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Increased rain and melting of snow and ice has made the mountain regions more dangerous, a new study finds
More rain, less snow are turning Himalayas dangerous
SHIMLA — Torrential rains and unabated construction are frequently triggering disasters in India's Himalayan region.But an unusual increase in rainfall is making the terrain even more dangerous.Landslides and flash floods have already killed dozens in the area this month, burying homes and buildings. Parts of Nepal and Pakistan have also suffered damage.A new study has found that mountains across the globe, including the Himalayas, are now seeing more rainfall at elevations where it has mostly snowed in the past.The change has made the mountains more dangerous, scientists say, as increased temperatures not only bring rain but also accelerate melting of snow and ice. The rainwater also loosens the soil resulting in landslides, rockfalls, floods and debris-flows."Our findings...
August 18, 2023

More rain, less snow are turning Himalayas dangerous

The crash occurred on an expressway in central Malaysia.
At least 10 dead in Malaysia after plane crashes onto expressway
KUALA LUMPUR — At least 10 people have died after a charter plane crashed onto an expressway north of Kuala Lumpur on Thursday.The plane, carrying six passengers and two flight crew, departed from Langkawi International Airport and was headed to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia said in a statement.“First contact made by the aircraft with Subang Air Traffic Control Tower was at 2.47 p.m. [local time (2.47 a.m. ET)] and landing clearance was given at 2:48pm,” according to the statement. At 2.51 p.m. local time, the “Control Tower observed smoke originating from the crash site but no mayday call was made by the aircraft,” the statement added.The plane crashed into a car and a motorcycle, each carrying one individual, reported state newspaper...
August 17, 2023

At least 10 dead in Malaysia after plane crashes onto expressway

Luxury cars were among the 50 vehicles seized by police
Cash, cars and homes seized in Singapore anti-money laundering raids
SINGAPORE — Singapore police have seized about S$1bn ($735m; £578m), including luxury homes, cars and watches, in one of its biggest anti-money laundering probes.Gold bars, designer handbags, liquor and S$23m in cash were among the items seized in the raids.Police arrested ten people in the operation, all of whom held foreign passports.Raids of this size are rare in Singapore, which has one of the lowest crime rates in the world.The Singapore Police Force said in a statement that simultaneous raids were held across the city-state on Tuesday.It added that 94 properties, including houses in some of the country's most sought-after areas, were seized, along with 50 vehicles.Ten people, aged between 31 and 44, were arrested for alleged money laundering and forgery offenses. Police said...
August 17, 2023

Cash, cars and homes seized in Singapore anti-money laundering raids

Smouldering flames litter the ruins of a church in Jaranwala, Pakistan
Pakistan arrests more than 100 over church burnings
ISLAMABAD — More than 100 people have been arrested in an east Pakistan city after thousands of Muslims burned churches and vandalized homes.The violence in Jaranwala was sparked by claims that two Christian men had torn pages from the Qur'an.The historic Salvation Army Church was still smouldering on Thursday, one day after the riot.The ruins have been surrounded with barbed wire as the situation remains tense.Public gatherings have also been restricted for seven days in Faisalabad district, which includes Jaranwala.The two men accused of damaging the Qur'an, Islam's holy book, have not been arrested though they have been charged with blasphemy, which is punishable by death in Pakistan.Even though Pakistan has yet to sentence anyone to death for blasphemy, a mere accusation...
August 17, 2023

Pakistan arrests more than 100 over church burnings

A series of images sent by Chandrayaan-3 show the craters on the lunar surface getting larger and larger as the spacecraft gets closer
Chandrayaan-3: India's lunar mission inches closer to Moon
NEW DELHI — India's third lunar mission is inching closer to the Moon's little-explored south pole where it aims to set down a lander and rover on 23 August.On Thursday, the lander detached from the propulsion module, which carried it close to the Moon, beginning its last phase of the mission.Chandrayaan-3, however, may not be the first to land on the south pole if it's beaten by a new Russian mission.Luna-25, launched last week, is expected to land a day or two earlier.If the Russian spacecraft - its first Moon mission after nearly half a century, when Russia was part of the Soviet Union - is successful in making a soft landing on 21st or 22nd August as planned, Chandrayaan-3 will have to settle for being a close second.India, however, will still be only the fourth country...
August 17, 2023

Chandrayaan-3: India's lunar mission inches closer to Moon

Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu met with his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu on the sidelines of a security conference in Moscow on Tuesday. — courtesy Russian Defense Ministry/Reuters
China’s defense minister warns against ‘playing with fire’ on Taiwan during Russia meeting
MOSCOW — China’s defense minister Li Shangfu on Tuesday warned against “playing with fire” when it comes to Taiwan in a veiled jab at the United States as he addressed a security conference in Russia.Speaking at the Moscow Conference on International Security, Li said attempts to “use Taiwan to contain China,” would “surely end in failure,” according to state-run news agency Xinhua.Li’s comments echoed previous statements by Chinese officials but the location of his speech was significant and symbolic given Moscow’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.China’s ruling Communist Party claims the self-governing democracy of Taiwan and has vowed to take control of it, by force if necessary. It has repeatedly castigated American interactions with the island, with which Washington...
August 16, 2023

China’s defense minister warns against ‘playing with fire’ on Taiwan during Russia meeting

Private Travis King dashed across the border to North Korea last month
North Korea says US soldier fled because of racism in army
SEOUL — North Korea has said US soldier Travis King crossed into its territory last month because of "inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination" in the army.The 23-year-old private dashed across the border from South Korea on 18 July while on a guided tour.Private King admitted to crossing illegally and wanted refuge in the North, state media reported.Washington said it could not verify the claims, which are Pyongyang's first public comments on the case.Concerns have been growing for the welfare of the US soldier- who has not been heard from or seen since his crossing.The US is trying to negotiate Private King's release with the help of the UN Command, which runs the border area, and has a direct phoneline to the North Korean army.Responding to the North Korean...
August 16, 2023

North Korea says US soldier fled because of racism in army

Skyscrapers in Jakarta shrouded by toxic smog
Jakarta: Living with asthma in the world's most polluted city
JAKARTA — Multiple doctors have advised Farah Nurfirman to leave her hometown Jakarta for her health's sake.The 22-year-old asthmatic often wears a mask and carries an inhaler, but the air quality in the city is not helping.The Indonesian capital, which has long wrestled with air pollution, was ranked the most polluted city on global charts nearly every day last week.President Joko Widodo on Monday even mandated that all civil servants work from home amid worsening air quality.Last week, Jakarta saw its airborne concentration of the pollution particles known as PM2.5 outpace other heavily polluted cities such as Doha and Lahore, according to live data from Swiss air quality technology company IQAir. The company ranks pollution in major cities in real time every day.Jakarta has also...
August 16, 2023

Jakarta: Living with asthma in the world's most polluted city

AUW organised for 148 Afghan women to go on the last US hanger out of Kabul
Afghan women escape for a chance at education
SINGAPORE — In her university room in Bangladesh, Nina, 19, holds her boxing gloves up to her face, staring into the mirror.She is learning to protect herself. She says there is no other way. Nina is one of hundreds of Afghan women who have taken up the offer of an education abroad, despite knowing they may never be able to return home.Nearly 12 months ago, walking through Kabul airport, she says she felt far less strong. She remembers her hands shaking. She knew it was dangerous to flee Afghanistan.When airport officials questioned her, she lied: "The Taliban don't allow women to travel alone so I said my mother was sick in Pakistan."She was relieved when they were convinced, but a harder challenge was yet to come.As Nina stepped onto the plane she stepped away from her...
August 16, 2023

Afghan women escape for a chance at education

The proposed law uses more electronic evidence and forensics during criminal investigations
Is India's planned criminal law reform a game-changer?
NEW DELHI — Last week, India's government unveiled three new bills in parliament, stating that they would usher in a "significant transformation in our criminal justice system".The bills are crafted to abolish and replace a trio of criminal laws. The Indian Penal Code and the Indian Evidence Act are antiquated colonial-era laws, while the Code of Criminal Procedure is half a century old. The bills have been referred to a parliamentary committee for further debate. Home Minister Amit Shah says their objective is to "deliver justice, not mere punishment".India's criminal justice system needs urgent reform: shoddy police investigations often result in catastrophic miscarriages of justice; jails overflow with undertrials and the slow moving courts are clogged with...
August 16, 2023

Is India's planned criminal law reform a game-changer?

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