Myanmar asks Bangladesh to stop aid to stranded Rohingya
Myanmar has asked Bangladesh to stop providing aid to 6,000 Rohingya stranded on the border between the two countries sinceContinue Reading
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Buddhist Monk in Sri Lanka Gets Six Years’ Jail in Contempt Case
COLOMBO (Reuters) – A Sri Lankan court on Wednesday handed a six-year jail term to a Buddhist monk accused ofContinue Reading
M Karunanidhi DMK chief and former Tamil Nadu chief minister, passes away at 94
Kalaignar Karunanidhi, the president of DMK and five-time Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, passed away in Chennai at 6.10 pmContinue Reading
Saudi Arabia orders Canada envoy to leave over criticism
Saudi Arabia has expelled Canada’s ambassador and frozen new trade deals with this country in a growing dispute over theContinue Reading
Indonesia quake kills 82, leaves hundreds wounded
A powerful quake which struck the Indonesian holiday island of Lombok has killed 82 people and wounded hundreds, national disasterContinue Reading
Bangladesh student protests: Mobile internet shut down across country as police try to quell demonstrations
Dhaka: Bangladesh authorities have shut down mobile internet across swathes of the country, officials and local media said on Sunday, asContinue Reading
Immigration NZ reviewing 800 SriLankan student visas
Immigration NZ is being forced to review more than 800 student visas after uncovering a scam operating out of SriContinue Reading
India excludes 4 million people from draft citizens list in Assam state
MUMBAI – India’s registrar general said on Monday that 4,007,707 people had been excluded from a draft national register ofContinue Reading
Imran Khan supporters celebrate as Pakistan faces electoral chaos
Pakistan woke to electoral chaos on Thursday with the outgoing ruling party denouncing “blatant rigging” in the pivotal general electionContinue Reading
Pakistan Election: 31 dead in bomb attack as voting continues to chose the next Pakistan leader
Islamabad, Pakistan – A bomb attack has left at least 31 people dead and more than 30 injured as Pakistanis vote WednesdayContinue Reading
