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West Asia
Afghan terrorists attack Int’l Red Cross office, one guard killed
A group of terrorists attacked a provincial office of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Wednesday afternoon in Jalalabad city, east Afghanistan, marking the first ever attack on the humanitarian organization in this war-hit nation. Provincial Deputy Police Chief Massom Hashimi confirmed to Xinhua that a car bomb…
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South Asia
Using dung-cakes as fuel in resource rich Pakistan
People using firewood and dung-cakes as fuel in Pakistan Pakistan is bestowed with abundant natural resources including oil, gas, coal, hydro, wind and solar to meet its all requirements yet it’s faced with severe energy crisis, unprecedented in the history of country. According to official statistics, Pakistan has proved gas…
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East Asia
Taiwanese cancel trips to Philippines over row on killing of fisherman
Philippine tourism officials said they stand to lose $4.5 million monthly in canceled bookings and charter flights from Taiwan as a result of a diplomatic row over the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman. Most of the cancelations have hit the popular beach resort of Boracay in the central Philippines, where…
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South East Asia
Myanmar’s ethnic Kachin rebels hold cease fire talks with government
Deputy Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Guan Maw, center, of Kachin Independence Army and representatives arrive to attend their cease fire talks with Myanmar government in Myitkyina, Kachin state Tuesday, May 28, 2013. Myanmar’s government has launched a fresh round of peace talks with ethnic Kachin rebels, seeking to end…
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South Asia
Bangladeshi garment workers protest to demand better working conditions
A Bangladeshi woman shouts as she participates in a protest by workers outside a garment factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, May 27, 2013. According to local reports, hundreds of garment workers who were protesting to demand better working conditions and to increase in pay hike. Bangladeshi people gather during a…
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West Asia
66 dead from coordinated car bombings in Iraqi capital Baghdad
A coordinated wave of car bombings tore through mostly Shiite areas of Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 66 people and maiming nearly 200 as insurgents step up the bloodshed roiling Iraq. The attacks in markets and other areas frequented by civilians are the latest sign of a rapid deterioration…
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South East Asia
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi slams two-child limit for Muslim families
Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and Islamic leaders expressed dismay Monday over plans by authorities in western Myanmar to revive a two-child limit on Muslim Rohingya families, a policy that does not apply to Buddhists and comes amid accusations of ethnic cleansing. Some Buddhists, however, welcomed the plan for…
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West Asia
Afghan girls now go to school in post-Taliban Afghanistan
Afghan girls have a class at a school in Jawzjan province, Afghanistan, on May 26, 2013. Some 8.4 million students, 39 percent of them girls, now go to school in the post-Taliban Afghanistan, according to officials. Afghan children have a class at a school in Jawzjan province, Afghanistan, on May…
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South Asia
Pakistan frees 45 Indian fishermen as goodwill gesture
Released Indian fishermen wait for immigration clearance at Wagah Border in eastern Pakistan’s Lahore on May 25, 2013. Pakistan on Friday freed 45 India fishermen on humanitarian grounds as a goodwill gesture, officials said. Pakistan and India routinely arrest fishermen after they cross the maritime boundaries for fishing. <Xinhua/Sajjad>
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West Asia
Iranian presidential candidate insists Iranian nuclear is of peaceful nature
Iranian lawmaker and presidential candidate Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel addresses a news conference in Tehran, capital of Iran, on May 26, 2013. Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel said Sunday that “the West is aware of the peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear activities.” However, the Westerners do not intend to publicize it for some “deliberate” reasons,…
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