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)
Russian doctors protest as reforms threaten jobs
MOSCOW – Russian doctors have taken to the streets in a rare protest as thousands are set to lose their jobs and dozens of hospitals are due to shut in Moscow in controversial moves to modernise the creaking health system.With white coats slung over their winter clothing, more than 6,000 doctors and nurses braved the November cold on Sunday...
Fearing Ebola surge, Mali widens virus watch
BAMAKO – Fearful of a surge of Ebola cases, Mali placed more than 440 people under surveillance, as a US hospital said Monday it had been unable to save the life of a doctor airlifted from Sierra Leone.Officials in Mali met to consider increasing security at its border following two confirmed cases of Ebola due to infection in neighbouring...
Fearful Mali places almost 600 under Ebola surveillance
BAMAKO: Fearful of a surge of Ebola cases, Mali placed nearly 600 people under surveillance, as the country battles to contain the spread of the deadly tropical virus. Malian officials met on Monday to consider increasing security at its border following two confirmed cases of Ebola due to infection in neighbouring Guinea. US airports also...
India’s Modi talks ‘shirtfronting’ and cricket Down Under
SYDNEY: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi injected some humour into his address to Australia’s parliament on Tuesday, using the term “shirtfront” to make fun of his host while also talking cricket. Modi’s official visit, the first by an Indian leader in 28 years, follows on from Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s hosting...
End of communism not all good for Christianity
VATICAN-COMMUNISM – The end of communist rule in Europe, which began 25 years ago this month, was not all positive for Christianity because it brought tensions between Rome and Russia back to the surface, a senior Vatican official said on Monday.Cardinal Kurt Koch, the top Roman Catholic official for inter-church relations, said the...
Fearful Mali places almost 600 under Ebola surveillance
Bamako (AFP) – Fearful of a surge of Ebola cases, Mali placed nearly 600 people under surveillance, as the country battles to contain the spread of the deadly tropical virus.Malian officials met on Monday to consider increasing security at its border following two confirmed cases of Ebola due to infection in neighbouring Guinea.US airports...
Ukrainian soldier: “They don’t fight. They simply destroy“
Women join separatists’ fight for eastern UkraineKiev, rebels agree to extra measures to ensure Ukraine cease-fireUkraine, pro-Russian separatists agree to ceasefireUnder artillery fire, Ukraine rebels switch their leaders …read more Source: Thanh Nien...
Modi talks about ‘shirtfronting’
SYDNEY (AFP) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi injected some humour into his address to Australias parliament on Tuesday, using the term shirtfront to make fun of his host while also talking cricket.Modis official visit, the first by an Indian leader in 28 years, follows on from Prime Minister Tony Abbotts hosting of G20 world leaders...
EU sanctions separatists as Ukraine crisis deepens
Brussels (AFP) – The EU agreed to blacklist more Ukrainian separatists Monday but stopped short of fresh sanctions against Russia, saying there was hope of restarting dialogue with Moscow to end the worst standoff since the Cold War.New European Union diplomatic chief Federica Mogherini said foreign ministers meeting in Brussels had raised...
Poland, Russian expel diplomats over spying
Russian and Polish officials confirmed Monday that they have carried out tit-for-tat diplomatic expulsions in an espionage affair that highlights intensified efforts by Moscow to penetrate NATO counties and a new determination by the West to fight back. As tensions grow over Russia’s military incursions in Ukraine, espionage also appears to...
