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West Asia
Iran Calls for Hamas to Fight Against Israel
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) shakes hands with visiting Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh during their meeting in Tehran, capital of Iran, on Feb. 12, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz> news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Afghan Terrorists Arrested With to-be Suicide Bomb Kids
Three detained terrorists and two young would-be suicide bombers stand with their explosive material after they were captured in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Feb. 12, 2012. Security forces have arrested five Taliban insurgents including a woule-be child suicide bomber who was set free in Kabul months ago, the department of National Directorate…
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West Asia
Turkey on 13 February 2012 Turkey on 13 February 2012 <Today’s Zaman>: Turkish warplanes strike PKK targets in northern Iraq news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Iran on 13 February 2012 Iran on 13 February 2012 <Tehran Times>: Ahmadinejad, Haniya: Resistance only way to Palestinian victory news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
India on 13 February 2012 India on 13 February 2012 < India Today>: Khurshid clarifies stand to PM over spat with EC news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
Vietnam on 13 February 2012 Vietnam on 13 February 2012 <Vietnam News>: Land seizure unlawful: PM news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Mongolia on 13 February 2012 Mongolia on 13 February 2012 <Montsame>: HEADS OF STANDING COMMITTEES APPOINTED news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
China on 13 February 2012 China on 13 February 2012 <People Daily>: With imminence of Valentine’s Day, rose price up in China’s Yinchuan news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Japan on 13 February 2012 Japan on 13 February 2012 <Japan Today>: Air New Zealand flight from Tokyo held on tarmac over flu scare news@theasian.asia
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Politics
Russia to suspend children adoption by U.S. citizens
The Russian Foreign Ministry on Saturday signaled that Moscow may temporarily suspend adoption of Russian children by U.S. citizens following a series of mistreatment allegedly committed by American adoptive parents. In a statement posted on its website, the ministry listed a string of cases about U.S. adoptive parents’ abuses of…
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