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)
Ukraine bans officials from criticising government
Ukraine banned government officials on Tuesday from publicly criticising the work of state institutions and their colleagues, after damaging disclosures last month that highlighted slow progress in fighting corruption. The move immediately drew criticism from some civil servants who saw it as a blow to freedom of speech at odds with the…...
John Steinbeck’s Visit to Armenia
J.Steinbeck had been in Armenia. This fact should be a surprise for the many. “If it’s true, then why nothing was said of it?” they would ask. How come, one of the greatest representatives of American literature, awardee of Pulitzer and Nobel prizes visited our country, meanwhile there isn’t even a short mention of it? Answer to...
Ukraine national Mazurek names those ‘involved’ in ATM fraud
Prime ATM fraud suspect Piotr Szcdepan Mazurek has told detectives that around 50 people and firms were involved in the forgery. police said on Tuesday the Ukraine national had divulged the names of the persons and firms and they are now verifying the information. Monirul Islam, the head of counter-terrorism and transnational crimes unit of DMP,...
Azerbaijani U-17 footballers to face Ukraine in friendly
The Azerbaijan national under-17 football team will clash with Ukraine in a friendly. The match will be held in Baku at 16:00 local time …read more Source: Azerbaijan State News...
Imprisoned Ukrainian pilot threatens to go on hunger strike
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — The sister of an imprisoned Ukrainian pilot on trial in Russia says her sibling will go on hunger strike unless she …read more Source: Taiwan...
Ukraine national Mazurek names those ‘involved’ in ATM fraud
Prime ATM fraud suspect Piotr Szcdepan Mazurek has told detectives that around 50 people and firms were involved in the forgery. …read more Source:...
Andrzej Kasprzyk to participate in monitoring of Askeran direction
In accordance with the arrangement reached with the government of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, the OSCE Mission will conduct a monitoring of the Nagorno Karabakh-Azerbaijani line of contact in the Askeran direction on March 2. As we was informed by the Information and Public Relations Department of the Foreign Ministry of Nagorno Karabakh, the...
European Commission: Gas transit route through Ukraine should be maintained
…read more Source: Today.Az
Kazakh Senate Speaker Calls for Spirit of Dialogue in OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – The Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) should act in “a spirit of a common political project” and seek understanding, rather than create divisions, Speaker of Kazakhstan’s Senate Kassym-Jomart...
Germany says credibility of Minsk peace deal for eastern Ukraine at stake
The credibility of the Minsk peace deal for eastern Ukraine will come under threat unless both sides in the conflict make faster progress in implementing the agreement, Germany’s foreign minister said on Monday. …read more Source: Channel...
