Category: Asia

New Delhi faces flood threat

The rising river level in New Delhi is posing a new threat to the the Indian capital as it

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Moderate quake strikes Indonesia

A moderate 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's North Maluku province, the meteorology and geophysics agency said, but no tsunami warning

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Wildfires destroy over 400 homes in Siberia

Wildfires swept through several villages in Siberia, burning down over 400 homes on Wednesday, Russia's Emergencies Ministry said, following

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Pakistan, 1 million animals dead

Muzaffargarh, Pakistan – Floodwaters swept away Ghulam Hussain’s house in Pakistan, $1,100 in jewelry, and $400 cash in a

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Contamination leaves 1.2 million Malaysians without water

More than 1.2 million Malaysians were without piped water Tuesday, authorities said, as contamination from a landfill forced a

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Greenpeace activists get suspended jail terms

A Japanese court has found two Greenpeace activists guilty of stealing a box of whale meat, handing them a

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Mount Sinabung Eruptions Intensify

An Indonesian volcano has spewed ash thousands of metres into the air in its most violent eruption since rumbling

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Japan endures hottest summer ever

Japan has endured its hottest summer since records began in 1898, the meteorological agency said Wednesday, during a heatwave

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Typhoon suspends SKorean flights, trains, kills 4

SEOUL, South Korea – Typhoon Kompasu struck South Korea on Thursday, killing at least four people and toppling trees,

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Strong earthquake hits Indonesia

AMBON, Indonesia, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- A 5.3 earthquake rattled eastern Indonesia early Wednesday but there were no reports

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