Section: Asia
- Afghanistan (54)
- Armenia (2,395)
- Azerbaijan (1,400)
- Bangladesh (459)
- China (1,817)
- India (3,608)
- Indonesia (807)
- Japan (1,436)
- Kazakhstan (682)
- Kyrgyzstan (667)
- Laos (3)
- Malaysia (6,377)
- Myanmar (25)
- Nepal (712)
- Pakistan (3,592)
- Philippines (1,081)
- Singapore (4,460)
- South Korea (305)
- Taiwan (190)
- Tajikistan (42)
- Thailand (1,124)
- Uzbekistan (33)
- Vietnam (614)
Bangladeshi descent Russian Mamun wins individual all-around gold
RIO DE JANEIRO: Bangladeshi descent Margarita Mamun continued Russia’s dominance of rhythmic gymnastics by winning individual all-around Olym pic gold in Rio on Saturday, reports BSS. The 20-year-old from Moscow took gold ahead of her world champion teammate Yana Kudryavtseva, with Ukraine’s Ganna Rizatdinova claiming bronze in the...
600 people took part in cycling Tour of World Class Almaty 2016
ALMATY. KAZINFORM – A professional cycling race “Tour of World Class Almaty 2016” has taken place in Almaty for the third time. This year, about 600 people took part in the race. Participants from different countries such as Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Germany, Ukraine, USA, Japan, Netherlands, Italy, Israel and Turkey came to Almaty...
Promised prosperity never arrived in Russian-held Crimea, locals say
ARMYANSK, Crimea (Reuters) – More than two years after Russia annexed Crimea and promised its 2 million people a better life, residents say prices have soared, wages and pensions have stagnated and tourists have fled. …read more Source: The...
One World, One Road
Connecting the world through trade routes The initiatives is aimed at enhancing trade ties while normalisation of relations, resolution of conflicts and launch of dialogue between various countries, civilisations, cultures, societies and religions would be the byproducts of these linkages An ancient Chinese proverb goes like this: “The journey of...
Military success in Syria gives Putin upper hand in US proxy war
Russia seems winning on the new chessboard The Syrian military was foundering last year, with thousands of rebel fighters pushing into areas of the country long considered to be government strongholds. The rebel offensive was aided by powerful tank-destroying missiles supplied by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Saudi Arabia....
Saina Nehwal updates fans about knee surgery in Mumbai
Ace India shuttler Saina Nehwal underwent a knee surgery at a city hospital on Saturday in Mumbai after suffering the injury early this month, which got aggravated during the Rio Olympics. A nervous Saina on Friday had tweeted saying her knee surgery is early next day, requesting everyone to pray for her. Surgery tomorrow morning at 6 am friends...
US, Ukraine urge end to soaring tensions with Russia
WASHINGTON: US Vice President Joe Biden and Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko in a phone call urged a speedy resolution to the conflict with pro-Russian separatists amid a spike in tensions with Moscow, the White House said late Friday. Biden and Poroshenko “expressed concern over the recent surge in fighting in eastern Ukraine,...
Congo scare: Hospital heads directed to maintain ‘isolation wards’
The provincial health department and health and medical services department of the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) have directed the heads of major public sector hospitals of the city to establish or make functional ‘Isolation Wards’ in their hospitals for treatment of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF). Talking to PPI, KMC...
Trump’s embattled campaign chief quits resigns
Paul Manafort NEW YORK: Donald Trump sought to reboot his flagging presidential bid Friday, dismissing his tainted campaign chairman, seeking to broaden his shrinking support base by appealing to black voters and visiting flood-ravaged Louisiana. The resignation of the seasoned Republican strategist Paul Manafort – under fire for his pro-Kremlin...
MH17 criminal probe out next month — Dutch prosecutors
THE HAGUE: Initial results from a criminal probe into the downing of a Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over war-torn Ukraine two years ago will be revealed next month, Dutch prosecutors said Friday. The results are expected to shed light on the exact type of missile used to shoot down the jetliner on July 17, 2014, killing all 298 passengers and...
