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)
Obama and Putin to meet, but differ over whether Ukraine or Syria tops agenda
WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in New York next week at a time of high tension in Europe and the Middle East, but the Kremlin and the White House differed on Thursday over the top priority for the talks. …read more Source: The...
Russian lawmaker who stood up to Kremlin is stripped of his post
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian provincial lawmaker who, in a rare show of defiance, accused the Kremlin of lying about whether it sent its forces to fight in Ukraine was stripped of his seat in the local parliament on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Russian lawmaker who stood up to Kremlin is stripped of his post
A Russian provincial lawmaker who, in a rare show of defiance, accused the Kremlin of lying about whether it sent its forces to fight in Ukraine was stripped of his seat in the local parliament on Thursday. …read more Source: Channel...
Forecast: Rift in Azerbaijan-EU relations to cause serious consequences
Rift in Azerbaijan-EU relations may bring to serious consequences, famous analyst Sergey Markedonov told ArmInfo. EU Parliament Resolution containing critical assessments of human rights in Azerbaijan caused a series of Baku’s harsh statements towards EU. Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs canceled the visit of EU Parliament...
OSCE officials record consequences of Azeri shelling of Armenian villages
The Office of the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office held a regular monitoring of the state border between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the direction of the Aygepar village in Tavush region. From the Armenian side the monitoring was conducted by Field Assistants of the Special Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Yevgeny...
Putin preparing to strike Islamic State ‘with or without US’
Russian President Vladimir Putin, determined to strengthen his country’s only military outpost in the Middle East, is preparing to launch unilateral airstrikes against Islamic State from inside Syria if the US rejects his proposal to join forces, two people familiar with the matter said. Mr Putin’s preferred course of action, though,...
Putin hopes to steal UN show with Syria-focused speech
Putin appears to see the rise of the IS as both a major potential threat to Russia and a common cause that could help restore ties with the West, ravaged by the Ukrainian crisis. …read more Source: The Indian...
Russia plans second big military base near Ukrainian border
Russia is planning a second major military base near the border with Ukraine, where NATO accuses Russian troops of helping pro-Moscow separatists fight Kiev’s forces. The new base will house 5,000 soldiers and heavy weaponry, according to public documents and people working at the site. It is farther east than another base reported under...
Mare’s Milk Producers Confident about Drink’s Domestic, Int’l Future
The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – Businessmen and scholars of the Zhambyl region promote Kazakh nano kumis and are confident that the traditional beverage of nomads will conquer the entire world. The realisation that kumis (fermented horse milk) was allegedly patented in Germany was...
Russia plans second big military base near Ukrainian border
BOGUCHAR, Russia: Russia is planning a secondmajormilitary base near the border with Ukraine, where Nato accuses Russian troops of helping pro- Moscow …read more Source: The News...
