Category: Asia
40-50 Years Needed To Clear Unexploded Mines In Iraq And Syria – UN
It will take 40 to 50 years to clear the mines, improvised explosive devices and other unexploded ordnance from Iraq and Syria, the United Nations said Tuesday....
Kim Jong Nam’s Son Appears For First Time Since His Father’s Murder
The son of Kim Jong Nam — the murdered half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un — has been seen for the first time since his father’s death. In...
Nerve Agent Found On Kim Jong Un’s Brother, Police Say
Malaysian police said Friday that VX nerve agent, a highly toxic chemical, was used to kill Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un....
I’ll Resign If The Parliament Okay’s It – South Korean President
South Korea’s embattled president has put her fate in the hands of the country’s parliament. President Park Geun-hye said Tuesday she will allow the National...
Overcrowded Bus Slips Off Mountain Road In Nepal, Killing 14
An overcrowded bus slipped off a mountain road in Nepal on Tuesday, killing at least 14 people, an official said. The bus was carrying passengers both inside and on the...
Bomb Explosion Rocks Chinese Embassy
A car driven by a suicide bomber has exploded after ramming the gates of the Chinese embassy in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, officials say. The suicide bomber died and...
6.2-Magnitude Quake Hits Indonesia’s Bali, No Tsunami Alert Issued
Indonesian official at the meteorology and geophysics agency confirmed a shallow quake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale struck off a tourist resort of Bali Island in...
Relatives Of 6 MH17 Crew Members Sue Malaysia Airline
Relatives of six crew members of flight MH17, which crashed in eastern Ukraine two years ago, have filed a civil suit against Malaysia Airlines on Thursday, their lawyer...
Missing EgyptAir Plane Crashes Off Greek Island
An EgyptAir flight which disappeared from radar screens en route from Paris to Cairo early Thursday, crashed into the sea off the southern Greek island of Karpathos...
EgyptAir Jet Disappears Over Mediterranean Sea
A search is under way for an EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo which has disappeared with 56 passengers and 10 crew on board – including one British national. Flight...
North Korea Defys U.N. Sanctions, Says To Push Nuclear Program
Secretive North Korea said it will strengthen self-defensive nuclear weapons capability in a decision adopted at a congress of its ruling Workers’ Party congress, its...
North Korea Congress Gives Kim Jong Un New Title of Chairman
North Korea’s ruling-party congress on Monday announced a new title for Kim Jong Un, party chairman, in a move that highlights how the authoritarian...
