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81 big trees collapse in Jakarta

About 81 big trees collapsed in Jakarta when the city was hit by strong winds on January 10, said an official. ...

Strong winds may hit Indonesia

According to the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), strong winds are likely to hit Indonesia. "There is ...

Cyclone Narelle affects East Nusa Tenggara

East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Province is currently being affected by tropical cyclone Narelle, a local meteorology officer ...

ASEAN mulls assistance for Myanmar Rohingya

Southeast Asian nations are considering humanitarian assistance for Muslim-minority Rohingya facing "pain and ...

Severe typhoon hits Hong Kong and South China

Hong Kong raised its highest tropical cyclone warning on Tuesday as an intensifying severe typhoon edged closer ...

The Abbott Fund Announces $1 Million Partnership

- The Abbott Fund, the foundation of the global health care company Abbott (NYSE: ABT), today announced a partnership ...

Landslide destroys power lines in central Fiji

The Fiji Electricity Authority (FEA) said on Monday that the country`s power lines has been destroyed by landslides ...

UN secretary general to visit Myanmar

ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan will pay a visit to Myanmar on February 20-21, 2012 at the invitation of the ...

33 people die in South India cyclone

At least 33 people died when a cyclone hit southern India, officials said on Saturday as engineers rushed to restore ...

news focus: ASEAN leaders agree to enhance cooperation in flood prevention

Floods hitting several Southeast Asian nations, Thailand in particular, received special attention from ASEAN leaders ...

Philippine typhoon death toll rises to three

The death toll from Typhoon Songda in the Philippines rose to three on Saturday as rescuers retrieved the body of a ...

World Bank, ASEAN launch world development report on conflict, security

A new World Bank report prepared in consultation with the ASEAN Secretariat shows that conflict and insecurity affect ...

Rare quake rocks Australia's barrier reef coast

Australia`s Barrier Reef district was rocked by an unusual 5.2-magnitude earthquake Saturday, but laid-back locals ...

Australia calls for global disaster force

Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd on Wednesday called for world governments to establish an international ...

Couple survives disaster honeymoon

Stefan Svanstrom of Stockholm says he set out on a four-month-long honeymoon with his wife, Erika, and their baby girl ...