Bushfires

Australian government to aid tourism industry as bushfires recede

The number of fires burning across Australia`s east and south coast has gone under 100 over the weekend for the first time in weeks, bringing relief from a disaster that has scorched an area roughly a third the size of Germany since September.

Jan 19, 2020, 12:27 PM IST

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison defends bushfire crisis response

Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who has been under sustained attack since he went on vacation to Hawaii as the crisis escalated, blamed a "breakdown in communications" for a state fire chief`s complaint he was blindsided by Morrison`s plan to set up a national bushfire recovery agency.

Jan 05, 2020, 13:49 PM IST

Thousands flee bushfires as Israel alleges `arson terror`

Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said residents in eight Haifa neighbourhoods had been told to leave due to six separate fires.

Nov 25, 2016, 00:23 AM IST