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…
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…
Myanmar leader Suu Kyi departs for genocide hearings amid fanfare at home
YANGON, Dec 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Myanmar leader and Nobel peace prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi departed on Sunday for…
S. Korea vows every possible step to keep nuclear dialogue alive
SEOUL, Dec 9 (NNN-YONHAP) — South Korea will take every possible measure to keep the dialogue momentum between North Korea…
Samoa: No reprieve as Samoa measles toll hits 70
APIA, Dec 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A devastating measles outbreak continued to spread in Samoa, data released Monday showed, as the…
North Korea conducts ‘very important test’: KCNA
SEOUL, Dec 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — North Korea said Sunday it had carried out a “very important test” at its space…