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South East Asia
18 people killed in boxing spectators’ riot protesting against local player’s loss
Eighteen people were killed in a stadium stampede after spectators rioted to protest a local boxer’s loss in a championship match in eastern Indonesia, officials said Monday. Youth and Sports Minister Roy Suryo said the victims – 11 of them women – were trampled to death as about 1,500 spectators…
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South Asia
India says goodbye to 163-year-old telegram servece by sending last ones
India’s last telegram went out late Sunday, marking the end of a service that millions of Indians had relied on for fast communication for more than 160 years. Hundreds of people thronged the 75 telegraph offices remaining in the country to send their last telegrams to friends or family as…
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West Asia
Iranian President-elect Rouhani criticizes Ahmadinejad for mismanaging economy
June 17, 2013, Iranian President-elect Hasan Rouhani, places his hand on his heart as a sign of respect, after speaking at a news conference, in Tehran, Iran. Rouhani on Monday leveled his first criticism of the outgoing administration since June’s election, saying it has mismanaged the country’s economy. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Ebrahim…
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South Asia
Bangladeshi Islamic leader sentenced to 90 years in prison for war crimes
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islmai party’s former chief Ghulam Azam (C) arrives at a criminal court in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 15, 2013. Ghulam Azam, one of the most high profile leaders of Bangladesh’s largest Islamic party, was on Monday sentenced to 90 years in prison for war crimes including mass killings. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Shariful Islam>…
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West Asia
Former Kuwaiti MP Ashour speaks during campaign for July 27 election
Kuwait’s former MP Saleh Ashour speaks during the opening ceremony of his electoral campaign in Kuwait City, on July 14, 2013. Kuwait’s second parliamentary election in eight months will be held in Kuwait on July 27. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Noufal Ibraim>
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Bangladesh to build Padma Bridge with own resources
As the biggest global lender, the World Bank (WB), has backed out from the supporting Bangladesh’s largest infrastructure development project, the Bangladesh government has decided to construct the country’s biggest rail-road bridge over the mighty Padma river with its own resources. The tender for construction of the 6.15 kilometer long…
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West Asia
Turkish riot police fires water cannon at anti-gov’t protesters again
Protesters run to escape a water cannon on Istiklal avenue, the main shopping street of Istanbul, during clashes between riot police and anti-government demonstrators in Istanbul, Turkey Saturday night, July 13, 2013. Riot police charged protesters who were trying to enter Taksim square, downtown Istanbul. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Vadim Ghirda> A photographer…
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East Asia
Hundreds dead, towns flooded as typoon ‘Soulik’ hits southern China
Typhoon Soulik moved further inland to east China’s Jiangxi Province on Sunday after lashing southeast China’s Fujian Province on Saturday, bringing downpours and strong gales to the region. The seventh typhoon to hit Chinese mainland this year, Soulik entered Jiangxi around 4 a.m., bringing precipitation as high as 200 mm within five hours and winds…
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West Asia
Pro-democracy leader El Baradei inaugurated as Egypt’s Vice President
In this photo released by the Egyptian Presidency, interim President Adly Mansour, right, listens as pro-democracy leader Mohamed El Baradei, a leader of the National Salvation Front is sworn in as vice president in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, July 14, 2013. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Egyptian Presidency>
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South Asia
Bangladeshi garment workers demand payment of unpaied wages
Bangladeshi garment workers participate in a protest outside the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Export Association (BGMEA) office building in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, July 14, 2013. Hundreds of garment workers protested Sunday demanding payment of their unpaid wages and festival bonus. <AP Photo/NEWSis/A.M. Ahad.>
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