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Japan demands apology from S Korea over ‘comfort women’ remarks

Japan demands apology from S Korea over ‘comfort women’ remarks

-- 2019-02-12 12:13:10

Japan said on Tuesday it had lodged a complaint with Seoul and demanded an apology after a South Korean lawmaker said the Japanese emperor should apologise over the issue of ‘comfort women&rsquo...

At least 17 die in Delhi hotel fire

At least 17 die in Delhi hotel fire

-- 2019-02-12 10:47:31

At least 17 people were killed in a massive fire which broke out at a hotel in central Delhi's Karol Bagh on Tuesday morning. The fire service and police officials pulled out around 50 people from th...

US warships sail in disputed S China Sea amid trade tensions

US warships sail in disputed S China Sea amid trade tensions

-- 2019-02-11 11:43:06

Two US warships sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on Monday, a US official said, a move likely to anger Beijing at a time of tense relations between the world’s two big...

Thousands escape New Zealand blaze

Thousands escape New Zealand blaze

-- 2019-02-10 16:33:56

Thousands of people have been evacuated from a New Zealand town as firefighters battle a wildfire stoked by winds in the country's South Island. The blaze, which began six days ago near the city of N...

India to open Farakka for smooth hilsa migration

India to open Farakka for smooth hilsa migration

-- 2019-02-10 14:25:48

India has redesigned a navigation lock at Farakka Barrage over the Ganges to ensure smooth and safe migration of the hilsa fish during the three-month spawning season. It will ensure hilsa's journey...

Turkey calls on China to close Uighur detention camps

Turkey calls on China to close Uighur detention camps

-- 2019-02-10 11:05:45

Turkey has called on China to close its detention camps following the reported death of a renowned musician from the ethnic Uighur minority. Abdurehim Heyit is thought to have been serving an eight-y...

Thailand princess’ party backs down on PM bid

Thailand princess’ party backs down on PM bid

-- 2019-02-09 20:45:28

The party that nominated a Thai princess to run for prime minister has said it will comply with the king's wishes after he opposed the move. Thai Raksa Chart is allied to divisive ex-Prime Minister T...

39 die, dozens fall sick after drinking cheap liquor in India

39 die, dozens fall sick after drinking cheap liquor in India

-- 2019-02-09 14:14:49

At least 39 people have died and another 27 fallen sick from drinking cheap spurious liquor containing toxic methanol in several villages in the northern India, officials said on Saturday. Senior pol...

China calls for peaceful talks to resolve Venezuela issue

China calls for peaceful talks to resolve Venezuela issue

-- 2019-02-09 11:02:34

Venezuela should resolve its own matters itself via peaceful talks and China supports the international community’s efforts in this regard, the Chinese foreign ministry said. About 20 European...

Khashoggi murder planned, carried out by Saudi officials: UN

Khashoggi murder planned, carried out by Saudi officials: UN

-- 2019-02-08 12:48:57

A United Nations-led inquiry into the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi said on Thursday that evidence pointed to a brutal crime “planned and perpetrated” by Saudi officials. Kha...

Half of US troops will leave Afghanistan by Apr: Taliban

Half of US troops will leave Afghanistan by Apr: Taliban

-- 2019-02-07 21:20:44

A Taliban official said on Wednesday that the United States has promised to withdraw half of its troops from Afghanistan by the end of April, but the US military said it has received no orders to begi...

Strong quake hits Indonesia

Strong quake hits Indonesia

Xinhua 2019-02-07 12:40:39

An earthquake of 5.7 magnitude jolted 129 km northwest of Kota Ternate, Indonesia on Thursday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. The epicentre, with a depth of 35.0 km, was initially determined t...

Policeman dies after armed men blow up gas tanker truck in Iran

Policeman dies after armed men blow up gas tanker truck in Iran

-- 2019-02-06 15:26:36

A policeman was killed and another seriously wounded after armed men blew up a tanker truck carrying liquified gas in northwestern Iran early on Wednesday, Mehr news agency reported. Police approache...

Myanmar parliament approves panel to discuss constitutional amendment

Myanmar parliament approves panel to discuss constitutional amendment

-- 2019-02-06 13:06:24

Myanmar’s parliament on Wednesday voted to set up a committee to discuss amending the country’s constitution, despite objections by military-aligned lawmakers against a move that is likely...

US supports ‘dictators, extremists’ in Middle East: Iran

US supports ‘dictators, extremists’ in Middle East: Iran

-- 2019-02-06 12:23:10

The United States supports “dictators, butchers and extremists” in the Middle East, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in a Twitter post Wednesday in a response to US Presi...

Japan’s finance minister apologises for criticising childless

Japan’s finance minister apologises for criticising childless

-- 2019-02-05 14:04:11

Japan's Finance Minister Taro Aso has reluctantly apologised for saying childless people are to blame for the country's rising social security costs and its aging and declining population. "If it mad...

No arrest for Kolkata police chief: India top court

No arrest for Kolkata police chief: India top court

-- 2019-02-05 13:43:06

Indian Supreme Court (SC) has ruled against arrest of Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar over the Saradha chit fund scam. The police commissioner cannot be arrested but he has to appear before...

N Korea protecting nuclear missiles: UN monitors

N Korea protecting nuclear missiles: UN monitors

-- 2019-02-05 11:39:38

North Korea is working to ensure its nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities cannot be destroyed by military strikes, UN monitors said ahead of a meeting between US and North Korean officials to pr...

Taiwan takes dig at China's lack of democracy

Taiwan takes dig at China's lack of democracy

-- 2019-02-04 14:38:49

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen took a dig at China’s lack of freedom in a message to mark Tuesday’s start of the Lunar New Year, saying she hoped ethnic Chinese all over the world could exp...

Feet shackled, Bahraini footballer arrives at Thai court to fight extradition

Feet shackled, Bahraini footballer arrives at Thai court to fight extradition

-- 2019-02-04 13:35:00

Jailed Bahraini footballer Hakeem Al Araibi, who fled political upheaval in the Middle East nation and has refugee status in Australia, will spend at least two more months in prison in Thailand after...

S&P loweres sovereign credit rating on Pakistan to 'B-' from 'B'

S&P loweres sovereign credit rating on Pakistan to 'B-' from 'B'

FE Online Desk 2019-02-04 12:55:34

SINGAPORE (S&P Global Ratings) Feb.4, 2019—S&P Global Ratings today lowered its long-term sovereign credit rating on Pakistan to 'B-' from 'B'. "The outlook for the long-term rating is...

Kolkata police detain CBI officials, causing Modi-Mamata standoff

Kolkata police detain CBI officials, causing Modi-Mamata standoff

-- 2019-02-04 12:21:21

The detention of eight Central Bureau of Investigation officials by Kolkata police has triggered a tense showdown between the government of Narendra Modi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee...

Five militants surrender over Philippines church bombing

Five militants surrender over Philippines church bombing

-- 2019-02-04 10:50:28

A senior Abu Sayyaf operative and four members of the militant group believed to be behind the deadly bombing of a church in the southern Philippines surrendered to authorities over the weekend, the n...

China blocks access to Australian detained for ‘espionage’, lawyers say

China blocks access to Australian detained for ‘espionage’, lawyers say

-- 2019-02-03 15:58:21

Two lawyers hired by the wife of an Australian detained in Beijing for suspected espionage said they have been denied access to him by Chinese authorities because the detainee did not agree to their a...

Building collapse in Syria kills 11

Building collapse in Syria kills 11

-- 2019-02-03 13:05:54

At least 11 people including four children were killed when a war-damaged apartment block collapsed in Syria’s city of Aleppo, state media said. A child was the only survivor from the collapse...

Iran unveils long-range cruise missile on revolution anniversary

Iran unveils long-range cruise missile on revolution anniversary

-- 2019-02-03 12:44:37

Iran displayed a new cruise missile with a range of 1,300 km (800 miles) on Saturday during celebrations marking the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, state television reported. Iran has ex...

India train derailment kills seven

India train derailment kills seven

-- 2019-02-03 12:12:56

At least seven people were killed when seven coaches of a New Delhi-bound train derailed early Sunday in eastern India, an official said. District Magistrate Rajeev Roshan said another 10 people we...

China urges US not to withdraw from nuclear treaty with Russia

China urges US not to withdraw from nuclear treaty with Russia

-- 2019-02-02 18:41:46

The United States should resolve its differences with Russia through dialogue instead of threatening to withdraw from an important nuclear arms control agreement between the two nations, China's forei...

Three women who could unseat Modi in India election

Three women who could unseat Modi in India election

-- 2019-02-02 13:58:18

Three powerful women politicians, each from a very different section of Indian society, may pose a big threat to the chances of Prime Minister Narendra Modi winning a second term in a general election...

Iran displays new cruise missile on anniversary of revolution

Iran displays new cruise missile on anniversary of revolution

-- 2019-02-02 13:29:26

Iran unveiled a new cruise missile with a range of 1,300 km (800 miles) on Saturday, state television reported, as the Middle Eastern country displays its achievements during celebrations marking the...