Category: Asia
Bageshwar Dham Sarkar: The Indian guru making headlines over ‘miracle’ cures
India is home to thousands of religious gurus, but a controversial new "godman" has been making headlines for the past fortnight.
Supporters of Dh [...]
Hong Kong: Largest national security trial begins
The trial for the largest national security case in Hong Kong has begun, with some 47 people accused of "subversion" for holding an unofficial primar [...]
Turkey earthquake: Screaming, shaking… how it felt when the quake hit
It was 04:17 local time when Erdem, asleep at his home in Gaziantep, southern Turkey, was shaken from his sleep by one of Turkey's biggest-ever earth [...]
Ukraine braced for renewed Russian offensive later in February
Ukraine's outgoing defence minister has said the country is anticipating a new Russian offensive later this month.
At a news conference, Oleksiy R [...]
Iran protests: Thousands of prisoners pardoned by ayatollah
Iran's supreme leader has pardoned "tens of thousands" of prisoners, including many linked to anti-government protests.
State media reports the pa [...]
Train derailment in northeastern Ohio sparks massive fire
Evacuation and shelter-in-place orders remain in effect in a northeastern Ohio town after a train derailment sparked a massive fire and concerns abou [...]
Japan PM fires aide over derogatory LGBT remarks
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has fired a government aide who made derogatory remarks about LGBT couples.
Masayoshi Arai reportedly said he [...]
Fears of Russian escalation spark calls for even more Western arms for Ukraine
Russia’s mass mobilization, looming offensive and missile-borne terror against civilians is triggering fresh calls for even greater Western lethal ai [...]
Low immunity, overwhelmed hospitals fuel Covid-19 deaths in ageing Japan
Low immunity against Covid-19 and a growing population of frail elderly is driving a surge in coronavirus deaths in Japan which had, for a long time, [...]
Jovenel Moise: Four suspects in Haiti leader’s killing sent to US
Four men accused of having played a key role in the assassination in of Haitian President Jovenel Moise have been transferred to the United States, w [...]