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‘They told people not to come’: Australia’s bushfires ravage tourism industry
Pillars of fire and smoke from bushfires are tarnishing Australia’s reputation for pristine vistas abounding in wildlife and wreaking havoc on tourism, operators say, as authorities are forced to cancel concerts, close parks and evacuate towns. The smoke has shrouded
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The world’s safest airlines for 2020
Airline safety is one of those things you hope you’ll never have to worry about when you travel.But even the most nervous of fliers should take heart when flying Australia’s flag carrier, Qantas — as it has just been rated the
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Five fishermen presumed dead in sinking of Alaska crabbing vessel
Five commercial fishermen lost at sea when their crabbing vessel capsized and sank on New Year’s Eve in the Gulf of Alaska were presumed dead yesterday after search-and-rescue operations were called off amid rough weather, the US Coast Guard said.
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Liverpool made it a full year without losing in the top flight
ANFIELD: Unbeaten Premier League leaders Liverpool made it a full year without losing in the top flight as Sheffield United were brushed aside at Anfield. A slice of good fortune enabled the Reds to take an early lead – George
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Iran’s Qassem Soleimani, Iran’s Abu Mahdi killed in US airstrike
General Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds force, has been reported killed alongside six others following a US airstrike at Baghdad’s international airport. Iraqi officials and the state television reported that aside from Soleimani, Iraqi militia commander Abu
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Australian PM jeered by angry bushfire victims
MELBOURNE: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison faced enraged hecklers and an angry firefighter in a town ravaged by bushfires, piling pressure on the leader amid an unprecedented crisis that has killed at least 18 people. A firefighter refused to shake
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Rockets hit Baghdad airport, killing five Iraqi paramilitary, two ‘guests’
BAGHDAD: Three rockets hit Baghdad International Airport, killing five members of Iraqi paramilitary groups and two “guests”, Iraqi paramilitary groups said today. The Katyusha rockets landed near the air cargo terminal, burning two vehicles, killing and injuring several people. Iraqi
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Australian bushfires: Wisma Putra issues travel advisory
PUCHONG: Wisma Putra today issued travel advisory to Malaysians travelling to Australia as fires ravage parts of the nation Down Under. In a statement, the government advised Malaysians to postpone their travels to areas affected by the raging fires until
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Four Syrian children killed in New Year’s Day attack on school
At least eight civilians were killed yesterday in a rocket attack by Syrian government forces on a school in Idlib, the country’s last opposition stronghold of Idlib. The victims included four children and two women, the White Helmets civil defence
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Violence rages in Libya as Turkey votes on deployment of troops
Three civilians were killed today in an air raid on a town south of Libya’s capital Tripoli, a spokesman for the United Nations-recognised government said. The deadly violence comes just a day before the Turkish Parliament votes today to deploy troops
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