Category: Asia

Interpol Pledges War on Eco Crime

Interpol on Monday adopted a resolution unanimously pledging support to back the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species

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New Merapi Eruption Imminent

MOUNT MERAPI, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian vulcanologist is warning that Mount Merapi (meh-RAH'-pee) could erupt again at any

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Strong Earthquake hits Japan

TOKYO: A strong 5.7-magnitude earthquake hit Japan's remote Volcano Islands on Monday, seismologists said, although there was no tsunami

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Volcanic Ash Blankets Tourist Sites

Jakarta. The road to one of the country’s best-known icons, the ninth-century Borobudur temple, is covered in ash, and

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Climate Damaging China’s Crops

Climate Change could trigger a 10 percent drop in China's grain harvest over the next 20 years, threatening the

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Qantas Decides to Fly to Jakarta

Qantas says it has made a careful assessment of weather conditions and will go ahead with today's flight to

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Pilot & Crew From A380 Were On 747

The pilot and crew who lived through the first Qantas engine failure were on board when flames shot out

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Merapi Forces Flight Cancellations

Nearly a dozen airlines have cancelled flights into Indonesia's main international airport after a volcano in central Java unleashed

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Earthquake Injures 100 in Iran

TEHRAN, Iran -- Iranian state TV is reporting that a magnitude-4.9 earthquake has injured 100 people in western Iran.

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Passengers Describe Jet Drama

Video Report: A Sydney-bound Qantas Boeing 747 had to return to Singapore with engine troubles, adding to the airline's

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