Asia

100+ people burn to death after oil tanker flips & explodes in Pakistan

June 25, 2017

100+ people burn to death after oil tanker flips & explodes in Pakistan (GRAPHIC)Over 100 people have burnt to death after an oil tanker overturned, spilling its payload on a highway in the Pakistani city of Bahawalpur, local media report. At least 123 people were killed according to sources [...]

Landslide buries mountain village in SW China, fears for 141 people

June 24, 2017

(Reuters) – Fears grew for 141 people missing in China after a landslide buried their mountain village in southwestern Sichuan province on Saturday, with reports that only three survivors had been pulled out of the mud and rock hours after the calamity struck. The landslide swept over 46 [...]

Qatar’s neighbors issue long list of demands to end crisis

June 23, 2017

Saudi Arabia and other Arab nations that have cut ties to Qatar issued a long list of demands Thursday to end the crisis, insisting that their Gulf neighbor shut down Al-Jazeera, scale back ties to Iran and close a Turkish military base in Qatar. In a 13-point list issued to Qatar, the Arab nations [...]

US destroyer, container vessel collide off Japan: Navy

June 16, 2017

Washington (AFP) – A US Navy destroyer and a Philippine-flagged container ship collided off the coast of Japan, causing an undetermined number of injuries, the US Navy reported Friday. The collision between the guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald and the ACX Crystal took place about 56 [...]

Airbus compensation hits Sri Lankan Airline as loss widens

June 16, 2017

(Reuters) – SriLankan Airlines on Friday said its losses more than doubled in the year ended March 2017, hit by high costs of cancelling leases on Airbus aircraft and partial closure of the country’s main airport. The state-owned national carrier, which is looking for an international [...]

Some Sri Lankan banks stop buying Qatar Riyal

June 6, 2017

Some Sri Lankan banks stopped buying Qatar Riyal QARLKR=R on Tuesday, saying their counterpart banks in Singapore advised them not to accept the currency a day after the Arab world’s biggest powers cut ties with Qatar. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain on Monday [...]

Moody’s slashes HongKong rating following China cut

May 25, 2017

Hong Kong on Thursday hit back at a decision by Moody’s to cut its credit rating on the city, which the agency said was becoming increasingly close to mainland China. The move was announced hours after the firm downgraded China for the first time in almost three decades citing concerns about [...]

Updates on Sri Lanka floods

May 25, 2017

#Floods affecting many parts of Sri Lanka Friday 26th May 2017 Sri Lanka Floods Update: 12pm Gin River in Tawalama pictured this afternoon 1130am Flood gates of the Lakshapana, Canyon and Kukule Ganga reservoirs opened due to heavy rain – Min of Power and Renewable Energy 11am 500,000 [...]

Two blasts at bus terminal in Indonesia capital, casualties: Police

May 24, 2017

Jakarta (AFP) – Two blasts rocked a bus terminal in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Wednesday and caused casualties, police said. “There were two blasts at around 9:00 pm (1400 GMT), close to each other, there are three victims,” East Jakarta police chief Andry Wibowo told TV [...]

Sri Lanka lawmakers blame anti-Muslim violence on government inaction

May 23, 2017

COLOMBO, May 23 (Reuters) – Sri Lankan parliamentarians blamed the government on Tuesday for failing to stop a spate of attacks on minority Muslims over the past five weeks.At least 20 incidents have been reported across the country, including arson at Muslim-owned businesses and petrol-bomb [...]

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