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South Asia
India passes $20 bln law to expand food welfare
India plans to subsidize wheat, rice and cereals for some 800 million people under a $20 billion scheme to cut malnutrition and ease poverty. The Food Security Bill, sent this week by India’s parliament to the president for approval, guarantees citizens a legal right to food. India has some of…
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West Asia
UN chief stresses need for cooperation on global issues
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Wednesday highlighted the importance of cooperation in addressing the challenges facing the world, as leaders from major economies are to attend a G20 summit in Russia. After arrived in the Russian city of St. Petersburg on Wednesday for the summit, Ban said the international…
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East Asia
Former NBA star Dennis Rodman visits North Korea to meet Kim Jung Un
Former NBA star Dennis Rodman is in North Korea with plans to hang out with authoritarian leader Kim Jong Un, have a good time and maybe bridge some cultural gaps – but not be a diplomat. Rodman was greeted at Pyongyang’s airport Tuesday by Son Kwang Ho, vice-chairman of North…
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East Asia
Tornados hit eastern Japanese cities injuring people, damaging buildings
Tornados hit cities in east part of Japan Monday afternoon, injuring dozens of people and damaging building, according to local media. In Koshigaya city in the Saitama prefecture, local police said that they confirmed six buildings were completely destroyed and about 80 were badly damaged, reported Japan’s Kyodo News. Around…
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West Asia
Assad warns military strike on Syria would spark uncontrollable war
France released an intelligence report on Monday alleging chemical weapons use by Syria’s regime that dovetailed with similar U.S. claims, as President Bashar Assad warned that any military strike against his country would spark an uncontrollable regional war and spread “chaos and extremism.” The verbal crossfire, including a rejection of…
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West Asia
Egyptian judges recommend legal dissolution of Muslim Brotherhood
A panel of Egyptian judges recommended Monday the dissolution of the Muslim Brotherhood, adding momentum to a push by authorities to ban the ousted president’s main backer and a pillar of political Islam in the region. Since the military deposed Mohammed Morsi in a July 3 coup, it has steadily…
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East Asia
‘Hallyu’ wave on Egyptian shores
Guys singing Korean songs in the street, girls tuning in to Korean dramas on TV every day, and people just making plans to go work in Korea, and maybe even live there, all of these aspects affecting the world, including Egypt, is what’s called the Hallyu or Korean wave. Korean…
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West Asia
US Congress divided on authorizing proposed military strike on Syria
The U.S. Congress is splitting on whether to give green light to Obama administration for launching a limited military strike on Syria, to punish Damascus for an alleged chemical attack that killed hundreds of people. President Barack Obama on Saturday announced that though he has decided to take military action…
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West Asia
Egypt’s ousted president Morsi to stand trial for ‘inciting murder’ charges
Egyptian prosecutors referred Sunday ousted president Mohamed Morsi and 14 other people to a criminal court over the killing of a journalist and the violence that erupted over his controversial presidential declaration last year, official news agency MENA reported. The prosecutor general, Hesham Barakat, accused Morsi of inciting violence and…
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Sweden-North Korea friendship at a great cost
Sweden was the first Western country to create close trade relations with North Korea –but was utterly duped. To this day, North Korea owes Sweden about half a billion US dollars for transactions completed in the 70s and subsequent interest for non-paid purchases. Below is an article about what the…
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