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Reuters September 28, 2017 11:30:21
Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi is the latest in a long line of Nobel Peace Prize laureates to disappoint many of those who once applauded her, and probably won’t be the last, a cautiona...
BBC September 28, 2017 11:25:24
A US air strike against militants in the Afghan capital Kabul caused civilian casualties after a missile malfunctioned, officials said. The strike was in support of Afghan troops fighting insurgents...
Reuters September 28, 2017 09:59:58
Myanmar's government will manage the redevelopment of villages torched during violence in Rakhine state that has sent nearly half a million Rohingya Muslims fleeing to Bangladesh, a minister was repor...
-- September 27, 2017 16:20:02
Thailand’s ousted former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra was handed a five-year prison sentence on Wednesday after the country’s highest court found her guilty of negligence in the mana...
Xinhua September 27, 2017 13:04:52
At least seven people were killed and more than ten others injured in a road accident in the western Indian state of Rajasthan Wednesday, police said. "The accident occurred when a speeding car...
AP September 27, 2017 12:39:38
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 struck off northeastern Japan on Wednesday. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, and no risk of tsunami. The Japan Meteorological A...
BBC September 27, 2017 11:01:44
A Singaporean teenager has been released from jail after a government appeal against him being granted asylum was dismissed. Amos Yee, known for his political and religious criticism, sought refuge i...
Reuters September 27, 2017 10:01:15
Saudi Arabia's King Salman has issued a decree allowing women to drive for the first time, state media say. Government ministries are to prepare reports within 30 days and the order will be i...
-- September 26, 2017 16:28:55
United Nations Security Council is going to sit in a meeting on Thursday over ongoing violence in Myanmar, which was described as ethnic cleansing. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will...
BBC September 26, 2017 12:28:09
The US has dismissed a statement by North Korea accusing Washington of declaring war on the country, calling the idea "absurd". The White House on Monday also warned Pyongyang to stop provocations af...
AP September 26, 2017 11:47:00
A Palestinian attacker opened fire early on Tuesday at the entrance to a settlement outside Jerusalem, killing three Israeli men and critically wounding a fourth, Israeli police and medical services s...
AP September 26, 2017 11:28:25
Myanmar's UN ambassador insisted Monday that there is no "ethnic cleansing" or genocide taking place against Muslims and objected "in the strongest terms" to countries that used those words to describ...
-- September 25, 2017 18:59:10
Voting has opened on Monday in a controversial independence referendum in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq, reports RT. Neighbouring countries Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey have strongly...
-- September 25, 2017 17:11:52
Myanmar government forces discovered bodies of 28 Hindus, including women and children, in violence-wracked Rakhine state. The government of the country suspected that they were killed by Mus...
-- September 25, 2017 17:00:29
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday announced his plan to dissolve parliament and call a snap election. Shinzo Abe also said his decision to call a snap election would not distract h...
BBC September 25, 2017 11:21:16
Nearly 35,000 people have been evacuated from their homes near an active volcano in Bali, as authorities warn it could erupt imminently. The area around Mount Agung has seen hundreds of tremo...
-- September 24, 2017 18:16:02
The National Peace Council (NPC) of Sri Lanka has appealed to the Sri Lankan government to lift the ban on the entry of Rohingya refugees, taking into account the “intensity of atrocities agains...
Reuters September 24, 2017 15:02:15
Doctors treating some of the 429,000 Rohingya Muslims who have fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar in recent weeks have seen dozens of women with injuries consistent with violent sexual attacks, UN clinic...
Reuters September 24, 2017 14:42:39
Saudi Arabia on Saturday condemned the government of Myanmar’s “policy of repression” against minority Rohingya Muslims. “My country is gravely concerned and condemns...
Reuters September 24, 2017 13:23:00
The Taliban has shut down dozens of clinics in the southern Afghan province of Uruzgan in the past few days, officials said, amid demands for special treatment for its fighters who control most of the...
-- September 24, 2017 13:13:47
An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale jolted four km Northwest of Kadingilan, the Philippines at 4:47pm EST (20:47 GMT) on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said. The epicentre, w...
Xinhua September 24, 2017 11:33:37
A landslide in southwest China has killed three people and left another three missing, authorities said Sunday. Ten people were at the spot when the landslide struck a highway in Libo county, Guizh...
-- September 23, 2017 19:20:29
Saying visitors need to follow immigration procedures to enter the country, Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said Rohingya refugees won’t be allowed in his country, as per a...
-- September 23, 2017 18:29:07
Indonesia has issued its highest level alert for a volcano on Bali, warning that an eruption on the popular tourist island could be imminent, reports BBC. About 10,000 people have already bee...
-- September 23, 2017 17:49:03
Earthquake administration of China detected a magnitude 3.4 earthquake in North Korea and the Chinese government said it was a “suspected explosion.” China made the announcement r...
-- September 23, 2017 17:24:55
New Zealand’s ruling National Party enjoyed a wide lead over the Labour Party with 70 per cent of results counted in the country’s general election on Saturday after the most hotly contest...
BBC September 23, 2017 14:33:50
Iran says it has successfully tested a new-medium range missile, in defiance of US President Donald Trump. The launch of the Khoramshahr missile, which has a range of 2,000 km (1242 miles), w...
Xinhua September 23, 2017 13:24:37
One Afghan Local Police (ALP) personnel and eight Taliban militants were killed and eight people wounded in a clash in Laghman, eastern Afghanistan on late Friday, the provincial government said on Sa...
-- September 23, 2017 13:02:44
Indonesia has issued its highest level alert for a volcano on Bali, warning that an eruption on the popular tourist island could be imminent. About 10,000 people have already been evacuated,...
BBC September 23, 2017 12:04:40
China has moved to limit North Korea's oil supply and will stop buying textiles from the politically isolated nation, it said on Saturday. China is North Korea's most important trading partne...
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