Wednesday, 17 December 2025

Category: World

Vietnam flooding submerges homes

HANOI: Rescuers plucked stranded people from the rooftops of submerged homes as widespread flooding inundated central Vietnam, where authorities said yesterday at least 16 people

Hundreds shelter after volcano erupts

JAKARTA: Hundreds of Indonesians were staying in temporary shelters yesterday after a volcano on the main island of Java erupted, with officials evacuating around 190

S. Korea ferry runs aground

SEOUL: A South Korean ferry ran aground after the helmsman became distracted by his mobile phone, a member of the coast guard told AFP yesterday.

One missing, 175 evacuated in fire

TOKYO: One person was unaccounted for while 175 others were evacuated as a major fire engulfed a residential area in Japan, the local government said

Junta raids online scam centre

YANGON: Myanmar’s military said yesterday it raided an internet scam hub on the Thai border, arresting nearly 350 people, part of a highly publicised crackdown