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April 1, 2017 6:08 PM

11 people feared dead in Indonesia landslide

In Indonesia, at least 11 people are feared dead after a landslide triggered by heavy rain in East Java province. The landslide struck Banaran village in Ponorogo district today, damaging 30 homes. <br/><br/>The national disaster agency said, security forces and emergency teams are clear...

April 1, 2017 6:00 PM

Venezuela moves to defuse Supreme Court powers dispute

Venezuela's authorities have urged the Supreme Court to reconsider a ruling stripping congress of its powers, which critics have called a "coup". Speaking after a high-level meeting called to discuss the move, the vice-president said the review was needed to maintain institutional sta...

April 1, 2017 1:32 PM

Myanmar goes to polls for 1st time since Suu Kyi's party swept to power

Myanmar goes to the polls today for the first time since Aung San Suu Kyi's party swept to power a year ago, in an early indication of views on her leadership amid increased fighting with armed ethnic groups and slower economic growth. <br/><br/>The by-elections will fill 19 vacant ...

April 1, 2017 11:43 AM

Japan's whaling fleet returns after killing 333 whales in Antarctic

Japan's whaling fleet returned home after killing 333 whales in the Antarctic, achieving its goal for the second year under a revised research whaling programme. <br/><br/>The Fisheries Agency said, the five-ship fleet finished its four-month expedition without major interference fr...

April 1, 2017 9:00 AM

Australia: Evacuation orders in New South Wales as flood crisis moves south

In Australia, communities on the New South Wales north coast are being told to evacuate this morning as the threat from the State's deadly flood crisis moves south from the stricken city of Lismore. There have been two flood related deaths in NSW, one near Murwillumbah which was one of the wors...

April 1, 2017 8:53 AM

UN Chief Antonio Guterres appeals for more aid for people of Mosul

UN Chief Antonio Guterres appealed for more aid for the people of Mosul, as he visited a camp for Iraqis displaced by the battle to retake the second city from jihadists. Iraq is nearly six months into the operation to oust the Islamic State group from its most populous bastion -- a battle that has ...

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