Geography of Asia
Myanmar Releases Nearly 70 More Child Soldiers
Myanmar's military released 67 child soldiers on Friday, its first discharge this year as part of a slow process to end...
At Least Five Dead In SW Pakistan Explosion
An explosion targeting a police vehicle in Pakistan's southwestern Quetta city on Friday killed at least five people...
Two Bali Escaped Inmates Captured In East Timor
Two foreign inmates who tunnelled their way out of a Bali prison have been captured in East Timor, police said Friday,...
Afghanistan’s ‘hill of Widows’ Live In A World Apart
The first women settled on this stony slope outside Kabul in the 1990s hoping to escape the stigma those like them are...
Qatar Ideal First Diplomatic Crisis For Oilman Tillerson
The Qatar crisis presents Rex Tillerson with his first challenge as Washington's top diplomat and an opportunity for...
Multinational Forces Could Patrol Syria ‘de-Escalation Zones’
Turkey on Thursday said multinational forces from differing sides in the Syria conflict could be deployed to ensure...
Macron Unveils France’s New Realpolitik For Syria
Recalibrating France's long-held policy of insisting that Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad must step down, President...
Safety Fears Raised Over Qatar World Cup Death
An initial investigation into a British worker's death at a Qatar World Cup stadium has raised concerns over the...
Qatar Airways Seeks 10% Stake In American Airlines
Qatar Airways has notified American Airlines it wants to buy about a 10 percent stake in the US carrier, which...
Iran Sends 1,100 Tonnes of Food To Qatar Daily
Iran is shipping more than 1,000 tonnes of fruits and vegetables to Qatar every day after Gulf countries led by Saudi...
Turkey Sends First Cargo Ship With Aid For Qatar
Turkey on Thursday sent its first ship loaded with aid for its embattled regional ally Qatar which has been hit by...
20 Dead As Car Bomb Hits Bank In Southern Afghanistan
Twenty people were killed Thursday when a powerful car bomb struck a bank in Afghanistan's Lashkar Gah city as...
Japan Politician Retracts ‘starve North Koreans’ Call
A Japanese governor has retracted his call for North Koreans to be "starved to death" if Pyongyang were to target his...
India To Run Extra Eid Flights To Qatar Due To Embargo
India has asked two domestic carriers to run extra flights to Doha ahead of the Eid holiday to help citizens stranded...
N. Korea Calls Trump A ‘psychopath’
North Korea on Thursday called US President Donald Trump a "psychopath" as tensions soar following the death of...
Man Stopped On Thai Border With Orangutans, Tortoises, Raccoons
Thai wildlife officers have arrested a Malaysian man attempting to smuggle two baby orangutans, 51 tortoises and six...
In Syria’s Besieged Douma, Ramadan Meals Among the Ruins
The scene in Syria's besieged rebel-held town of Douma is almost surreal -- tables laden with food to break the Ramadan...
Pakistani Citizens Gasp For Clean Air
Furhan Hussain moved to Islamabad seeking fresher air, only to find Pakistan's leafy capital in a semi-permanent haze....
Brits and Thais Race To Close Stolen Supercar Pipeline
Dozens of supercars including Lamborghinis, Porsches and BMWs have been stolen from the streets of Britain and shipped...