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)
Dozens Killed in Attack on Convoy, Ukraine Says; Rebels Deny Firing Rocket
Dozens of people, including women and children, were killed fleeing fighting in eastern Ukraine on Monday when their convoy of buses was hit by rocket fire, military spokesmen said. …read more Source:...
Donetsk Queues for Water as Fighting Shuts off Supply
Anastasiya clutches two empty five-litre bottles as she joins a queue of Donetsk residents buying water in the rebel-held east Ukrainian city where supplies were abruptly cut off by shelling damage. …read more Source:...
Rupiah falls to 11,687 per dollar Monday afternoon
Rupiah traded among banks in Jakarta on Monday afternoon depreciated by 10 basis points to Rp 11,687 per US dollar, down from the previous Rp 11,677 per dollar. Monex Investindo Futures head of research Ariston Tjendra said the lack of new economic data in the country had put pressure on the domestic currency, forcing investors to keep their...
‘No progress on Ukraine truce or peace talks’
MOSCOW (AFP) ― Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday that no progress was reached on establishing a ceasefi …read more Source: The Korea...
Putin threat stirs European tank ambition dormant since Cold War
The Ukraine crisis is pushing European governments to review the role of the weapon that dominated Cold War defenses as the strength of Russian ground forces stirs political concerns: the battle tank. …read more Source: Thanh Nien...
Ukraine, Rebels Accuse Each Other of Attacking Refugee Bus Convoy
Ukraine accused pro-Russian rebels on Monday of hitting a refugee convoy of buses with rocket fire near the eastern city of Luhansk, killing people trapped in the burning vehicles, but the separatists… …read more Source:...
German FM says some progress made in difficult Ukraine talks
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said early Monday that some progress was made in the “difficult” quadrilateral talks here on the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source:...
Kiev says ‘many dead’ after rebels ‘fire on fleeing civilians’
Kiev on Monday (Aug 18) accused pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine of killing “many” civilians trying to leave a conflict-torn area by shelling them with equipment provided by Moscow. …read more Source: Channel...
Ex-rebel Ukraine city slowly getting back on its feet
As the Ukrainian army encircles the pro-Russian strongholds of Donetsk and Lugansk, the former rebel city of Slavyansk is recovering from months of intense fighting in its territory. …read more Source: Channel...
No progress on Ukraine truce or peace talks: Russian FM
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday (Aug 18) that no progress was reached on establishing a ceasefire or starting peace negotiations over Ukraine during crisis talks in Berlin with his counterpart from Kiev. …read more Source: Channel...
