North Korea has launched three short-range missiles from its east coast, South Korea’s defence ministry said. Two missiles were fired on Saturday morning and one in the afternoon, the South Korean ministry said in a statement. Officials at the ministry said they were “monitoring the situation and remain on alert”. The launches come at a [...]
Cyclone Mahasen has stricken Bangladesh’s southern coast, as people packed into evacuation shelters. The storm hit Patuakhali district on Thursday with winds of up to 100 km/h (60 mph), and was heading for the ports of Chittagong and Cox’s Bazar. Some two people have been killed, Bangladeshi officials say. Around one million people have been [...]
Bangladesh has ordered the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people from its coastal areas threatened by Cyclone Mahasen. The Bangladeshi authorities have raised the danger level to seven out of 10 for low-lying areas around Chittagong and the coastal district of Cox’s Bazar. The cyclone, heading north-east through the Bay of Bengal, is estimated [...]
Taiwan is suspending hiring Filipino workers and recalling its envoy amid a row over the killing of fisherman Hung Shih-cheng. Taiwan said the move showed President Ma Ying-jeou’s “strong dissatisfaction” with Manila’s handling of the case. Hung Shih-cheng was shot by the Philippine coast guard last week in waters both sides claim. Early on Wednesday, [...]
Japan’s shares have climbed past the 15,000 mark for the first time since January 2008, as the yen continues to weaken – boosting the earnings potential for exporters. The benchmark Nikkei index rose 2% to 15,096, with carmaker Toyota and consumer electronics giant Sony leading the gains. The Nikkei is up 46% since the start [...]
A boat carrying about 200 Rohingya Muslims has capsized off western Burma, aid agencies say. The boat was evacuating people ahead of Cyclone Mahasen, which is expected to hit the area later in the week. It sank off Pauktaw township in Rakhine state late on Monday, leaving an unknown number of people missing. Tens of [...]
South Korea’s presidential office has apologized after official Yoon Chang-jung was sacked during a US visit over “shameful” sexual harassment allegations. Yoon Chang-jung, who was a spokesman for President Park Geun-hye, was alleged to have groped a Korean-American intern in a Washington hotel. The incident overshadowed President Park Geun-hye’s first visit to the US last [...]
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is celebrating with his supporters, amid early signs that his party will be the largest after parliamentary elections. Media projections based on partial results suggest a big lead for Nawaz Sharif’s Muslim League, and he has already claimed victory. The election should lead to the country’s first transition from [...]
Aesha Mohammadzai has made international headlines in 2010 when she appeared on the now-iconic cover of Time magazine with a gaping wound in the center of her face where a nose should be. Aesha Mohammadzai’s tragic tale of mutilation and abuse is well known by now: her Taliban husband and his family chopped off her [...]
A woman, named Reshma, has been pulled alive from the ruins of a building that collapsed in a suburb of Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, 17 days ago. The head of the fire service earlier said Reshma had been found in the remains of the second floor of the eight-storey Rana Plaza. Reshma had no serious injuries [...]
Ali Haider Gilani, the son of Pakistan’s former PM Yousuf Raza Gilani, has been kidnapped by unidentified gunmen during an election rally, his father says. According to the former prime minister, his son, Ali Haider Gilani – a candidate for the Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) – was seized in the central city of Multan. Yousuf [...]
Former cricketer and leading Pakistani politician Imran Khan is recuperating in hospital after falling off a makeshift lift that was taking him onto a stage at an election rally in Lahore. Doctors say that Imran Khan received stitches in the head and treatment for injuries to his spine. But they say that his spinal cord [...]
North Korea will no longer be rewarded for provocative behavior, said President Barack Obama at a joint news conference with South Korea’s President Park Geun-hye. Flanked by President Park Geun-hye, Barack Obama told a White House briefing North Korea was more isolated than ever. Park Geun-hye is on her first foreign trip since taking office [...]
The United States accuses China’s government and military of targeting its government computers as part of a cyber espionage campaign, a US report on China says. Intrusions were focused on collecting intelligence on US diplomatic, economic and defense sectors which could benefit China’s own defense programme, the report says. This is the first time the [...]
Former cricketer and leading Pakistani politician Imran Khan has been injured after falling off a makeshift lift that was taking him onto a stage at an election rally in Lahore. It is unclear how badly Imran Khan was hurt, but he suffered visible head injuries in the fall. Imran Khan was taken to hospital for [...]
A US official said North Korea has removed two medium-range missiles from a coastal launch site, indicating a lowering of tension on the peninsula. Pyongyang was believed to be preparing for a launch last month, having threatened attacks in the region. The threats followed tough new UN sanctions imposed on North Korea in March after its [...]
Mayon volcano has erupted in the Philippines, killing four German climbers and their guide. Mount Mayon at 206 miles south-east of the capital Manila sent a cloud of ash and rocks into the sky early on Tuesday. The ash blast caught a group climbing the mountain, which is famous for its near-perfect cone. At least [...]
Malaysia’s ruling National Front coalition has won a simple majority in the country’s parliamentary election, extending its 56-year rule, with two-thirds of seats confirmed. PM Najib Razak’s Barisan Nasional coalition had passed the threshold of 112 seats in the 222-seat parliament, the Election Commission said. Defeated opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim accused the party of widespread [...]
At least three people died and other 60 have been injured during clashes between police and Islamist protesters of Hefajat-e-Islam in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka. Up to half a million protesters gathered in Dhaka, where rioters set fire to shops and vehicles as police fought to contain them. Thousands of activists from Hefajat-e-Islam blocked highways, [...]
Malaysia is voting in what is widely expected to be the most closely contested general election in the country’s history. PM Najib Razak’s Barisan Nasional (National Front) coalition is up against Pakatan Rakyat, a three-party alliance headed by Anwar Ibrahim. Voters are faced with returning the ruling party, in power for 56 years, or choosing [...]
The last seven South Koreans workers have left Kaesong Industrial Complex in North Korea, after the two Koreas resolved outstanding financial issues. The workers had stayed behind after the other South Korean staff had left to negotiate wages demanded by North Korea. Kaesong Industrial Complex has been at a standstill since North Korea withdrew its [...]
A US tanker aircraft has crashed after taking off from the Manas airbase in Kyrgyzstan, local reports say. The cargo plane had left the US Manas airbase near the capital Bishkek, officials told AFP. The aircraft came down near the village of Chaldovar, about 160km (100 miles) west of the US Transit Center at Manas, the Kyrgyz [...]
North Korea announces it has sentenced US citizen Kenneth Bae, aka Pae Jun-ho, to 15 years of hard labor. The announcement, from state news agency KCNA, said Pae Jun-ho, known in the US as Kenneth Bae, was tried on April 30. Kenneth Bae was held last year after entering North Korea as a tourist. Pyongyang [...]
China’s biggest e-commerce group Alibaba has bought an 18% stake in Weibo, China’s largest Twitter-like service, as it looks to tap into the fast-growing social media sector. Alibaba will pay $586 million for the stake, valuing Weibo at over $3.2 billion. The deal is expected to help Alibaba drive traffic from Weibo, which has more [...]
South Korea has decided to pull the last of its workers out of Kaesong Industrial Complex in North Korea, as Seoul announced moves to help affected firms. A total of 125 South Koreans left the joint Kaesong complex on Saturday, and the remaining 50 were expected to leave on Monday, officials said. They had been [...]
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