Iceland drafts emergency evacuation plans as volcano rumbles after centuries of inactivity

Published time: 23 Nov, 2017 23:08 A long-dormant volcano has begun to show signs of activity in Iceland, with authorities fine-tuning evacuation plans in the event it becomes one of the largest eruptions in the country’s history. Öræfajökull, a volcano that last erupted in 1728, is being closely monitored by the Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) […]

Philippines’ Duterte blames past US inactivity for tensions in South China Sea

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has accused the US former administration of taking no action when China began building artificial islands in the South China Sea, which he said resulted in the current strained situation in the region. READ MORE: Duterte orders military to tell China that Philippine Sea area ‘is ours,’ but in a friendly […]