JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Sunday (Oct 2) ordered a safety review of the country’s football matches after 129 people were killed in a stampede triggered by clashes between fans and police. In a televised statement, he said country’s sports and youth minister, national police chief and Indonesian football associationContinue Reading
JAKARTA: At least 129 people were killed and around 180 injured at a football match in Indonesia after a crowd stampede during a riot, police said on Sunday (Oct 2), in what appears to be one of the world’s worst stadium disasters. The stadium had been been filled beyond capacity, said Indonesia’sContinue Reading
Millions of Chinese are in limbo as cash-strapped developers halt construction. Some of them may have already been touched by tragedy. The programme Insight uncovers their stories.Continue Reading
Asia’s Great Climate Frontiers: The growing threat of climate change means that more ecosystems now find themselves on the brink of catastrophe. In the first part of a monthly series, CNA looks at the threat of desertification in Mongolia.Continue Reading
Asia’s Great Climate Frontiers: The growing threat of climate change means that more ecosystems now find themselves on the brink of catastrophe. In the first part of a monthly series, CNA looks at the threat of desertification in Mongolia.Continue Reading
General Kenneth Wilsbach, commander of the US Air Force in the Pacific, said North Korea’s possession of such a weapon was especially unsettling because, unlike other powers, Pyongyang did not consider nuclear arms to be strictly deterrents – kept but never used. “They’ve threatened to use those weapons against theirContinue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: The US Federal Aviation Administration has upgraded Malaysia’s air safety rating to Category 1, allowing the country’s carriers to expand flights to the United States after a three-year hiatus, Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong said on Saturday (Oct 1). Wee said the move will bolster tourism and economicContinue Reading
KABUL: The death toll of a suicide bombing on a Kabul classroom has risen to 35, the UN said on Saturday (Oct 1), as Shiite Hazara women who bore the brunt of the attack staged a defiant protest against the “genocide” of their minority community. On Friday a suicide attackerContinue Reading
TOKYO: Flamboyant Japanese professional wrestler turned politician Antonio Inoki died on Saturday (Oct 1) aged 79, local media reported. Public broadcaster NHK said that he died of heart failure. Standing 1.9m tall, Inoki was a pioneer of mixed martial arts in Japan, and shot to fame in 1976 for takingContinue Reading
SEOUL: North Korea fired unspecified ballistic missiles toward the east coast on Saturday (Oct 1), South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said, marking Pyongyang’s fourth launch in a week as it ratchets up tension in the Korean peninsula. The launch comes after the navies of South Korea, the United StatesContinue Reading