Asia
Pakistan’s Population Booms
Three men who have fathered nearly 100 children among them are doing their bit for Pakistan's skyrocketing population,...
Erdogan Vows To Stand By ‘Qatari Brothers’ Amid Crisis
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan requested the full removal of a Saudi-led blockade of Qatar after approving the...
Sanction Owners of Illegal Fishing Vessels – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has strongly advocated for enhanced international co-operation for effective...
US Urges Saudis To Ease Qatar Blockade
Mr Tillerson said the blockade was having humanitarian consequences. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says Gulf...
Erdogan Says ‘not Witnessed’ Qatar Give Support To Terror
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said he has never known Qatar to give support to terror organisations,...
Syria Army Reaches Iraq Border After US Tensions
Syrian government troops and allied forces reached the Iraqi border for the first time since 2015 on Friday, a monitor...
Murdered Maldives Blogger’s Father Demands International Probe At UN
The father of murdered blogger Yameen Rasheed in the Maldives accused police Friday of trying to cover up the case, and...
Indian Soldiers Kill Five Rebels In Kashmir
Indian soldiers killed five suspected rebels Friday in a shoot-out near the de facto border that divides disputed...
Gulf Crisis Grows As Saudi, Allies Place Qataris On ‘terror List’
The diplomatic crisis surrounding the Gulf escalated further Friday after Saudi Arabia and its allies placed a number...
Qatar Rejects Saudi-Led Bloc’s ‘terror’ List
Qatar on Friday rejected allegations of supporting individuals and groups blacklisted as "terrorists" by four Arab...
French ‘bikini Killer’ To Have Heart Surgery In Nepal
A notorious French criminal who earned the nickname "bikini killer" for a string of murders throughout Asia in the...
Turkey Says Iraqi Kurds’ Referendum Plan A ‘grave Mistake’
Turkey on Friday warned that a decision by Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region to hold an independence referendum would be...
Pulisic Double As US Beat Trinidad and Tobago, Mexico March On
Borussia Dortmund star Christian Pulisic scored twice as the United States grabbed a vital 2-0 win over Trinidad &...
Philippine War Refugees Facing Deadly Health Risks
More than 200,000 people displaced after Islamist militants attacked a southern Philippine city are facing deadly...
Malaysian Health Officials To Amend Gay ‘prevention’ Contest
Malaysian officials who launched a controversial video contest offering $1,000 cash prizes to explain how to "prevent"...
Qatar Slams Saudi, Allies Terrorism List As ‘baseless’
Qatar on Friday dismissed as "baseless" a terrorism blacklist published by Saudi Arabia and its allies which linked...
Indian, Pakistan Prime Ministers Exchange Greetings At Summit
The leaders of rivals India and Pakistan have met for the first time in 17 months, at a summit in Kazakhstan, officials...
Art Seeks To Heal Wounds In Divided Cyprus
Inside an art gallery on the divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus, Selma Bolayir draws a large yellow sun on a...
South Africa Joins Others To Suspend Zimbabwe Chicken Imports
The H5N8 strain has been detected in several countries in Europe, Africa and Asia over the past two South Africa has...