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Saudi men barred to marry women from Bangladesh, three other countries

Saudi men barred to marry women from Bangladesh, three other countries

-- 2021-03-20 18:59:14

Saudi Arabia has prohibited its men from marrying women from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Chad and Myanmar. According to unofficial figures, there are about 500,000 women from these four countries currently...

'Myanmar people want UN sanctions, peacekeepers'

'Myanmar people want UN sanctions, peacekeepers'

AP 2021-03-20 17:28:45

The people of Myanmar have huge expectations from the United Nations and the international community following the February 1 coup, with many calling for sanctions and some urging the UN to send peace...

Earthquake hits northern Japan, one metre tsunami expected

Earthquake hits northern Japan, one metre tsunami expected

-- 2021-03-20 17:04:32

An earthquake struck northeastern Japan on Saturday, hitting areas devastated by the 2011 disaster and generating a tsunami of 1 metre, public broadcaster NHK said. The quake hit the coast of Miyagi...

Pakistan PM Imran Khan tests positive for COVID-19

Pakistan PM Imran Khan tests positive for COVID-19

-- 2021-03-20 16:03:04

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has tested positive for COVID-19, the country’s health minister said on Saturday, two days after the premier got his vaccination. Khan is “self isolatin...

US House backs measure condemning Myanmar coup

US House backs measure condemning Myanmar coup

-- 2021-03-20 11:22:25

The US House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved legislation condemning the military coup in Myanmar, as lawmakers decried increasingly harsh tactics used to suppress demonstrations since t...

Afghan government, Taliban agree to accelerate peace talks

Afghan government, Taliban agree to accelerate peace talks

-- 2021-03-20 11:19:14

The Afghan government and the Taliban agreed on Friday to try to accelerate peace talks, at a meeting in Moscow that followed an international conference there on the peace process, a senior Afghan of...

Over 1,000 Myanmar refugees seeking shelter in India's Mizoram state

Over 1,000 Myanmar refugees seeking shelter in India's Mizoram state

-- 2021-03-20 11:14:02

More than 1,000 people fleeing violence in Myanmar have crossed into neighbouring India’s Mizoram state since late February, an Indian lawmaker told Reuters on Friday. With that number likely t...

International pressure on Myanmar generals grows

International pressure on Myanmar generals grows

Reuters 2021-03-20 11:03:34

Opponents of Myanmar’s coup protested again on Saturday as international pressure on the military junta to halt its repression of pro-democracy supporters increased, with Asian neighbours joinin...

BBC journalist taken away by unidentified men in Myanmar

BBC journalist taken away by unidentified men in Myanmar

-- 2021-03-19 21:07:00

Some unidentified men have detained a journalist of British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Aung Thura, while performing duties outside a court in the capital in Myanmar amid protests against military...

N Korea cuts ties with Malaysia in extradition row

N Korea cuts ties with Malaysia in extradition row

-- 2021-03-19 16:40:05

North Korea has said it was cutting diplomatic ties with Malaysia to protest a court ruling that allowed a North Korean to be extradited to the United States to face money laundering charges. North K...

Singapore makes biggest cannabis seizure in 14 years

Singapore makes biggest cannabis seizure in 14 years

-- 2021-03-19 16:16:09

Singapore's anti-narcotics agency has made its biggest seizure of cannabis in 14 years after conducting a series of raids this week in the city-state, which has some of the world's toughest drugs laws...

Myanmar security forces kill eight protesters

Myanmar security forces kill eight protesters

-- 2021-03-19 15:22:21

Myanmar security forces shot dead eight opponents of a Feb. 1 coup on Friday, a funeral services provider said, as Indonesia sought an end to the violence and urged that democracy be restored, in an u...

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Tibet

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Tibet

Reuters 2021-03-19 14:12:10

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 hit a remote part of Tibet on Friday, but there were no immediate reports of casualties. The China Earthquake Administration said the quake had a depth of 10 km (6.2 mi...

Ousted Myanmar lawmakers eye ICC probe

Ousted Myanmar lawmakers eye ICC probe

Reuters 2021-03-19 11:02:03

Ousted Myanmar lawmakers are exploring whether the International Criminal Court (ICC) can investigate any crimes against humanity committed since the February 1 coup, as an activist group said three m...

North Korea says it will sever ties with Malaysia

North Korea says it will sever ties with Malaysia

Reuters 2021-03-19 08:20:01

North Korea said it would sever diplomatic relations with Malaysia after a court there ruled that a North Korean man could be extradited to the United States to face money-laundering charges, state me...

India's richest state sees major spike in coronavirus cases

India's richest state sees major spike in coronavirus cases

-- 2021-03-18 14:24:24

New coronavirus infections in India rose by the most in more than three months as a second wave of the epidemic gathered momentum, with Maharashtra, the country’s richest state, accounting for t...

Myanmar faces growing isolation

Myanmar faces growing isolation

Reuters 2021-03-18 11:04:54

Myanmar faced growing isolation on Thursday with increasingly limited internet services and its last private newspaper ceasing publication as the military built its case against ousted elected leader...

Roadside bomb hits Afghan government bus in Kabul, leaving three dead

Roadside bomb hits Afghan government bus in Kabul, leaving three dead

-- 2021-03-18 10:50:36

Three people were killed and 11 wounded when a roadside bomb hit a bus carrying Afghan government employees in Kabul on Thursday, officials said. Kabul’s police spokesman confirmed the casualty...

Burqa ban just a 'proposal', says Sri Lanka

Burqa ban just a 'proposal', says Sri Lanka

Reuters   2021-03-17 17:12:19

Sri Lanka said on Tuesday a call to ban the wearing of the burqa was "merely a proposal", following criticism from regional allies ahead of a crucial United Nations vote on human rights in the island...

India's daily coronavirus cases rise by highest in three months

India's daily coronavirus cases rise by highest in three months

Reuters 2021-03-17 11:15:49

India’s daily coronavirus infections jumped by 28,903 on Wednesday, data from the health ministry showed, for the highest increase since December 13 and taking the nationwide tally to 11.44 mill...

Kim’s sister warns US over military drills in South Korea

Kim’s sister warns US over military drills in South Korea

-- 2021-03-16 17:55:29

The sister of North Korean leader, Kim Yo Jong, criticised ongoing military drills in South Korea and warned the new US administration that the smell of cordite wafting over the border would not help...

Over 400 Myanmar nationals seek shelter in India

Over 400 Myanmar nationals seek shelter in India

-- 2021-03-16 17:09:52

More than 400 people from Myanmar, many of them policemen, have crossed into neighbouring India since late February, an Indian police officer said on Monday, as Myanmar security forces seek to crush p...

Australia to continue using AstraZeneca jab despite Europe pause

Australia to continue using AstraZeneca jab despite Europe pause

Reuters 2021-03-16 13:28:18

Australia on Tuesday said it has no plans to halt the use of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, even though several European countries paused administering the vaccine after reports of possible serious...

Tehran releases footage of Revolutionary Guards 'missile city' base

Tehran releases footage of Revolutionary Guards 'missile city' base

Reuters 2021-03-16 10:58:17

Iran released images and film footage on Monday of what it said was a new Revolutionary Guards base armed with cruise and ballistic missiles and “electronic warfare” equipment. A report o...

Myanmar military tightens grip, security forces kill 12 anti-coup protesters

Myanmar military tightens grip, security forces kill 12 anti-coup protesters

-- 2021-03-16 10:34:34

Myanmar security forces shot dead at least 20 pro-democracy protesters on Monday, an activist group said, and the military junta imposed martial law in parts of the main city Yangon, giving commanders...

Beijing demands protection for Chinese properties, employees in Myanmar

Beijing demands protection for Chinese properties, employees in Myanmar

-- 2021-03-15 19:34:53

China has urged authorities in Myanmar to ensure protection for Chinese properties and employees in Myanmar following attacks on Chinese-run factories in Yangon. A spokesperson for the Chinese foreig...

Saudi allows migrant workers to switch jobs without employers’ permission

Saudi allows migrant workers to switch jobs without employers’ permission

-- 2021-03-15 16:28:09

Saudi Arabia has allowed foreign workers living in the country to switch jobs without their employers’ permission as the long-awaited labour reforms in the Gulf region’s most populous coun...

Taiwanese firms in Myanmar asked to fly island's flag

Taiwanese firms in Myanmar asked to fly island's flag

-- 2021-03-15 16:05:57

Taiwan's de facto embassy in Myanmar has advised Taiwanese companies operating in the country to fly the island's flag and hang signs stating they are from Taiwan to avoid being confused with China, a...

At least 39 killed in Myanmar district after Chinese factories burned

At least 39 killed in Myanmar district after Chinese factories burned

-- 2021-03-15 10:35:23

Security forces killed at least 22 anti-coup protesters in the poor, industrial Hlaingthaya suburb of Myanmar’s main city on Sunday after Chinese-financed factories were set ablaze there, an adv...

Singapore PM sees considerable risk of severe US-China tensions

Singapore PM sees considerable risk of severe US-China tensions

-- 2021-03-14 21:18:03

Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has told the BBC that a clash between the US and China is more likely than it was five years ago. However, he maintained that the odds of military conflict...