Category: Asia
Indian court to rule on mass evictions
India's Supreme Court is set to decide on Thursday whether thousands of people in the northern state of Uttarakhand will be evicted from their homes. [...]
Videos show both sides of US-China aerial encounter — and highlight the risks involved
The interception of a United States Air Force reconnaissance jet by a Chinese fighter over the South China Sea last month should be seen as a potenti [...]
Tokyo is so crowded the government is paying families to leave
Japan is offering to pay families to move out of its overcrowded capital, in an effort to revitalize countryside towns and boost the falling birth ra [...]
Makiivka: Russia blames missile attack on soldiers’ mobile phone use
Russia has said a New Year's Day missile attack which killed at least 89 Russian soldiers happened because troops were using their mobile phones.
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Israel’s far-right Ben Gvir visits flashpoint Jerusalem holy site as Palestinians slam ‘provocation’
Israel’s far-right national security minister Itamar Ben Gvir on Tuesday visited the Jerusalem compound known as the Temple Mount by Jews and the Har [...]
Elephants: Covid and ethics reshape Thailand’s tourism industry
As he ambles in for his annual health check, Kwanmueang's size takes your breath away.
Nearly three metres high at the shoulder, weighing at least [...]
Delhi hit-and-run case: Young woman’s horrific death shocks India
The gruesome death of a 20-year-old woman in India's capital Delhi on 1 January has shocked the country.
Media reports say the woman, who was an e [...]
Jerusalem: Far-right Israeli minister visits flashpoint site
Palestinians have condemned a visit to a contested holy site in Jerusalem by a far right Israeli minister as an "unprecedented provocation".
Natio [...]
North Korea: What we can expect from Kim Jong-un in 2023
North Korea had a record-busting 2022.
It fired more missiles than ever before in a single year. In fact, a quarter of all missiles North Korea ha [...]
Russia plans to ‘exhaust’ Ukraine with prolonged attacks – Zelensky
Ukraine's president says Russia is planning a protracted campaign of drone attacks in a bid to demoralise Ukraine.
Volodymyr Zelensky said he had [...]