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Survivors of New Zealand volcano ran into sea to flee steam

Survivors of New Zealand volcano ran into sea to flee steam

Survivors of a powerful volcanic eruption in New Zealand ran into the sea to escape the scalding steam and ash and emerged covered in burns, say those who first helped them

2019-12-10 21:01

Australia fires expected to spread in 'severe' conditions

Australia fires expected to spread in 'severe' conditions

Australians braced for deadly bushfires to spread and intensify Tuesday, as strong winds and high temperatures created "severe" fire conditions. With Sydney and several other cities again cloaked in thick toxic smoke from blazes cutting through inland forests, firefighters warned of a difficult day ahead.

2019-12-10 10:23

'Unfathomable grief' as 13 feared dead in New Zealand eruption

'Unfathomable grief' as 13 feared dead in New Zealand eruption

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern expressed "unfathomable grief" Tuesday after a volcanic eruption on a popular tourist island that is thought to have claimed 13 lives. Ardern confirmed five fatalities and said another eight people were still missing after Monday's tragedy at White Island. There was little hope of finding the missing alive, after overnight aerial re...

2019-12-10 09:37

Indian woman who alleged gang-rape dies after burn attack

Indian woman who alleged gang-rape dies after burn attack

A rape victim in northern India who was set on fire on her way to a court hearing in the case she filed has died in a hospital in New Delhi, officials said Saturday. The woman was attacked by a group of men in the state of Uttar Pradesh, including two of the five men she had accused of gang-rape last year who were out on bail.

2019-12-07 15:45

Indians hail 'quick justice' after cops shoot dead 4 suspects in gang-rape case

China hopes to 'strengthen cooperation' with Hong Kong police

China hopes to 'strengthen cooperation' with Hong Kong police

China's head of public security called for stronger cooperation with Hong Kong police Friday, according to state media, as pro-democracy protesters vowed to hold another massive rally over the weekend. In a meeting with Hong Kong police chief Tang Ping-keung, Chinese Public Security Minister Zhao Kezhi said he hoped to "strengthen cooperation" and "jointly safeguard national ...

2019-12-07 10:00

'Unprecedented' fires turn skies orange in Australia

'Unprecedented' fires turn skies orange in Australia

Firefighters battled to contain nearly 150 fires burning in New South Wales state on Friday as strong winds fanned the flames and again shrouded Sydney, Australia's biggest city, in hazardous smoke.

2019-12-06 16:43

Indians hail 'quick justice' after cops shoot dead 4 suspects in gang-rape case

Indians hail 'quick justice' after cops shoot dead 4 suspects in gang-rape case

Four men suspected of raping and killing a woman in southern India were fatally shot by police Friday, a police official said. The men were killed around 3:30 a.m., according to Priya, a police sub-inspector in Hyderabad who goes by one name.

2019-12-06 15:20

Indian woman who alleged gang-rape dies after burn attack

Powerful typhoon rips off roofs, floods parts of Philippines

Powerful typhoon rips off roofs, floods parts of Philippines

A powerful typhoon was blowing across the Philippines on Tuesday after slamming ashore overnight in an eastern province, damaging houses and an airport and knocking out power after tens of thousands of people fled for safer ground

2019-12-03 17:24

China slaps sanctions on US over Hong Kong unrest

China slaps sanctions on US over Hong Kong unrest

China suspended US warship visits and sanctioned American NGOs on Monday in retaliation for the passage of a bill backing pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. The financial hub has been rocked by nearly six months of increasingly violent unrest demanding greater autonomy, which Beijing has frequently blamed on foreign influence.

2019-12-02 17:47

Japan's ex-Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone dead at 101

Japan's ex-Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone dead at 101

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, a giant of his country's post-World War II politics who pushed for a more assertive Japan while strengthening military ties with the United States, has died. He was 101

2019-11-29 21:54

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