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)
U.S. Biden voices support for Ukraine, denounces Russia's Putin
KIEV (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Friday condemned Russia’s behaviour in Ukraine as “unacceptable” and urged Moscow to abide by a September peace deal and pull its military forces out of the country. …read more Source: The...
UK troops in largest armoured deployment in Eastern Europe for six years
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is carrying out its largest armoured deployment in Eastern Europe for six years, in a joint exercise with Poland to reassure it in the wake of Russia’s intervention in Ukraine, the Ministry of Defence said on Friday. …read more Source: The...
Biden warns Russia over Ukraine on Maidan anniversary
US Vice President Joe Biden warned Russia had failed to fulfil its commitments under a September peace plan, adding: “So long as that continues, Russia will face rising costs, greater isolation.” …read more Source: Channel...
Boycott of 2018 World Cup would be ‘nonsense’: FIFA secretary general
SOCHI, Russia (AP) – FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke says a boycott of the 2018 World Cup in Russia would be nonsense.Some European politicians have suggested that European countries could boycott the World Cup over the conflict in eastern Ukraine, which many Western governments accuse Russia of provoking.Valcke says talk of a boycott...
A year after Kiev protests, Ukraine vanishes in rebel east
The symbols of Ukraine have been hidden somewhere in the school in the country’s war-torn east — but the headmistress will not say exactly where. One year after the start of protests in Kiev that toppled a pro-Russian government and set in motion a chain of events that set off a bloody pro-Russian rebellion, at school Number 33 in...
First victim from Tharparkar succumbs to deadly Congo virus
A 50-year-old man hailing from Sindh, and the first from the drought-affected district of Tharparkar, died at Aga Khan Hospital on Friday after suffering from the Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever creating panic among the entire population of the drought-affected region. According to details, Mohammad Sakhi Nohri of Taluka Chhachharo was taken to...
Russia risks more isolation over Ukraine aggression: Biden
US Vice-President Joe Biden warned that Russia had failed to fulfil its commitments under agreements struck in September. …read more Source: Channel...
U.S. Vice President Biden denounces Putin's action in Ukraine
KIEV (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Friday condemned Russian behaviour in Ukraine as “unacceptable” and urged it to abide by a September peace deal by adhering to a ceasefire and removing military forces from the country. …read more Source: The...
Merkel aide raps Russia after report on aid to Ukraine rebels
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman accused Moscow on Friday of actively stoking the conflict in eastern Ukraine after a senior separatist in the region was quoted as saying the rebels were receiving “a lot” of Russian money. …read more Source: The...
Russia back to old ways
Although nowhere near the Cold War, the Ukraine crisis has put the demarcation of East and West in effect again In the wake of the Ukraine crisis, the dynamics of the world are also shifting, though slightly, back to the bloc system. The West and Russia have once against ended up in opposing camps. Time may have reduced power Russia’s might...
