Section: Asia
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- 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’s president dismisses powerful regional governor
KIEV, Ukraine: Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko dismissed the billionaire governor of an eastern region Wednesday following a rancorous dispute pitting the tycoon against the government. …read more Source: New Straits...
Ukrainian President Sacks Oligarch as Regional Chief
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has fired billionaire Ihor Kolomoisky as governor of a key region in the east after a raid by armed men on the Kiev offices of a state oil firm, his website said t… …read more Source:...
Putin reviews war games, says more to come
President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that a recent Russian military exercise has marked the beginning of a series of such drills this year, a show of force that comes amid a bitter strain with the West over Ukraine. Reflecting the tensions, U.S. and other NATO forces staged maneuvers in the Baltics, and a convoy of […] The post Putin reviews war...
Moody's cuts Ukraine rating to just above default
[WASHINGTON] Ratings firm Moody’s cut Ukraine’s sovereign debt rating to one notch above default on Tuesday, saying creditors will be forced to take deep losses in a debt restructuring. …read more Source: The Business...
Moody’s cuts Ukraine rating to just above default
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Ratings firm Moodys cut Ukraines sovereign debt rating to one notch above default Tuesday, saying creditors will be forced to take deep losses in a debt restructuring.The key driver of the downgrade is the likelihood of external private creditors incurring substantial losses as a result of the governments plan to...
Putin reviews war games, says more drills will come
MOSCOW (AP) -Russian President Vladimir Putin says a massive military exercise has marked the beginning of a series of such drills this year.Last weeks maneuvers across Russia, from the Arctic to the Black Sea, involved 80,000 troops, about 100 navy ships and more than 220 aircraft. The war games come amid a spike in tensions between Russia and...
Russian bombers spark NATO scramble, protest in Baltic
VILNIUS (AFP) – NATO jets were scrambled Tuesday to escort Russian fighters and nuclear-capable bombers flying near the Baltic states and Sweden with their transponders switched off, sparking protests over the danger they posed to civil aviation.Lithuanias defence ministry spokeswoman Asta Galdikaite said NATO air policing aircraft...
US House Urges President Barack Obama to Send Lethal Arms to Ukraine
American lawmakers voted overwhelmingly on Monday to urge President Barack Obama to provide Ukraine with lethal weapons to defend itself against Russian “aggression.” …read more Source:...
A string of air disasters in 2014-2015
A Malaysia Airlines aircraft lands at Kuala Lumpur Airport in December 2014 -© AFP The last 14 months has seen a series of high profile air crashes, a worrying number of which remain unresolved. 11 February, 2014: A military transport plane — a Hercules C-130 — carrying 78 people crashes in a mountainous part of north-eastern Algeria. Reports...
House of Representatives calls on president to send lethal aid to Ukraine
American lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Monday to urge President Barack Obama to provide Ukraine with lethal weapons to defend itself against Russian “aggression.” …read more Source: Global...
