Massive fire at Bangladesh’s main international airport could cost country $1bn - Giant inferno ripped through storage areas used for imported raw materials, ready-to-export clothing and product sampl ...
Indonesia: E-Commerce Tax Implementation Pending 6% Economic Growth
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Director General of Taxes at the Ministry of Finance, Bimo Wijayanto, said the implementation of e-commerce tax is postponed, after Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa called ...
China accuses US National Security Agency of cyberattacks on national time center
China has accused the U.S. National Security Agency of carrying out cyberattacks, saying that it could have led to damages of its national time center.
Yemen’s Houthi rebels hold funeral for their chief of staff killed in an Israeli strike
Yemen’s Houthi rebels have held a funeral for their military chief of staff who was killed in a recent Israeli strike.
Afghanistan and Pakistan agree to an immediate ceasefire, Qatar says
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghanistan and Pakistan, embroiled in more than a week of fighting that has killed dozens of people and injured hundreds, have agreed to an immediate ceasefire, Qatar’s Foreign Ministry said Sunday. It is the deadliest crisis between the two countries in several years.
Twenty countries pressure EU for more deportations to Afghanistan
Twenty European countries on Saturday called upon the European Commission to provide more options for returning Afghans without residence permits to their home country. The Dutch government published a letter to this effect addressed to EU Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner.
Iraq keeping a small contingent of US military advisers due to IS threat in Syria
Iraq’s prime minister said Monday that a small contingent of U.S. military advisers will remain in the country for now to coordinate with U.S. forces in Syria combating the Islamic State group.
Iraq bans US gaming platform Roblox over child safety concerns
Iraq has banned U.S. user-generated videogame platform Roblox due to concerns over child abuse, the government said, joining other countries in cracking down on virtual worlds. The government said lat ...
Trump names marijuana entrepreneur from Michigan as Iraq envoy
President Donald Trump has chosen Mark Savaya, who heads up a marijuana dispensary business in Michigan, to be the nation's special envoy to Iraq.
Japan’s Ishin party joins political establishment it vowed to fight
By Kantaro Komiya and Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) -Formed in 2010 to shake up Japan's political establishment and loosen Tokyo's administrative stranglehold, the Japan Innovation Party, known as Ishin,