
Fears flood water runoff could ‘smother’ Barrier Reef
SYDNEY: Runoff from recent floods in northern Australia is flowing onto parts of the Barrier Reef, scientists said yesterday, starving coral of light and providing

SYDNEY: Runoff from recent floods in northern Australia is flowing onto parts of the Barrier Reef, scientists said yesterday, starving coral of light and providing

DUBAI: Flights at Dubai International Airport were temporarily grounded yesterday morning due to suspected drone activity, an airport spokesperson said. The suspension was in effect

YANGON: A Myanmar court yesterday sentenced two people to death for the murder of a Muslim lawyer and Aung San Suu Kyi advisor, after a
SINGAPORE: A Singaporean man who gave financial support to a Syria-based Islamic State (IS) militant from Malaysia has been detained under the city-state’s tough internal

BANGKOK: A 59-year-old Thai woman with dementia who left home eight months ago to see her son nearby, only to apparently walk 640 kilometres into

NEW YORK: Apple and Google are facing criticism for offering an application that lets men in Saudi Arabia track and restrict women’s movements, Xinhua news agency
CANBERRA: Al-Araibi met with Morrison in Canberra on Thursday to thank him for securing his release from prison in Bangkok earlier this week. “It’s wonderful to have you
MANILA: The Philippines government on Thursday denied that the arrest of a prominent journalist was linked to her news outlet’s criticism of President Rodrigo Duterte’s
BEIJING: A Chinese billionaire barred from Australia on suspicions he is part of a Communist Party influence campaign has lashed out at Canberra, calling it

BADUNG, Indonesia: A Tanzanian man was arrested in Bali after more than a kilogram of methamphetamine was found inside his stomach, Indonesian authorities said Tuesday.