Australia braces for more fires as extreme temperatures predicted
Smoke of fire rise next to firefighting vehicles as bushfires burn in Newnes Plateau, New South Wales SYDNEY, Dec 9…
Tourists stranded as storms batter New Zealand
WELLINGTON, Dec 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Almost 1,000 tourists were stranded in New Zealand’s South Island on Monday after wild storms…
Update: At least 1 dead after New Zealand’s White Island volcano erupts
WELLINGTON, Dec 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least one person was killed when New Zealand’s White Island volcano erupted suddenly on…
Iran unveils budget of ‘resistance’ against US sanctions
President Rouhani TEHRAN, Dec 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday presented to parliament what he called a…
Asia: Health experts warn of emerging threat of Nipah virus
LONDON, Dec 9 (NNN-CNA) — A deadly virus called Nipah carried by bats has already caused human outbreaks across South…
Rwanda begins vaccinating against Ebola
KIGALI, Dec 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) –Rwanda on Sunday started a voluntary Ebola vaccination programme at its border with the Democratic Republic…
Uganda landslides: More bodies recovered as toll increases to 13
KAMPALA, Dec 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Eight more bodies have been recovered in Bududa and Sironko districts following landslides in Uganda’s…
Finland picks youngest-ever prime minister
Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin HELSINKI, Dec 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Finland’s Social Democrats elected a 34-year-old former transport minister to…
Saudi Arabia to host major snooker event for first time
File photo RIYADH, Dec 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Saudi Arabia has agreed a deal with World Snooker to host a ranking…
100 people near New Zealand volcano when it erupted, unknown numbers unaccounted for: PM Ardern
WELLINGTON, Dec 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — About 100 tourists were “on or around” New Zealand’s White Island volcano when it erupted…