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)
Pakistanis happier than Indians: report
Indians and Bengalis are less happy than their counterparts in Pakistan, according to a UN-sponsored study. Generosity is a key indicator in which the Pakistanis are several points ahead of their big neighbour. Pakistan’s cabbies and shopkeepers have proved the point every time a group of Indians comes calling to watch a cricket match or...
Arctic nations vow to fight climate-changing emissions of black carbon, methane
The eight Arctic Council nations pledged on Friday to do more to combat climate change, which is shrinking the vast frigid region, and tried to put aside disputes over issues like Russia’s intervention in Ukraine. Meeting in the Canadian town of Iqaluit, 300 km (200 miles) south of the Arctic Circle, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, […]...
EU rescue ships head for Libya, as migrants die in Balkans
British and German warships made ready to sail for waters off Libya as Europe ramped up rescue operations in the Mediterranean after up to 900 desperate migrants drowned last weekend on a boat heading for Italy. Yet hours after European Union leaders agreed in Brussels on Thursday to treble funding for EU maritime missions and pledged more ships...
France still undecided about delivery of warship to Russia
French President Francois Hollande says he has still not decided on whether France will deliver a Mistral-class warship to Russia amid growing speculation that he could choose to refund it.France suspended the delivery “until further notice” last year because of the conflict in Ukraine.A top French diplomatic official earlier this...
Kazakhstan votes for continuity while keeping eye on Ukraine
As oil-rich Kazakhstan votes for a president Sunday, the governing elite is pounding home a mantra of stability as fears percolate about the country’s massive Russian minority taking inspiration from the Moscow-backed insurgency in Ukraine.With authorities clamping down on all opposition, Nursultan Nazarbayev’s re-election is a done...
Kiev accuses Russia of not wanting Ukraine peace
KIEV – Ukraine accused Russia on Friday of resisting a peaceful end to fighting in eastern Ukraine and called for weapons from its allies, saying it is striving to settle the separatist conflict.”The situation is difficult. Russia does not want peace,” Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk told parliament.He accused Moscow of failing...
Kiev Accuses Russia of Not Wanting Ukraine Peace
Ukraine accused Russia today of resisting a peaceful end to fighting in eastern Ukraine and called for weapons from its allies, saying it is striving to settle the separatist conflict. …read more Source:...
Kiev accuses Russians of not wanting peace
Ukraine accused Russia today of resisting a peaceful end to fighting in eastern Ukraine, and called for weapons from its allies, saying it is striving to settle the separatist conflict. “The situation is difficult. Russia does not want peace,” Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk told parliament. He accused Moscow of failing to uphold...
Kazakhstan votes for continuity while keeping eye on Ukraine
As oil-rich Kazakhstan votes for a president Sunday, the governing elite is pounding home a mantra of stability as fears percolate about the country’s massive Russian minority taking inspiration from the Moscow-backed insurgency in Ukraine. …read more Source: The Times of...
Remarks at the Atlantic Council’s Conference on Trade and National Security: Renewing U.S. Leadership Through Economic Strength
John Kerry Secretary of State Atlantic Council Washington, DC April 23, 2015 General Jones, thank you very much for a very, very generous introduction. More importantly, thank you for your absolutely extraordinary years of service to our country. You’ve held so many important positions and working your way up from a young lieutenant in...
