Delhi homeless to be given masks as smog worsens, Asia News,NEW DELHI – New Delhi's homeless will be given cotton masks to help them survive in the world's most polluted major city, officials said Monday (Nov 12), although experts said the basic coverings would be useless against deadly sm
China battles forest fires as fears linger over harvest, China News,SHANGHAI – The southwestern Chinese regions of Chonqging and Sichuan were battling fires on Tuesday (Aug 23) as they awaited a long-anticipated drop in temperatures over the next week, but the country's important autumn harvest
Indonesia shrinks danger zone around rumbling Bali volcano, Asia News,JAKARTA – Indonesia shrank the exclusion zone around a rumbling volcano on the resort island of Bali on Thursday (Jan 4), allowing farmers to return to their homes. The 3,000m Mount Agung remains on alert for a major eruption, but
