Category: Asia
Twenty pilgrims killed in Saudi Arabia bus crash
At least 20 pilgrims have been killed and 29 others injured in a bus crash in Saudi Arabia, local media report.
The bus was transporting the pilgr [...]
China’s new premier rolls out the welcome wagon for foreign companies
China’s new premier, Li Qiang, has offered a hearty welcome to foreign companies in an effort to arrest a slump in business confidence that has exace [...]
Israel protests: PM Netanyahu delays legal reforms after day of strikes
An uneasy calm is returning to Israel after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced he would delay a key part of controversial plans to overhaul [...]
Myanmar junta throws huge military parade days after new US sanctions
Myanmar’s ruling military paraded an arsenal of weapons in the capital Naypyidaw on Monday, in a grand display of force days after the United States [...]
Italian art experts astonished by David statue uproar in Florida
The Florence museum that houses Michelangelo's statue of David has invited teachers and students from a Florida school to visit, after an uproar over [...]
Ukraine war: Drone downed over Russia, Moscow says
A Ukrainian drone has been shot down by Russian air defences, Moscow has said.
The drone came down in the town of Kireyevsk - some 400km (249 mile [...]
Jack Ma: Alibaba founder seen in China after long absence
Alibaba founder Jack Ma, who has rarely been seen in public in the past three years, has resurfaced at a school in Hangzhou, a report says.
The 58 [...]
UAE pardons Israeli woman who faced life in prison
The United Arab Emirates has released an Israeli woman a year after she was convicted on drug charges.
Fidaa Kiwan flew home on Sunday. Israel cal [...]
Israeli defense minister breaks ranks and calls for halt to judicial overhaul
Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has become the first government minister to call for a halt in controversial plans to change the country’s jud [...]
Halt Israel legal reform, urges defence minister
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to halt controversial plans for an overhaul of the justice syst [...]