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Australia’s bushfire-stricken east welcomes drenching rain
MELBOURNE: Intense thunderstorms with heavy rains dampened bushfires on Australia east coast today and brought relief to farmers in three states battling a drought which has left much of the country tinder dry. Australia, famous for its pristine beaches and
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Nigerian Islamist militants free three aid workers, other civilian hostages
Islamist militants released three aid workers and other civilians in northeast Nigeria who had been held hostage since late December, a United Nations official said today. The people were kidnapped on Dec. 22 by militants posing as soldiers who stopped
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Australian tourism industry seeks urgent help as cost of bushfires grows
Australia’s peak tourism body estimated the country’s bushfire crisis has so far cost the industry almost A$1 billion (US$690 million) and called for urgent help from the government to lure back visitors. Industry bosses were due to meet with Tourism
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Putin shake-up could keep him in power past 2024 as Cabinet resigns
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed constitutional changes yesterday that would give him scope to extend his grip on power after leaving the presidency, and picked a new prime minister after Dmitry Medvedev and his cabinet stepped down. Most importantly,
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US House sends Trump impeachment charges to Senate for trial
WASHINGTON: The Democratic-led House of Representatives voted yesterday to send two formal charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate, clearing the way for only the third impeachment trial of a US president to begin in earnest next week. Lawmakers
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Brazilian tribes and forest tappers unite against Bolsonaro
XINGU INDIGENOUS PARK: Brazilian indigenous tribes and rubber tappers joined forces yesterday to oppose steps by Brazilian far-right President Jair Bolsonaro that they say are destroying the Amazon forest they depend on. Some 450 members of 47 tribes met for
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Two weeks after wedding, Imam discovers he married a man!
A Ugandan Imam has been suspended for getting married to a fellow man. According to Daily Monitor, a Ugandan online news outlet, Sheikh Mohammed Mutumba of Kyampisi Masjid Noor mosque in Kayunga District tied the knot with his ‘wife’ Ms
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Guatemalan leader says Mexico plans to contain new caravan
Guatemala’s new president yesterday faced an early test of his ability to manage migration as a caravan of hundreds of people left Honduras for the United States, and said Mexico would halt its progress. President Alejandro Giammattei inherited a contentious
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Germany raids offices, homes of suspected China spies
Police have raided homes and offices in Brussels and across Germany in a case involving three people suspected of spying for China, prosecutors said yesterday. Der Spiegel magazine, which first reported the raids, said one of the three suspects was
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Malaysia Airlines offers more destinations in codeshare deal with Qatar Airways
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines is offering more seamless one-stop connectivity between Kuala Lumpur to several major cities in Europe through the expansion of its codeshare agreement with Qatar Airways, a partner airline in the oneworld alliance. All codeshare services will
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