Geography of Asia
Afghan Civilian Deaths Hit New High In 2017
Civilian deaths in Afghanistan hit a new high in the first half of 2017 with 1,662 killed and more than 3,500 injured,...
S. Korea Seeks Rare Talks With North To Ease Military Tensions
South Korea on Monday offered to hold rare military talks with the North, aiming to ease tensions after Pyongyang...
Pakistan Says India Cross-Border Fire Kills Four Soldiers
Pakistan's military on Sunday accused India of hitting a military vehicle and killing four soldiers in cross-border...
Egypt Says 9 Militants Killed In Sinai
Security forces have killed nine militants in the Sinai Peninsula and also destroyed 15 vehicles transporting weapons...
French FM In Kuwait For Gulf Crisis Talks
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian held talks with top officials in Kuwait on Sunday in a bid to bolster the...
Jerusalem’s Flashpoint Holy Site
The Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem reopened Sunday after being closed following a deadly attack, but Muslims were...
Israeli Bill Seeks To Safeguard Control of Jerusalem
Israeli ministers gave initial approval Sunday to a bill aimed at making it more difficult for the government to hand...
Israel Reopens Sensitive Holy Site, But Muslims Refuse To Enter
Israel reopened an ultra-sensitive holy site Sunday closed after an attack that killed two policemen, but Muslim...
Israel Reopens Sensitive Jerusalem Holy Site Closed After Attack
Israel reopened an ultra-sensitive holy site Sunday closed after an attack that killed two policemen, but Muslim...
Iran Front Pages Mourn Trailblazing Female Mathematician
Iranian media have hailed trailblazing Iran-born mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani following her death from cancer, with...
Israel To Reopen Sensitive Jerusalem Holy Site After Attack
Israeli authorities were to reopen an ultra-sensitive holy site Sunday closed after an attack that killed two...
US-China Rifts Widen Despite Economic Headway
Three months after US President Donald Trump hosted a lavish welcome for his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at his...
Thousands March In Hong Kong In Memory of Liu Xiaobo
Thousands took to the streets of central Hong Kong Saturday night holding candles as they marched in memory of...
Afghan Girls Robotics Team Land In US After Visa U-Turn
A team of Afghan girls who were earlier denied visas to attend a Washington robotics competition landed in the United...
China Pressures Botswana Over Dalai Lama Visit
China piled pressure on Botswana on Saturday over a scheduled visit to the southern African country by the Dalai Lama,...
Egypt Police Probe Motives of Red Sea Beach Attacker
Police on Saturday questioned the suspected jihadist who stabbed to death two German women and wounded four others at a...
France Aims To Be ‘facilitator’ In Gulf Crisis Talks
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said in Doha on Saturday that Paris wants to assist Kuwait-led mediation on...
Security Tight, Holy Site Shut After Jerusalem Attack
Security forces locked down parts of Jerusalem's Old City on Saturday and an ultra-sensitive holy site remained closed...
‘Terrorist’ Suspect Killed In Eastern Saudi
Saudi police have killed a wanted "terrorist" in the Shiite-majority eastern district of Qatif, where there has been a...