US, China local leaders set climate targets
Dalje English Municipal and regional government leaders from the United States and China pledged Tuesday to fight climate change at the state and local level, in a joint declaration signed on the first...
View ArticleJapan accuses China over gas flares on border
Dalje English Japan lodged a complaint over China’s apparent development of gas fields between the two countries in the East China Sea, reports said Wednesday, amid fears that China could be tapping...
View ArticleNew Australian premier Turnbull to promote women in cabinet
Dalje English Australia’s new prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, hinted Wednesday that he would end the lack of women in ministerial positions, as he held discussions over his new government. Turnbull’s...
View ArticleGovernor fumes over same-sex ceremony on Indonesia’s Bali
Dalje English The governor of Bali called same-sex marriage a stain on the mainly Hindu Indonesian island, after photos of a gay couple celebrating their union appeared on the internet, reports said....
View ArticleChinese shares surge after lacklustre opening
Dalje English Chinese shares surged at the close Wednesday after an uncertain opening, continuing months of volatility on the mainland’s biggest exchange. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index rallied...
View ArticleUN report sees crimes against humanity on both sides of Sri Lanka war
Dalje English There are strong indications that both Sri Lanka government forces and Tamil rebels committed war crimes and crimes against humanity during the civil war, the UN human rights office found...
View ArticleUN seeks Sri Lanka war crimes trial with international involvement
Dalje English Sri Lanka should agree to a tribunal of domestic and international judges to bring closure to its civil war, the UN human rights office said in a report released Wednesday that found...
View ArticleAbbott says he will stick around
Dalje English Three days after Tony Abbott was knifed as prime minister by his party colleagues the combative hard-line conservative told reporters he intends staying in parliament. Abbott hasn’t...
View ArticleOpposition lawmakers stall vote on Japan security bills
Dalje English Opposition lawmakers in Japan, backed by thousands of supporters on the streets outside parliament, continued to stall a vote on controversial security bills Thursday, news reports said....
View ArticleMan seeking climate change refugee status arrested in New Zealand
Dalje English Wellington (dpa) – A Kiribati man who failed in a bid to be recognized as the world’s first climate change refugee has been arrested in New Zealand and faces possible deportation next...
View ArticlePlains-based parties reject Nepal’s new constitution
Dalje English Political leaders in Nepal’s southern plain regions rejected the new constitution Thursday, saying they had hoped for a clearer recognition of the region’s ethnic autonomy. The Samyukta...
View ArticleThai police confirm clash with Vietnamese fishermen
Dalje English Thai police confirmed Thursday that one of their patrol boats clashed with Vietnamese fishing vessels last week, an encounter that Hanoi said resulted in one death. The incident happened...
View ArticleChinese shares close lower as stock regulator investigated
Dalje English Chinese share prices ended lower on Thursday, continuing months of volatility on the mainland’s biggest exchange. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index closed down 2.10 per cent...
View ArticleSri Lanka to set up special court to probe alleged war crimes
Dalje English Colombo (dpa) – Sri Lanka said Thursday it would have a special court under a domestic mechanism investigate alleged war crimes committed during the country’s 26-year civil war. The...
View ArticleJapanese opposition pursues efforts to block military reform
Dalje English Japan’s opposition on Friday introduced a censure motion against the premier to block military reform bills, a day after the proposal sparked disorder and disruption in the upper house....
View ArticleNorth Korean leader visits region hit by deadly flooding
Dalje English North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited the north-east of the country to see reconstruction efforts after a typhoon that killed some 40 people in August, reports said Friday. Kim was...
View ArticleSix militants killed during attack on Pakistan air force base
Dalje English Islamabad (dpa) – At least six militants were killed Friday in clashes with security forces when they attacked a Pakistani air force base in the troubled north-west, military said. Up to...
View ArticleVietnam slams Thai police over clash with fishermen
Dalje English Hanoi (dpa) — Vietnam requested compensation from Thailand over the shooting of three fishermen by marine police last week, state media reported Friday. Thai authorities used...
View ArticleUS lawmakers demand challenge to Chinese claims in South China Sea
Dalje English US lawmakers Thursday called for the United States to be more robust in its reaction to Chinese construction on reefs and islands in the South China Sea, a week ahead of a visit to the...
View ArticleThailand details rebates to entice foreign film-makers
Dalje English Thailand’s military government has revealed details of a tax incentive to foreign film-makers, following suspicions that the country had missed out on a lucrative contract. The tax...
View ArticleMilitants attack Pakistani military base
Dalje English Islamabad (dpa) – Pakistani militants killed 17 people at an air force base in the troubled north-west on Friday, while 13 attackers died, the military said. Over a dozen militants...
View ArticleDozens poisoned by chemical leak in central China
Dalje English At least 41 people were poisoned by an ammonia leak at a chemical plant in central China, authorities said. The accident occurred at the Henan Zhonghong Coal Chemical Company, where 300...
View ArticleJapan’s parliament approves controversial military reform bills
Dalje English Japan’s parliament approved security bills early Saturday allowing the military to act in “collective self-defence” if the country’s interests are threatened at home or abroad. The...
View ArticleMilitants rattle Pakistan with air base attack leaving 43 dead
Dalje English Taliban militants stormed an air force base Friday in Pakistan’s troubled north-west, setting off an hours-long gun battle that left 43 people dead and bolstered fears of rebel capacity...
View ArticleFrom street life to sweet life: Thailand’s rescued stray dogs
Dalje English From the mean streets in cities across Thailand, many street dogs have found caring owners in loving homes through international adoptions. Among the non-stop crowds at Bangkok’s main...
View ArticleUS, China reportedly negotiating cyberspace arms control agreement
Dalje English The US and China are negotiating a cyberspace arms control agreement ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington this week, the New York Times reports. The two nations...
View ArticleMyanmar’s working elephants threatened by conservation measures
Dalje English Myanmar’s working elephants are under threat from new restrictions on the logging that provided their trade. Many are being sold off into an uncertain future. Myanmar’s working elephants...
View ArticleMalaysian police detain whistleblower who exposed state corruption
Dalje English A Malaysian court approved the detention of a whistleblower who provided evidence of alleged corruption in a state-owned development fund involving Prime Minister Najib Razak, a senior...
View ArticleTurnbull’s cabinet includes Australia’s first female defence minister
Dalje English Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull appointed five women to senior government ministries Sunday, including Marise Payne as Australia’s first female defence minister. Six days after winning an...
View ArticleNepal adopts new constitution
Dalje English Nepal received on Sunday its first constitution written by elected representatives, as President Ram Baran Yadav declared the new document released and implemented. “I declare the new...
View ArticleVietnam dissident blogger released from prison, now in US
Dalje English Vietnam dissident blogger Ta Phong Tan was released from Vietnamese prison and arrived Sunday in the United States, the US State Departmente confirmed. “Ta Phong Tan decided to travel to...
View ArticleBeijing marathon sees seven heart attacks, unhealthy pollution levels
Dalje English Six competitors and one official at the Beijing Marathon suffered heart attacks as the air quality showed unhealthy pollution levels, a news report said Monday. No deaths were reported...
View ArticleRabies reappears in Malaysia
Dalje English Kuala Lumpur (dpa) – Rabies has reappeared in northern Malaysia, three years after the World Health Organization declared the country free of the disease, a senior health official said...
View ArticleKim Dotcom brings own armchair to New Zealand extradition hearing
Dalje English Kim Dotcom’s US extradition hearing began Monday in typically flamboyant style, with the internet entrepreneur bringing his own black leather armchair into the Auckland courtroom with...
View ArticleThai officials wanted over alleged people smuggling
Dalje English A Thai court approved a warrant for the arrest of four officials for alleged involvement with the smuggling of migrants from Myanmar, an official confirmed Monday. The suspects were a...
View ArticleWind and solar “key” to new energy plans, Australian minister says
Dalje English Renewable energy will be a “key part” of the new Australian government’s plans, a minister told reporters Monday, after the sector suffered a decline in investment under the previous...
View ArticleAustralia’s Great Barrier Reef in poor health, report says
Dalje English Sydney (dpa) Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is in poor condition and the state of inshore areas along the 2,300-kilometre coral reef are not improving quickly enough, a report released...
View ArticleChina launches website to help birth parents find trafficked children
Dalje English China has launched a website to provide information on trafficked children, in an effort to find rescued victims’ birth parents, state media said Monday. The Ministry of Civil Affairs...
View ArticleDotcom extradition hearing adjourns in New Zealand
Dalje English The first day of Kim Dotcom’s US extradition hearing was adjourned Monday while the judge retired to consider whether to further delay proceedings. Defence lawyers are asking for the...
View ArticleHaze-causing forest fires spread to Indonesia national park
Dalje English Forest fires on Indonesia’s Sumatra island have spread to a national park which is home to rare species including the Sumatran tiger, an official said Monday. Satellite images showed...
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