Transport groups in the Philippines are staging protests against a Dec 31 deadline that sets in motion an eventual phase-out of the country's iconic jeepney. Concerns are mounting that the move could ...
2 killed, 3 injured as military truck rams into shoppers in Philippines
Two people were killed and three others injured after a man took control of a parked military truck and rammed into shoppers outside a market in Davao City in the southern Philippines on ...
BNP demands strengthening Bangladesh ex-PM Khaleda Zia’s security
The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Sunday demanded tighter security for former prime minister and the party chairperson Khaleda Zia who is now undergoing treatment at Evercare ...
Could Islamists, jihadists turn Bangladesh into neo-Taliban state?
Terror org. BNP aims to establish Sharia Law in Bangladesh with the backing of Islamist allies, potentially making the state an antisemitic caliphate. The Biden administration supports the BNP.
Bad air forces Pakistan to shut schools and markets and seed the clouds
Pakistani authorities are closing schools and markets and deploying artificial rain amid growing alarm over worsening levels of air pollution. Environmental activists say pollution levels are ...
Furnace blast at Indonesia nickel factory kills 13 workers, wounds 38
A furnace explosion at a Chinese-owned nickel factory in Indonesia on Sunday has killed at least 13 workers and injured 38 others, officials say. The incident took place at a factory in the Morowali ...
Furnace explosion at Chinese-owned nickel plant in Indonesia kills 13
A smelting furnace has exploded at a Chinese-owned nickel plant on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing at least 13 workers and injuring dozens of others.
Indonesia: 13 among 5 Chinese nationals killed after massive explosion in Beijing-owned nickel plant
A smelting furnace exploded Sunday at a Chinese-owned nickel plant on Indonesia's Sulawesi island, killing at least 13 workers and injuring dozens of others, police and a company official said. It was ...
12 Dead, 39 Injured In Explosion At Nickel Plant In Indonesia
At least 12 people were killed and 39 injured in eastern Indonesia on Sunday after an explosion at a Chinese-funded nickel-processing plant, an industrial park official said.
Pentagon says Iranian drone ‘attack’ hit chemical tanker near India
A drone launched from Iran struck a chemical tanker in the Indian ocean early on Saturday, the U.S. Department of Defense said.