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South East Asia
Malaysia declares emergency state for haze caused by Indonesia’s forest fire
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono apologized Monday to Singapore and Malaysia for record-setting pollution caused by forest fires in his country. “For what is happening, as the president, I apologize to our brothers in Singapore and Malaysia,” Yudhoyono said. He asked for their understanding and said Indonesia is working hard…
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South Asia
Pakistani people condemn Taliban for killing 10 foreign tourists
Islamic militants disguised as policemen killed 10 foreign climbers and a Pakistani guide in a brazen overnight raid against their campsite at the base of one of the world’s tallest mountains in northern Pakistan, officials said. The Pakistani Taliban claimed it carried out the attack at Nanga Parbat to avenge…
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South East Asia
More than 1000 dead in monsoon flooding in northern India
An Indian man crosses over a swollen river with the help of a rope in Govindghat, India, Sunday, June 23, 2013. Bad weather hampered efforts Sunday to evacuate thousands of people stranded in the northern India state of Uttarakhand, where at least 1,000 people have died in monsoon flooding and…
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West Asia
Suicide car bomb attack kills 8 people in Damascus, Syria
Suicide bombers targeted security compounds in Damascus and a car bomb exploded in a pro-regime district there Sunday, killing at least eight people, the latest in a surge of civil war violence in the capital. In northern Syria, a car bomb killed 12 soldiers in Aleppo, according to the Britain-based…
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East Asia
Hong Kong allows whistle-blower Snowden to go for third country
Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden – an admitted leaker of state secrets – was expected to fly from Moscow to Cuba and Venezuela en route to possible asylum in Ecuador. Snowden, also a former CIA technician, fled Hong Kong on Sunday to dodge U.S. efforts to extradite him…
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South East Asia
Thai demonstrators hold masks to protest against gov’t corruption
Anti-government demonstrators hold a mask during a rally Sunday, June 23, 2013 in Bangkok, Thailand. A few thousands of demonstrators took part in the rally to show their resistance against the government accused of ravishingly spending the tax money just to win popularity. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Sakchai Lalit> Anti-government demonstrators march through…
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West Asia
Lebanese protesters slam extension of parliament’s term by 1 and 1/2 years
Lebanese demonstrators have clashed with police in downtown Beirut during a protest against the extension of parliament’s term earlier this month. Last month, the 128-member parliament extended its term by a year and a half, skipping scheduled elections because of deteriorating security conditions in the country related to the war…
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South Asia
Hundreds dead, 50 thousands still stranded from floods in northern India
Indian government Thursday intensified rescue and relief operations in the northern state of Uttarakhand, where hundreds are believed to have been killed by a massive flooding caused by an early monsoon, said government officials. Hundreds of pilgrims were evacuated by choppers from a 1,000- year-old old Hindu holy site, the…
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South East Asia
Indonesia’s forest fire brings smoky haze in neighboring Singapore
A woman wears a mask as the Singapore Central Business District is covered with haze Thursday evening, June 20, 2013. Singapore urged people to remain indoors amid unprecedented levels of air pollution Thursday as a smoky haze wrought by forest fires in neighboring Indonesia worsened dramatically. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Joseph Nair> Cars…
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South Asia
Death toll from Monsoon flooding in northern India surpasses 120
Monsoon flooding that has stranded thousands of people and caused landslides in northern India has killed almost 120 people, and the prime minister said the toll could rise substantially. The torrential rain and landslides since Sunday have stranded pilgrims at four revered Hindu shrines, washed away bridges and roads and…
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