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- Bangladesh (459)
- China (1,817)
- India (3,608)
- Indonesia (807)
- Japan (1,436)
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- Laos (3)
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- 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)
Malaysian Airlines plane shot down over Ukraine
A Ukrainian official said a passenger plane carrying 295 people was shot down on Thursday over a town in the east of the country, and Malaysian Airlines tweeted that it lost contact with one of it… …read more Source: The...
Malaysian plane shot down over Ukraine
In this Nov. 15, 2012 photo, a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 takes off from Los Angeles International Airport in Los …read more Source: The Korea...
Europe: Equities decline
The news sent markets sliding as many investors sought to minimise risky investments amid heightened Ukraine concerns, dealers said. …read more Source: New Straits...
Ukraine: We did not shoot at any plane
Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko says his country’s armed forces did not shoot at any airborne targets, after reports that a Malaysian Airlines plane went down over Ukraine. Mr. Poroshe… …read more Source: The...
West escalates Russia sanctions
WASHINGTON (AP) ― Both the U.S. and European Union imposed new economic sanctions on Russia Wednesday, with President Ba …read more Source: The Korea...
Kiev accuses Russian jet of shooting down its plane
Kiev on Thursday accused a Russian air force jet of shooting down a Ukrainian warplane over its territory Wednesday, ratcheting up tensions along the volatile border between the two ex-Soviet states. …read more Source: Thanh Nien...
Russia condemns ‘primitive’ US sanctions over Ukraine
Russia condemned new US sanctions on Thursday as a primitive attempt to take revenge on Moscow over the Ukraine crisis and accused Washington of blackmailing the European Union into agreeing more sanctions. …read more Source: The Times of...
US, EU stiffen sanctions against Russia over its support for Ukraine separatists
The US and EU strengthened sanctions on Russia over Ukraine on Wednesday, with President Obama taking his first direct swipes in the finance, military and energy sectors of the Russian economy. The move drew an angry threat of serious retaliation from Moscow. …read more Source: South China Morning...
U.S., Europe expand economic sanctions on Russia to hit key energy firms, banks
Both the U.S. and European Union imposed new economic sanctions on Russia Wednesday, with President Barack Obama declaring that Russian leaders must see that their actions supporting Ukraine’s rebels “have consequences.” Though the American and European sanctions were coordinated, they nonetheless exposed fissures in what the...
US, EU escalate economic sanctions on Russia
WASHINGTON — Both the U.S. and European Union imposed new economic sanctions on Russia July 16, with President Barack Obama declaring that Russian leaders must see that their actions supporting Ukraine’s rebels “have consequences.” Though the American and European sanctions were coordinated, they nonetheless exposed...
