DHAKA: At least twenty-four people were killed plus dozens were missing after a boat packed with Hindu devotees sank on Sunday (Sep 25) in Bangladesh, in the worst rivers disaster to hit the country in more than a calendar year. The bodies recovered up to now included 12 women andContinue Reading
CALM BEFORE THE STORM Noru arrives nine months right after another super typhoon devastated swathes from the country, killing over 400 people and leaving hundreds of thousands destitute. Ahead of the latest storm, residents in a number of municipalities in Quezon were evacuated using their homes, according to the provincialContinue Reading
MANILA: Philippine authorities started evacuating people from coastal areas on Weekend (Sep 25) and hundreds were unable going by sea because the main island Luzon, including Manila, braces to get a category 3 typhoon that continues to strengthen, officials said. Typhoon Noru grew to become a super typhoon “after aContinue Reading
SEOUL: North Korea fired an mysterious ballistic missile to the sea off the east coast upon Sunday (Sep 25), South Korea’s Shared Chiefs of Employees said, ahead of considerable planned military exercises by South Korean and US factors involving an plane carrier. South Korea’s military did not provide additional detailsContinue Reading
SEOUL: Northern Korea fired any unidentified ballistic missile towards the sea away from its east region on Sunday (Sep 25), South Korea’s Joint Chiefs connected with Staff said, in front of plotted military drills by just South Korean as well as US forces involving some sort of aircraft carrier andContinue Reading
By sitting on the sidelines during a moment associated with global crisis, Indonesian President Joko Widodo falls short, says Bloomberg Opinion’s Clara Ferreira Marques.Continue Reading
PIGEON EGG SIZE DIAMOND DISCOVERY Cempaka mine is one of the largest diamond mines in Indonesia. In August 1965, the mine was in the headlines whenever miners reportedly found a 166. 75-carat diamond. Its dimension was almost as big as a pigeon’s ovum. The particular diamond was delivered toContinue Reading
UNITED NATIONS: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the United States of “playing with fire” close to Taiwan on Saturday (Sep 24) in the speech sharply critical of Washington at the annual gathering in the United Nations. The United States was now trying to “subjugate” Asian areas, Lavrov stated inContinue Reading
HONG KONG: Hong Kong football fans had been heard booing China’s national anthem on Saturday (Sep 24) at the first match up open to spectators within the city since legislation outlawing the exercise was passed over two years ago. Supporters in Hong Kong have been barred from games for almostContinue Reading
MANILA: The Philippines’ disaster agency said on Saturday (Sep 24) it was on high alert as being a tropical storm was anticipated to bring heavy rain fall and severe wind gusts to northern provinces, some of which have already been strike by a cyclone last month. Tropical storm Noru willContinue Reading