imposed financial sanctions and travel bans on four officials in Afghanistan's Taliban government over what it said was a deteriorating human rights situation in the country, especially for women and girls.
Many of the estate’s 4,600 residents, reeling from shock and loss, wandered for days near the disaster site.
MOSCOW, Dec 5 - Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said on Friday that a Ukrainian drone had struck and damaged a high-rise building in Grozny, capital of Russia's southern Chechnya region, and vowed to retaliate within a week.
WASHINGTON, Dec 5 - U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff held productive talks with Ukraine's senior negotiator Rustem Umerov in Miami, Florida on Thursday, a White House official said, with the officials slated to meet again later Friday.
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has secured approval to ship its MI308 accelerators to China, with Chief Executive Lisa Su confirming the company is ready to proceed under Washington’s new licensing regime and pay the required 15% fee. The move positions AMD’s MI308 to re-enter a
This article, originally published by Pacific Forum, is republished with permission. When Sanae Takaichi was confirmed as the new leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), it was – as is typically the pattern in Japanese politics – virtually certain that she would succeed
India’s red-carpet reception for Vladimir Putin this week has sent ripples through Washington. The optics were impossible to ignore: As the Russian president openly threatened Europe – warning that Moscow was “ready” should the continent provoke conflict – New Delhi celebrated
WASHINGTON, Dec 5 - The United States will reassert itself in the Western Hemisphere, build military strength in the Indo-Pacific, and possibly reassess its relationship with Europe, President Donald Trump said on Friday in a sweeping strategy document that seeks to reframe the
Yangchen Lachungpa is accused of building trafficking corridors leading out of the country.
The details appear in a 29-page National Security Strategy document.
Economic pacts were made during the visit, the Russian leader's first to India since the start of the Ukraine war.
One couple was forced to attend their own wedding reception virtually.
The number of people affected by Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka has risen to over 2 million.
An expert said that too many transportation modes on the same corridor may “fragment demand”.
Rainfall in the country's worst-affected central hills has surpassed 150mm in the last 24 hours.
ACEH TAMIANG, Indonesia, Dec 5 - Indonesia's military stepped up its relief efforts in three provinces on Sumatra island devastated by deadly floods and landslides, with many residents still stranded without access to government aid.
Sabah Barisan Nasional chief Bung Moktar Radin kept his state seat of Lamag just days before his death.
Deals have been signed in civil nuclear energy and critical minerals during the Russian PM's stay in India.
BBC editors explain what lies behind the high-optics visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Delhi.
When Donald Trump promised to put “America First” in his 2016 campaign, and again in 2024, it resonated with Americans tired of costly military interventions and asymmetric alliances. The slogan suggested a foreign policy rooted in realism—one that would prioritize concrete
TBILISI, Dec 5 - A senior figure in the Armenian Church was placed in pre-trial detention for two months on Friday on charges of planting drugs on protesters seven years ago, his lawyer said, amid a widening church-state rift that has seen several clerics arrested this year.