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)
Afghanistan turns to India for military helicopters, likely to rile Pakistan
KABUL/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Afghanistan is poised to acquire four attack helicopters from India to help it fight a growing Taliban insurgency, a small but significant deal marking a shift in Kabuls search for allies that is likely to anger Pakistan.Soon after he took over, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani held off military assistance from...
Bayern hammer Gunners; Chelsea win
Paris, November 5 Arsenal’s hopes of reaching the Champions League knockout phase were left hanging by a thread on Wednesday after they were thrashed 5-1 by Bayern Munich, while Chelsea revived their faltering campaign with a nervy 2-1 victory over Dynamo Kiev. Zenit St Petersburg became the third team to reach the last 16 of the game as...
Anguish over India’s move to ban ‘rent-a-womb’ industry
NEW DELHI: Childless couples from around the world have been left in limbo after the Indian government revealed plans to ban them from the country’s booming multi-million dollar surrogacy industry. The industry has exploded in recent years with thousands of infertile couples flocking to India, one of only a handful of countries offering...
Ukraine snubs free travel to Europe over anti-gay law
The European Union said in 2010 that Ukrainians being allowed free travel depended in part on Kiev adding a clause to its Soviet-era labour code that would ban all forms of discrimination against gays at work. …read more Source: Channel...
Ukraine’s Armenian-Georgian Shield
In fact, more Georgian officials have appeared in Ukraine since Saakashvili’s appointment as governor of Odessa. …read more Source:...
Ukraine rebels complete small arms withdrawal
The reported pullback was in line with a trust-building September 1 pact that has sharply de-escalated the violence and seen just seven Ukrainian soldiers die from enemy fire – about the same number killed daily at some points last year. …read more Source: Channel...
U.S. Senate approved military aid to Ukraine for $ 300 million
In the White house, in particular, do not agree with what the authors are trying to avoid spending cuts, taking money from special so-called “emergency funds». …read more Source:...
Putin, Merkel edge Obama to new low in Forbes power ranking
Barack Obama on Wednesday became the first sitting United States (US) president to slide out of the top two power rankings as published by Forbes, beaten not just by Russian President Vladimir Putin but also German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has now been ranked ninth as he jumped six places from last year. He is...
Ukraine insurgents complete small arms withdrawal
Ukraine’s rebels said on Thursday that they had completed the withdrawal of their smaller weapons from a buffer zone in the ex-Soviet state’s east. …read more Source: Global...
NATO chief sounds alarm over Russian buildup in Baltic, Mediterranean
British Royal Marines and Portuguese fuzileiros, exit amphibious boats during the NATO Trident Juncture exercise 2015 in Troia, south of Lisbon, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015. NATO Allies and partner nations join forces during three weeks for the Alliance’s Trident Juncture live military exercise involving 36,000 troops from more than 30 nations...
