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Indian state polls: BJP seals win in Gujarat

-- 2017-12-19 11:38:51

The ruling party of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi lost some seats but held onto power in his home state of Gujarat, despite a stronger-than-usual challenge in local elections. India's Election...

Saudi intercepts Houthi missile fired toward Riyadh

-- 2017-12-19 06:41:15

Saudi Arabia has intercepted a ballistic missile fired towards the capital Riyadh on Tuesday, the Saudi-led coalition said “Coalition forces confirm intercepting an Iranian-Houthi missile targe...

Thai junta to lift ban on politics

-- 2017-12-19 03:49:31

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Tuesday he would use a special order that gives the military sweeping powers to lift a ban on political activity that has been in place since a 2014 coup,...

Airstrikes in N Afghanistan kills six militants

-- 2017-12-19 01:16:30

At least six militants have been killed as security force aircraft targeted a hideout of Taliban group in Torgul village of Shirin Tagab district district of northern Afghanistan's Faryab province on...

Mumbai shop fire kills 12

-- 2017-12-18 12:52:27

At least 12 people have been killed and four others hospitalised with burns after a fierce fire gutted a snack shop in India's financial capital Mumbai on Monday, according to police. "The blaze star...

India state polls: BJP ahead in Modi’s Gujarat

-- 2017-12-18 12:32:30

India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was set to win an election in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state on Monday, the vote count showed, but with a reduced margin, which will...

UN toughens warning of ‘genocide' in Myanmar

Reuters 2017-12-18 12:00:00

The top UN human rights official has said he would not be surprised if a court one day ruled that acts of genocide had been committed against the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar, according to a te...

SOPA 2018 Journalism Awards open for entries

-- 2017-12-18 12:00:00

The Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA), a Hong Kong-based not-for-profit organisation dedicated to pursuing excellence in journalism, announced on December 18 that the SOPA 2018 Awards for Editorial...

Five IS militants killed in E. Afghan province

-- 2017-12-17 12:00:00

At least five militants loyal to the Islamic State (IS) have been killed in Khogiani of the eastern. Nangahar province over the past two days, an army spokesman in the eastern region ShirAqa Karimi s...

US products boycott call in Indonesia

-- 2017-12-17 12:00:00

Muslim clerics called for a boycott of American products Sunday in Indonesia's largest protest against President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Wearing white robes and c...

Pakistan church attack claims nine lives

-- 2017-12-17 12:00:00

Armed terrorists have attacked a Catholic church, killing at least nine people and injuring 56 in Quetta, the capital of Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, media reports say. The attack targete...

Landslides in Philippines leave 26 dead

-- 2017-12-17 12:00:00

At least 26 people have died in central Philippines after tropical storm Kai-tak brought heavy rains that triggered landslides. Local authorities and media said on Sunday that several residents remai...

Myanmar journalists to protest ‘unfair arrests’

Reuters 2017-12-17 11:53:52

A group of Myanmar journalists said they would begin wearing black T-shirts on Saturday in protest at the detention of two Reuters reporters accused of violating the country’s Official Secrets A...

Sydney cops charge man with being 'N Korean agent'

-- 2017-12-17 09:52:10

A man has been arrested in Sydney for allegedly acting as an economic agent for North Korea, Australian Federal Police (AFP) have said. Chan Han Choi, 59, has been charged with brokering illegal expo...

Turkey announces to open embassy in East Jerusalem

-- 2017-12-17 07:48:56

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has announced to open an embassy in East Jerusalem. The announcement was made on Sunday, days after leading calls at a summit of Muslim leaders for the world to recog...

Strong quake rattles Indonesia

-- 2017-12-16 12:00:00

A 6.5 magnitude earthquake shook Indonesia's densely populated Java island, killing two people and severely damaging dozens of homes near the epicenter. The quake struck at 11:47 pm on Friday and was...

S Korea suspects North’s hand in ‘crypto-currency’ hacking

-- 2017-12-16 10:19:10

Suspicions took their root in South Korea about North’s hand in recent crypto-currency hacking. South Korea's spy agency suspects that North Korea might have hacked on a crypto-currency exchang...

Congress enters Rahul era

-- 2017-12-16 09:19:34

The Gandhi dynasty has infused fresh blood into the Congress leadership as Rahul Gandhi took over on Saturday as president of the party after years of speculation. The scion of India's most famous po...

Saudi now detains Jordan's Arab Bank chief

-- 2017-12-16 06:39:36

Palestinian billionaire and chief of Jordan’s largest lender Arab Bank Sabih al-Masri was detained in Saudi Arabia for questioning after a business trip to Riyadh. Sabih's family sources and fr...

Widespread demands to release Reuters reporters

-- 2017-12-16 04:55:33

The United States joined mounting demands for the immediate release of two Reuters reporters arrested in Myanmar. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Friday that the United States was demandi...

Pakistan could lose territory to terrorists: US

-- 2017-12-15 12:44:55

Shifting between soft persuasions and tough advice, Pakistan could lose control of its territory unless it severs ties with the Haqqanis and other terrorists, says the United States. US Secretary of...

Trump wants Putin's help over North Korea

-- 2017-12-15 09:10:02

US President Donald Trump wants more help from Russian President Vladimir Putin to convince North Korea to abandon its missile and nuclear weapons program. “We would love to have his help on No...

Pakistan court rejects petition to disqualify Imran Khan

-- 2017-12-15 08:32:50

Pakistan's top court has rejected a petition seeking the disqualification from office a famous cricketer-turned-opposition leader, Imran Khan, for allegedly concealing foreign assets. The Supreme Cou...

Egypt uncovers ancient child burials

-- 2017-12-15 07:50:05

Four intact child burials made more than 3,000 years ago are among a series of recent discoveries near the Egyptian city of Aswan, officials say. One of the burials found by a Swedish-Egyptian team s...

Former Russian minister gets 8-year in prison over bribery

-- 2017-12-15 07:17:26

Former Russian economy minister Alexei Ulyukayev was sentenced to eight years in jail on Friday over bribery. He was found guilty of soliciting a $2 million bribe from Rosneft chief executive Igor Se...

India's ‘Happiness Minister’ on run after charged with murder

FE Online Desk 2017-12-15 06:52:34

Indian police is on a manhunt for the country’s first ever ‘Happiness Minister’ after he fled an arrest for murder charges.   The Independent UK, reads that Lal Singh Arya, 5...

Japan imposes new sanction against DPRK

-- 2017-12-15 06:18:01

Japan on Thursday imposed fresh sanctions against North Korea aiming to ramp up pressure on Pyongyang over its nuclear and missile programmes. Chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga said the assets o...

Myanmar arrests two journos covering Rohingya crisis

Reuters 2017-12-14 12:00:00

Myanmar’s government said on Wednesday that police had arrested two Reuters journalists, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo. The reporters had been working on stories about a military crackdown on the Rohi...

Call for Jerusalem as Palestine’s capital

-- 2017-12-14 12:00:00

Muslim leaders on Wednesday condemned U.S. President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.They also called on the world to respond by recognizing East Jerusalem as th...

6,700 Rohingya killed in Myanmar!

BBC 2017-12-14 12:00:00

Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has said it believes at least 6,700 Rohingyas were killed in the month after violence broke out in Myanmar in August. Based on surveys of refugees in Bangladesh, the nu...