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)
Worst year in Asia? Not Obama, or airlines, but an entire people
As 2015 unfolds with Southeast Asia reeling from yet another airlines tragedy, we take one last look at the year we left behind. A year ago, taking a page from Washington Post columnist Chris Cillizza’s awarding US President Barack Obama the dubious distinction of “Worst year in Washington,” we took to the digital pages of Fortune Magazine....
Russia bans transvestites and transsexuals from driving
MOSCOW: Russia has passed a controversial law banning transvestites, transsexuals and people with other “disorders” from driving, prompting sharp criticism from rights activists, including a prominent Kremlin advisor. The legislation, which took effect this week, says its aims at lowering the country’s high death rate from road...
Foreign ministers to meet over Ukraine in Berlin
The foreign ministers of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine will meet in Berlin on Monday to discuss the Ukraine conflict, said German Foreign Ministry on Friday. …read more Source: China Internet Information...
European leaders to show solidarity at Paris attacks rally
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy signs a book of condolences at the French Embassy in Madrid on January 9, 2015 for victims of a terror attack on French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo that left 12 dead -© Pool/AFP / by Danny Kemp BRUSSELS: European leaders will make an extraordinary show of support for France by joining a mass rally in Paris...
U.S. calls on Moscow to release jailed Ukrainian pilot
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Friday called on Moscow to immediately release a jailed Ukrainian military pilot who has been moved to solitary confinement. …read more Source: The...
Eight killed in Ukraine as peace talk prospects dim
Four Ukrainian soldiers and at least as many civilians died in an upsurge of rocket attacks that came just as prospects for international peace talks on the nine-month crisis dimmed. …read more Source: Channel...
World › Eight killed in Ukraine as peace talk prospects dim
Four Ukrainian soldiers and at least as many civilians died Friday in an upsurge of rocket attacks that came just as prospects for international peace talks on the nine-month crisis dimmed. Local authorities in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk said another nine residents were injured in sporadic clashes that continued… …read more Source:...
Eight killed in Ukraine as peace talk prospects dim
DONETSK (UKRAINE) – Four Ukrainian soldiers and at least as many civilians died Friday in an upsurge of rocket attacks that came just as prospects for international peace talks on the nine-month crisis dimmed. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Gorbachev warns of major war in Europe over Ukraine
BERLIN (Reuters) – Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev warned that tensions between Russia and European powers over the Ukraine crisis could result in a major conflict or even nuclear war, in an interview to appear in a German news magazine on Saturday. …read more Source: The...
US scaling back bases in Europe in cost-cutting move
WASHINGTON: The US military said Thursday it will close a major air base in Britain and withdraw from 14 other installations across Europe as part of a reorganisation of forces to save money. The ‘consolidation’ will save the US government about US$500 million a year and not diminish American military power, Pentagon officials said, but the...
