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Politics
North Korea’s senior official Kim Yang-gon dies
Kim Yang-gon, secretary of the North Korean Workers’ Party and the director of the United Front Department, died Tuesday in a car accident, the North’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said Wednesday. He was 73. The KCNA referred to Kim, who was a member of the party’s Central Committee Politbureau,…
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Politics
“Comfort women” enraged by the deal between Korea and Japan
A day after the irreversible settlement of a decades-long standoff over Korean women forced into sexual slavery by Japan’s WWII military, there’s relief among South Korean and Japanese diplomats, fury among activists and many of the elderly victims and general public indifference in both countries. South Korean first and second vice foreign…
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West Asia
Egypt and Ethiopia attempt settling Renaissance Dam project
Egypt and Ethiopia signed a deal in Sudan called “Khartoum Document” in the presence of foreign and irrigation ministers of the three countries to try to reach a final resolution regarding Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam, on Tuesday 29th December. The document includes information on the new international company that will conduct…
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Society
Turkish designs a mirror that reflects smiling faces only
A Turkish engineer designed a mirror for cancer patients that would only show them their faces’ reflections if they’re smiling. The Turkish engineer Saleh Berek Ilhan said that the design’s idea came from asking himself how could he emotionally support and help patients? how could strengthen the relationship between the patient…
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Politics
Settling the sex slavery dilemma between Korea and Japan
Foreign ministers of South Korea and Japan held discussion in Seoul on Monday 28th December arriving at a conclusion that would solve the issue of sex slavery between Korea and Japan. The settlement says that Japan’s prime minister Shinzo Abe would apologize and offer his deepest regrets and condolences to the…
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Culture
Lemmy Kilmister, English rock band Motorhead frontman, dead at 70
Lemmy Kilmister, founding member and frontman of Motörhead. has died at the age of 70. News of his death was first reported by American radio and TV host Eddie Trunk, a longtime friend of Lemmy, and has since been confirmed by several others. Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne wrote on Twitter,…
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Society
Asia suffers from pollution once again in 2015
As 2015 comes to a close, Asia proves to have another year of air pollution and its suffering ahead. According to the statistics issued by World Air Quality, China comes in the first place when it comes to the worst air quality in Asia. As among the top ten spots…
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West Asia
Pollution continues to hinder life in Iran
The severe air pollution continues after it had led authorities to close schools for three days in and around the capital, where an estimated 14 million people live, it resulted in cancelling two major football games. According to Fars News Agency, The premier football league games between Tehran teams and clubs visiting…
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Politics
Mecca: Seasons of Pilgrimage and Anger
Two years after the end of the Ottoman Empire, in the wake of the First World War and the establishment of the secular Turkish Republic, the Arab region clamored for a revival of the caliphate. On 3 March 1926, delegates from Muslim countries, including Egypt, accepted an invitation from King…
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South Asia
Indian extremist party Shiv Sena warns PM Modi not to get close to Pakistan
India’s extremist Hindu right-wing political party Shiv Sena has censured Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent unannounced visit to Pakistan, saying those who get close to Pakistan become irrelevant in politics. “What needs to be remembered is that there is an orthodox belief that in the past, no politician who has…
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