SYDNEY, June 4 — Fiji’s environment ministry rejected today a plan by an Australian billionaire to burn rubbish for energy in the South Pacific nation after a backlash from traditional […]
COLOMBO, June 4 — The manager of a Sri Lankan care home was arrested today, a day after a fire killed 12 residents and injured six others, officials said. The
JAKARTA, June 4 — Indonesia’s anti-graft agency has arrested the country’s deputy minister for immigration affairs, a spokesman said today, making him the second high-profile government official in two days
KATHMANDU, June 4 — A Nepali climbing guide who went missing on Mount Everest for six days and was believed dead has been found alive after crawling alone almost to
NEW DELHI, June 4 — Indian police have arrested the owner of a New Delhi hotel where a fire killed 21 people, as investigators probe safety failures. Police said owner
JAKARTA, June 4 — Indonesia’s parliament passed a bill today expanding the central bank’s role to include responsibility for economic growth and allowing lawmakers to evaluate its performance. As the
KUWAIT CITY, June 4 — The US House of Representatives has backed a resolution seeking to halt American military action in Iran — a symbolic move that deals a political
BEIRUT, June 4 — Israel and Lebanon agreed yesterday to implement a ceasefire but said it would require a “complete cessation” of fire by Iran-backed Hezbollah, according to a joint
SYDNEY, June 4 — Tech giant Meta today attacked Australia’s “grossly unfair” bid to make social media companies pay for news, saying it is vehemently opposed to the draft laws.
KUWAIT CITY, June 4 — Iran’s foreign minister said yesterday that “no tangible progress” has been made in negotiations to end the Middle East war as fresh US and Iranian
