Muslims climb Mount Arafat in hajj high point #Hajj2016
Mount Arafat (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) – The annual hajj pilgrimage reached its climax on Sunday when Muslims from across theContinue Reading
Category: Asia
Factory Fire kills 24 in #Bangaladesh
A fire at a food and cigarette packaging factory in Bangladesh that killed at least 24 people and injured moreContinue Reading
Sri Lanka arrests son of former leader Rajapaksa #lka
(Reuters) – Sri Lankan financial crime police arrested the eldest son of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday on suspicionContinue Reading
Maldives Lawmakers Criminalize Defamation, With Steep Fines
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS , MALE, Maldives The Maldives’ parliament on Tuesday passed a law that criminalizes defamation and allowsContinue Reading
Breaking: Gunmen kill 12 in northeast #India market attack: Police
Assam India: Unidentified armed men have killed at least 12 people and wounded dozens more in a busy market areaContinue Reading
#Nepal lawmakers elect Maoist chief as Prime Minister
Kathmandu (AFP) – Nepal’s parliament elected former guerrilla and Maoist leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal as prime minister Wednesday after hisContinue Reading
Nepal’s Prime Minister quits
Reuters-Nepal’s Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli has announced his resignation ahead of a looming no confidence vote, the ReutersContinue Reading
Report: MH370 pilot conducted similar route on home computer; Simulated flight made less than month before crash
Photograph courtesy: Byeangel/Creative Commons (CNN) – An FBI forensic examination shows the pilot of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 conductedContinue Reading
80 dead as IS group claims twin blasts during Kabul protest
Up to 80 were feared dead as IS group claims twin blasts during Kabul protest. Charred bodies and dismembered limbsContinue Reading
