Australia races to control fires as winds pick up againJanuary 10, 2013 - 11:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Fire crews in south-east Australia are racing to bring bushfires under control before temperatures rise and winds pick up again, BBC News reported. More than 100 separate blazes are still burning in New South Wales, razing at least 300,000 hectares of land. One fire is burning close to a former military range littered with unexploded bombs. Cooler weather has brought some reprieve but forecasters predict another hot spell at the weekend. Temperatures are also rising in Queensland, where a bushfire started on Bribie Island, north of the city of Brisbane. In New South Wales, the Rural Fire Service (RFS) said crews had worked around the clock to take advantage of cooler conditions brought on by a southerly wind. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. |