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Indonesia water-bombs forest fires to fight haze Helicopters water-bombed raging forest fires that have cloaked parts of Indonesia in thick haze and pushed air quality to unhealthy levels in neighbouring Singapore and Malaysia.

14 September 2015 15:27

Japan warns tourists on Mount Aso after eruption Japan warned tourists to keep away from popular Mount Aso after it began belching smoke and ash into the air, the latest eruption in one of the world's most volcanically active countries.

14 September 2015 15:16

What's in a name? Thais avoid linking Uighurs to Bangkok blast The police investigation into the Bangkok shrine blast increasingly points towards a game-changing attack on Chinese tourists by Uighur militants or sympathisers.

14 September 2015 14:09

Russia votes in local polls as opposition claims mass fraud As Russians voted in local elections set to confirm the ruling party's dominance, the opposition reported mass vote rigging and police stormed the office of independent vote monitors.

14 September 2015 13:31

London march urges UK change of heart on refugees Tens of thousands of people marched through London in protest against Britain's refugee policy, with new Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn attending in his first political engagement only hours after being elected.

14 September 2015 13:27

Obama orders US to admit 10,000 Syrian refugees President Barack Obama has asked for at least 10,000 Syrian refugees to be admitted to the United States next year, amid criticism his government has done too little to help.

14 September 2015 12:24

Trump, Cruz join forces to slam Iran deal They are rivals on the campaign trail, but Republican presidential challengers Donald Trump and Senator Ted Cruz joined forces at a rally denouncing the Iran nuclear deal being debated by the US Congress.

14 September 2015 12:19

Merkel wants 'binding' EU refugee quotas with no ceiling German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged the EU to agree to a proportional distribution of refugees with no limits on actual numbers, going much further than plans unveiled by the European Commission.

14 September 2015 12:13

France urges EU members to 'scrupulously' respect Schengen rules France called for the "scrupulous respect by all European Union countries" of rules setting out the bloc's borderless Schengen zone.

14 September 2015 12:07

Rosie Assoulin, the rising star in New York fashion In just two short years, rising New York designer Rosie Assoulin has established her own label and won plaudits for sophisticated yet sensuous clothes that sacrifice nothing to comfort.

14 September 2015 11:50

British PM says Labour under Corbyn threat to UK security Prime Minister David Cameron said that veteran socialist Jeremy Corbyn's election to the Labour leadership made the main opposition party a threat to Britain's national security.

14 September 2015 11:44

German minister urges change in EU's policy towards Syria Germany's Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said Europe should stop looking on helplessly as "murder" rages on in Syria, as he called on the bloc to review its strategy on the conflict.

14 September 2015 11:34

Mecca crane collapse highlights city's development boom The deadly collapse of a construction crane in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca has highlighted the controversial pace of high-end urban development in the birthplace of Islam.

14 September 2015 11:26

Hundreds in US pay tribute to French train heroes Hundreds of people waving American flags lined the streets of Sacramento to pay tribute to three local heroes who helped thwart a train attack in France.

12 September 2015 16:32

Crane collapse kills 107 at Mecca's Grand Mosque ahead of hajj At least 107 people died when a massive construction crane crashed into Mecca's Grand Mosque, with scores more injured, Saudi authorities said, days before the annual hajj pilgrimage.

12 September 2015 16:09

Japan PM visits flood-hit town as rescuers search for missing Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited a disaster-struck city north of Tokyo in the aftermath of massive flooding that killed at least three people.

12 September 2015 14:41

Rick Perry drops out of US presidential race Former Texas governor Rick Perry dropped out of the US presidential race, becoming the first casualty in a crowded battle for the Republican Party nomination in 2016.

12 September 2015 13:54

Givenchy is star of New York fashion day two French giant Givenchy will be the main attraction at New York fashion week, with its bolt across the Atlantic after decades in Paris one of the most hotly anticipated events of the season.

12 September 2015 13:12

Trump accuses Obama of bowing to Putin, failing on Ukraine Billionaire mogul and White House frontrunner Donald Trump accused US President Barack Obama of paying "lip service" on Ukraine and failing to stand up to Russian strongman Vladimir Putin.

12 September 2015 12:29

Jason Wu wants to woo Cate Blanchett Jason Wu is one of the most celebrated designers of his generation who dresses some of America's most influential women, but he says there's one elusive Australian lady he wants to woo.

12 September 2015 12:06