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Iraq condemns US air strikes as unacceptable and dangerous
BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi yesterday condemned US air strikes on bases of Iranian-backed Iraqi militia, a move that could plunge Iraq further into the heart of a proxy conflict between the United States and Iran. The US
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Battle to save Australian wildlife as bushfires rage
A possum severely burnt by bushfires in Australia’s Blue Mountains laps water from a bowl as her rescuer holds her gently in a towel, while at a nearby home a kangaroo with bandaged feet is rocked like a baby by
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Wisma Putra seeking more info on ship, Malaysians detained in Iran
KUALA LUMPUR: The Foreign Ministry is working to identify a ship and its 16 Malaysian crew who were arrested by the Iranian authorities at the Strait of Hormuz yesterday for allegedly carrying illegal fuel. Its minister, Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah, when
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Thousands of people trapped in Australian coastal town by huge wildfires
Thousands of tourists and residents in an Australian seaside town hunkered down in public buildings or waded into water at the seafront today as wailing emergency sirens warned of a looming, fierce firefront. With the coastal town of Mallacoota ringed
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Al Qaeda ally claims responsibility for Somalia blast that killed 90 people
Islamist group al Shabaab yesterday claimed responsibility for a bomb blast in Mogadishu that killed at least 90 people over the weekend while Somalia said a foreign government that it did not identify helped plan the attack. The bombing was
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MH17 trial hopes to bring closure for victims’ families – Ukraine’s ambassador
KUALA LUMPUR: Ukrainian Ambassador to Malaysia Olexander Nechytaylo said the court proceedings examining criminal responsibility in the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which will start in March next year, will hopefully bring closure for the victim’s next of kin,
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Victims in Egypt crash in stable condition – Wisma Putra
PUTRAJAYA: All five Malaysians involved in a road crash in Cairo, Egypt two days ago were reported to be in stable condition. In a statement issued today, Wisma Putra said all of them have been transferred to the Suez Hospital
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US calls air strikes on Iraq and Syria ‘successful,’ warn more may come
WASHINGTON/BAGHDAD: US officials yesterday said that air strikes in Iraq and Syria against an Iran-backed militia group were successful, but warned that “additional actions” may still be taken in the region to defend US interests. The US military carried out
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‘A day we do not often see’: Australia’s southeast under huge fire threat
MELBOURNE/SYDNEY: Tens of thousands of residents and holiday makers across a swathe of Australia’s southeast were urged to evacuate today, as soaring temperatures and strong winds fanned massive bushfires. Many tourists appeared to heed the warning to flee Victoria state’s
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Christianity Today’s split with Trump reveals division in white evangelical America
WASHINGTON: After evangelical publication Christianity Today published a blistering editorial on what it called Donald Trump’s “grossly immoral character”, some church leaders and the US president himself denounced the criticism as elitist and out-of-touch. The Dec 19 editorial sparked a
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