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TOKYO: A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the northern coast of Japan’s main Honshu island on Saturday, seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage. The quake hit at 2:48... 
China’s environment ministry has given the go-ahead for the construction of what will become the country’s tallest hydroelectric dam despite it having an impact on plants and rare fish. The dam, with a height of 314 metres (1,030... 
ISLAMABAD: The Australian Government has congratulated Pakistan and its people on the successful completion of elections that will see first transfer of power from one democratically elected civilian government to another in country’s 66 year history. In a... 
BEIJING: China accused the United States of sowing discord between China and its neighbors after the Pentagon said Beijing is using espionage to fuel its military modernization, branding Washington the “real hacking empire”. The latest salvo came a... 
JERUSALEM: Israeli police have detained the top Muslim cleric in the Palestinian and are questioning him over latest disturbances at a Al-Aqsa Mosque. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld says Mufti Mohammed Hussein was detained on Wednesday. Senior clerics are... 
BANTEN: An Indonesian court jailed a Pakistani and an Australian for six years each after the men were caught organizing an asylum seeker boat to Australia, their lawyer said Wednesday. Ali Qaseem, a 57-year-old from Sydney described by... 
KUALA LUMPUR: Independent Malaysian polls watchdogs on Wednesday disputed the government’s insistence that weekend elections were free and fair, citing “serious flaws” in the electoral system. A joint report by the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS)... 
DAMASCUS: Israeli air raids on Syria at the weekend killed at least 42 soldiers, a watchdog said Monday, fuelling international concern over a spillover of the conflict, as Damascus warned it would strike back. UN human rights investigator... 
NEW DELHI: India’s Supreme Court gave the green light on Monday to the commissioning of a nuclear power plant in the southern state of Tamil Nadu that has been the target of widespread protests. “The plant has been... 
DHAKA: The confirmed death toll from Bangladesh’s worst industrial disaster approached 600 Sunday after dozens of bodies were pulled from the wreckage of a nine-story building housing factories, the army said. Lieutenant Imran Khan of the army control... 
Israel conducted an air-strike in Syria overnight targeting a weapons shipment headed for the militant movement group Hezbollah based in neighboring Lebanon, US media reported. CNN television said that US and Western intelligence agencies were reviewing information suggesting Israel likely... 
DHAKA: Protestors demanded the execution of factory bosses over the death of nearly 400 people in a building collapse Wednesday, as May Day became the focus of workers’ anger over Bangladesh’s worst industrial disaster. Despite calls by the... 
Nationalist Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Sunday led Japan’s first state-backed ceremony to mark the return of its sovereignty in 1952 following its defeat in World War II. The move may be regarded warily by neighbouring China and South... 
South Korean officials say workers at a shuttered factory park in North Korea are scheduled to return home beginning Saturday. The South’s Unification Ministry said 127 of the 175 workers at the Kaesong industrial park would return Saturday,... 
Indian Defense minister A K Antony said on Friday that India is trying to find a peaceful solution to the Chinese incursion issue in Ladakh on various levels. His comments came a day after external affairs minister Salman Khurshid asserted... 
SEOUL: North Korea has rejected South Korea’s offer to open formal talks on restarting operations at the Kaesong joint industrial zone, Yonhap news agency said Friday, citing the North’s National Defence Commission. Seoul on Thursday had given the North... 
Senior Inspector Walter Ebora, Alaminos Police Chief, said charges of illegal possession of explosives have been filed against the three Indians. Three Indians have been charged in the Philippines for allegedly possessing deadly military-grade C4 explosives, a day... 
MOSCOW: A fire broke out Friday in a psychiatric hospital near Moscow, killing 38 people, Russia’s health ministry said. The fire broke out on the roof and spread rapidly throughout the hospital in the town of Ramensky, the... 
BEIJING: Two Tibetan monks in southwestern China died after setting themselves on fire, a media outlet and a rights group said, the latest in a series of such protests against Beijing’s rule. Lobsang Dawa and Konchog Woeser set themselves... 
Japanese nationalists sailed a flotilla of boats today in waters near islands at the centre of a row between China and Japan, putting further strain on Tokyo’s tense ties with Beijing as a group of more than 160... 
BAGHDAD: Iraq has executed 21 prisoners convicted on terrorism charges and links to Al Qaeda, the Justice Ministry said Wednesday, setting off fresh criticism from a human rights expert over Baghdad’s insistence on enforcing capital punishment. The prisoners... 
North Korea said the U.S. must remove all its nuclear weapons from the Korean peninsula and end joint military exercises with South Korea before it will agree to talks, laying out conditions the U.S. has already rejected. The U.S.... 
SEOUL: South Korea’s government is considering an extra budget worth more than $15 billion to boost the economy. The finance ministry submitted the 17.3 trillion won ($15.3 billion) plan to parliament on Tuesday. It would be South Korea’s... 
Istanbul: A court here handed down a suspended 10-month jail term Monday for Fazil Say, an internationally acclaimed Turkish pianist and composer convicted of insulting Islam and offending Muslims in postings on Twitter. Mr Say, 42, who has... 
KABUL: Hundreds of Afghan university students in the eastern city of Jalalabad took to the streets on Monday to protest the building of a Pakistani military gate in what the Afghan defense ministry says is inside Afghanistan. The... 
MOSCOW: Russia on Saturday published its own blacklist of US officials banned from entering the country in retaliation for Washington’s move Friday to name 18 Russians who allegedly committed human rights abuses. “The war of lists is not... -
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Asia-Pacific
Strong 6.1 earthquake strikes off Japan coast
By: Farah Jamil, Uploaded: 18th May 2013
TOKYO: A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the northern coast of Japan’s main Honshu island on Saturday, seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage. The quake hit at 2:48 pm (0548 GMT) in the Pacific some 50 kilometres (31 miles) from Namie town near the tsunami-ravaged... China to construct tallest hydro dam
By: Reuters, Uploaded: 17th May 2013
China’s environment ministry has given the go-ahead for the construction of what will become the country’s tallest hydroelectric dam despite it having an impact on plants and rare fish. The dam, with a height of 314 metres (1,030 feet), will serve the Shuangjiangkou hydropower project on the Dadu River in southwestern Sichuan province. To be... Australia congratulates Pakistan on successful election
By: Farah Jamil, Uploaded: 14th May 2013
ISLAMABAD: The Australian Government has congratulated Pakistan and its people on the successful completion of elections that will see first transfer of power from one democratically elected civilian government to another in country’s 66 year history. In a statement Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Senator Bob Carr said the Australian Government was encouraged by the... China calls U.S. the “real hacking empire” after Pentagon report
By: Farah Jamil, Uploaded: 8th May 2013
BEIJING: China accused the United States of sowing discord between China and its neighbors after the Pentagon said Beijing is using espionage to fuel its military modernization, branding Washington the “real hacking empire”. The latest salvo came a day after China’s foreign ministry dismissed as groundless a Pentagon report which accused China for the first... Israel police detain top Palestinian Muslim cleric
By: AP, Uploaded: 8th May 2013
JERUSALEM: Israeli police have detained the top Muslim cleric in the Palestinian and are questioning him over latest disturbances at a Al-Aqsa Mosque. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld says Mufti Mohammed Hussein was detained on Wednesday. Senior clerics are rarely detained in Jerusalem. Mufti of Jerusalem Mohammed Hussein was taken from his home by detectives and... Pakistani arrested in Indonesia for human trafficking
By: Alize Ahmed, Uploaded: 8th May 2013
BANTEN: An Indonesian court jailed a Pakistani and an Australian for six years each after the men were caught organizing an asylum seeker boat to Australia, their lawyer said Wednesday. Ali Qaseem, a 57-year-old from Sydney described by prosecutors as part of an “international people-smuggling network”, and Pakistani Sadaat Ali were also fined $50,000 each.... Elections were unfair: Malaysian watchdogs
By: Aqsa Ishtiaque, Uploaded: 8th May 2013
KUALA LUMPUR: Independent Malaysian polls watchdogs on Wednesday disputed the government’s insistence that weekend elections were free and fair, citing “serious flaws” in the electoral system. A joint report by the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) and the Centre for Public Policy Studies (CPPS) cited a range of problems including widespread concerns over... Syria to strike back Israel
By: AFP, Uploaded: 7th May 2013
DAMASCUS: Israeli air raids on Syria at the weekend killed at least 42 soldiers, a watchdog said Monday, fuelling international concern over a spillover of the conflict, as Damascus warned it would strike back. UN human rights investigator Carla del Ponte, meanwhile, said that rebels had used the deadly nerve agent sarin in their fight... SC allows protest-hit Indian nuclear plant
By: AFP, Uploaded: 6th May 2013
NEW DELHI: India’s Supreme Court gave the green light on Monday to the commissioning of a nuclear power plant in the southern state of Tamil Nadu that has been the target of widespread protests. “The plant has been set up for people’s welfare,” said the ruling on the Kudankulam plant. “Necessary clearances have been taken... Bangladesh building collapse death toll nears 600: army
By: AFP, Uploaded: 5th May 2013
DHAKA: The confirmed death toll from Bangladesh’s worst industrial disaster approached 600 Sunday after dozens of bodies were pulled from the wreckage of a nine-story building housing factories, the army said. Lieutenant Imran Khan of the army control room, set up to coordinate the rescue, told AFP recovery efforts had gathered pace and the confirmed... Israel bombed Syria: US media
By: AFP, Uploaded: 4th May 2013
Israel conducted an air-strike in Syria overnight targeting a weapons shipment headed for the militant movement group Hezbollah based in neighboring Lebanon, US media reported. CNN television said that US and Western intelligence agencies were reviewing information suggesting Israel likely conducted a strike in the night from Thursday to Friday, just as Israel was flying many warplanes... Bangladeshi workers vent May Day fury after disaster
By: AFP, Uploaded: 1st May 2013
DHAKA: Protestors demanded the execution of factory bosses over the death of nearly 400 people in a building collapse Wednesday, as May Day became the focus of workers’ anger over Bangladesh’s worst industrial disaster. Despite calls by the prime minister for “cool heads”, tensions over the country’s deadliest industrial disaster showed little sign of abating... Japan holds ceremony to mark regaining sovereignty in 1952
By: Alize Ahmed, Uploaded: 28th April 2013
Nationalist Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Sunday led Japan’s first state-backed ceremony to mark the return of its sovereignty in 1952 following its defeat in World War II. The move may be regarded warily by neighbouring China and South Korea which are suspicious of signs of rising nationalism in Japan and have long-standing territorial disputes with... S.Korea pulling workers from N.Korean industries
By: Monitoring Desk, Uploaded: 27th April 2013
South Korean officials say workers at a shuttered factory park in North Korea are scheduled to return home beginning Saturday. The South’s Unification Ministry said 127 of the 175 workers at the Kaesong industrial park would return Saturday, with the remaining coming in the following days. The decision to bring the workers home came Friday,... India wants peaceful solution to Chinese incursion issue
By: Monitoring Desk, Uploaded: 26th April 2013
Indian Defense minister A K Antony said on Friday that India is trying to find a peaceful solution to the Chinese incursion issue in Ladakh on various levels. His comments came a day after external affairs minister Salman Khurshid asserted in Almaty in Kazhakistan that India was “not a pushover” and that the issue of Chinese incursion... N.Korea rejects S.Korea’s offer to open talks
By: AFP, Uploaded: 26th April 2013
SEOUL: North Korea has rejected South Korea’s offer to open formal talks on restarting operations at the Kaesong joint industrial zone, Yonhap news agency said Friday, citing the North’s National Defence Commission. Seoul on Thursday had given the North 24 hours to agree to formal negotiations on the Kaesong complex, warning of unspecified “significant measures” if... 3 Indian charged in Philippines for carrying explosives
By: Monitoring Desk, Uploaded: 26th April 2013
Senior Inspector Walter Ebora, Alaminos Police Chief, said charges of illegal possession of explosives have been filed against the three Indians. Three Indians have been charged in the Philippines for allegedly possessing deadly military-grade C4 explosives, a day after police defused an improvised explosive device (IED). The three identified as Narinder Singh, Rajeth Kumar and... Moscow psychiatric hospital catches fire, Kills 38
By: AFP, Uploaded: 26th April 2013
MOSCOW: A fire broke out Friday in a psychiatric hospital near Moscow, killing 38 people, Russia’s health ministry said. The fire broke out on the roof and spread rapidly throughout the hospital in the town of Ramensky, the ministry said. “According to preliminary reports, 38 people were killed, including two medical staff,” said health ministry... China: Two Tibetan monks set themselves on fire
By: AFP, Uploaded: 25th April 2013
BEIJING: Two Tibetan monks in southwestern China died after setting themselves on fire, a media outlet and a rights group said, the latest in a series of such protests against Beijing’s rule. Lobsang Dawa and Konchog Woeser set themselves ablaze on Wednesday in Sichuan province’s Aba prefecture, where many such incidents have occurred, said US-based Radio... Tensions flare between Japan and China over disputed islands
By: Reuters, Uploaded: 23rd April 2013
Japanese nationalists sailed a flotilla of boats today in waters near islands at the centre of a row between China and Japan, putting further strain on Tokyo’s tense ties with Beijing as a group of more than 160 Japanese politicians visited a shrine seen by critics a symbol of Japan’s past militarism. Last year members... Iraq executes 21 terrorits
By: AP, Uploaded: 18th April 2013
BAGHDAD: Iraq has executed 21 prisoners convicted on terrorism charges and links to Al Qaeda, the Justice Ministry said Wednesday, setting off fresh criticism from a human rights expert over Baghdad’s insistence on enforcing capital punishment. The prisoners were executed by hanging in the Iraqi capital on Tuesday, according to a statement posted on the... Proviso: North Korea demands US to withdraw nuclear weapons before dialogue
By: Aqsa Ishtiaque, Uploaded: 18th April 2013
North Korea said the U.S. must remove all its nuclear weapons from the Korean peninsula and end joint military exercises with South Korea before it will agree to talks, laying out conditions the U.S. has already rejected. The U.S. and South Korea are to blame for increased tensions in the region and must apologize for their... $15 billion budget for economy boost: South Korea
By: AP, Uploaded: 17th April 2013
SEOUL: South Korea’s government is considering an extra budget worth more than $15 billion to boost the economy. The finance ministry submitted the 17.3 trillion won ($15.3 billion) plan to parliament on Tuesday. It would be South Korea’s third-largest supplementary budget ever, exceeded only by the extra budgets approved after the 1998 Asian financial crisis... Turkish pianist sentenced for Twitter posts
By: Aqsa Ishtiaque, Uploaded: 16th April 2013
Istanbul: A court here handed down a suspended 10-month jail term Monday for Fazil Say, an internationally acclaimed Turkish pianist and composer convicted of insulting Islam and offending Muslims in postings on Twitter. Mr Say, 42, who has performed with major orchestras around the world in places including New York, Berlin and Tokyo, said during... Pak-Afghan border dispute
By: Reuters, Uploaded: 15th April 2013
KABUL: Hundreds of Afghan university students in the eastern city of Jalalabad took to the streets on Monday to protest the building of a Pakistani military gate in what the Afghan defense ministry says is inside Afghanistan. The incident is the latest in rising tensions between the two sides, whose attempts to lure the Taliban... Russia’s blacklist contains 18 US officials
By: AFP, Uploaded: 13th April 2013
MOSCOW: Russia on Saturday published its own blacklist of US officials banned from entering the country in retaliation for Washington’s move Friday to name 18 Russians who allegedly committed human rights abuses. “The war of lists is not our choice, but we cannot ignore outright blackmail,” said the Russian foreign ministry in a statement, which... 
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