Cold lava flows, known as lahar, have flooded the rivers and canals of nearby villages, with many locals ignoring warnings to steer clear. Videos from the scene show as lahar surges down the mountainside, pouring from the summit and rushing down main roads and into homes. And extraordinary photos show […]
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Agung rises majestically over eastern Bali to a height of just over 3,000 metres (9,800 feet). The mountain is a huge tourist attraction, drawing thousands of people into Indonesia each year. READ MORE: Bali volcano eruption IMMINENT – Mount Agung about to BLOW as lava floods villages But unsuspecting visitors […]
A group of experts warned the military alliance “risks falling behind the pace of political change and technological developments that could alter the character of warfare”. The panel, put together by security NGO Globsec, set out a raft of recommendations that leaders should adopt by the organisation’s 70th anniversary summit […]
The Bali volcano will erupt again according to experts and residents were told to evacuate the danger zone after a “red warning” was issued. Mount Agung has erupted twice in the past week, but fears have grown that the next eruption could cause massive destruction to the surrounding area of […]
Explosions from the mountain have been heard more than seven miles away and red-hot lava is welling up in the crater, sometimes seen in the reddish glow of the huge ash plumes. Indonesian authorities have raised the volcano’s alert to the highest level and expanded the danger zone to six […]
LONDON — When Prince Harry and his bride-to-be Meghan Markle stepped out on the grounds of Kensington Palace on Monday, it was a mellow, romantic royal moment that was a far cry from Harry’s troubled past. “When did I know she was the one? Very first time we met,” the […]
The spy satellites will allow the Chinese government to track stealthy targets such as US B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, which usually cannot be seen, within 10 years. Using a system called ghost imaging China will be able to take pictures of the military air force, even if they are flying […]
Security forces patrolled the capital in preparation for President Uhuru Kenyatta’s inauguration and police sealed off an area where the opposition held a rally. Police sealed off the area and fired tear gas at opposition supporters trying to gather there. More than 70 people have been killed in political violence […]
Ireland’s government is marred by political chaos as a scandal involving the deputy prime minister threatens to bring the government down plunging the nation into unpopular elections. Ireland’s deputy prime minister, Tanaiste Frances Fitzgerald, has resisted growing calls to quit. The motion of no confidence by Sinn Fein questions Ms […]
GETTY President Antonio Tajani (left) and the EU Parliament’s top staffer Secretary General Klaus Welle According to a document issued by the EU Parliament’s top staffer, Secretary-General Klaus Welle, senior MEPs agreed earlier this month to spend hundreds of thousands of pounds modernising the house of Jean Monnet – one […]
The wooden vessel was discovered by the Japan Coast Guard on the western shore of Sado – the island in the Sea of Japan is 450miles from North Korea. Cigarettes and life jackets appear to feature Korean lettering, suggesting the ship set sail from the hermit kingdom. Harsh weather is […]
The unnamed individual delivered the shell to officers at Heavitree police station in Exeter on Sunday as part of a force-wide weapons amnesty. A police spokesperson said: “A member of the public arrived at the Heavitree Road police station in Exeter with an unexploded bomb in a carrier bag. “The […]
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Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, 31, who is soon due to become the leader of the Middle Eastern power, has said he believes a co-ordinated response is necessary to defeat ISIS’ sick terror hold. Speaking at a summit of defence ministers from across 41 majority-Muslim countries he spoke of a […]
Meredith Corporation, based in Des Moines, Iowa, and owner of home-oriented magazines like Better Homes and Gardens and Family Circle, is about to take over New York-based Time Inc. Let the culture clash begin, along with significant cost-cutting. The $2.8 billion acquisition, backed by the Koch brothers, was formally announced […]
The volcano has been spewing thick clouds of black ash and the Indonesia government has extended the closure of Bali airport amid fears an eruption is “imminent”. Yesterday MAGMA Indonesia tweeted: “Tonight, for the first time a thermal anomaly was detected in the crater of Mount Agung by Nasa Modis […]
A British model and aspiring actress sued Harvey and Bob Weinstein and The Weinstein Co. on Monday, accusing them of having violated U.S. sex trafficking laws when Harvey Weinstein allegedly assaulted her in France in 2014. In the lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, the woman, Kadian Noble, […]
GETTY The North Korean state-run news agency dismissed the exercise as a “bluff” The Communist state’s mouthpiece, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), reported that the US “imperialists” and the South Korean “puppet warmongers” plan to stage a large-scale joint exercise to simulate “actual war”. But, the North Korean state-run […]
France was left deflated yesterday after it was announced that the bloc had voted in favour of renewing the licence for the controversial chemical – used in weed killer Roundup – for another five years. In total 18 member states backed the use of the chemical while nine voted against […]
The man, thought to be a local firefighter, slaughtered the Iberian wolf, one of only a few thousand in the wild, and posed with the carcass in a photograph which has since attracted viral outrage. The Association for the Conservation and Study of the Iberian Wolf (ASCEL) republished the image […]