A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Afghanistan early Saturday, as reported by the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The quake, occurring at a depth of 87 kilometers, adds to the country's recent ...
5.2 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Northeastern Afghanistan
A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck northeastern Afghanistan, shaking Takhar province and nearby areas, highlighting the country’s ...
Final US Report On Afghan Mission Paints Damning Picture
A US body set up in 2008 to assess efforts to support Afghanistan has made its 68th and final quarterly report to Congress -- with damning details of waste and “pervasive corruption” over the course ...
Deadly Myanmar junta airstrike hits rebel-held mining town kills 13 including monk, child
Myanmar has been engulfed by civil conflict since the military seized power in a coup in 2021, prompting resistance from pro-democracy rebels who allied with long-active ethnic armed organisations.
Asean’s parallel diplomacy on Myanmar: Creativity sans coordination
Far from being a roadmap to peace, the five-point consensus has become a diplomatic placeholder, invoked ritually in communiqués yet divorced from realities on the ground.
Iran says it has ‘plenty of scientists’ left to restart uranium enrichment, despite US, Israeli strikes
Tehran demands compensation from Washington for nuclear facility strikes as Iran's foreign minister says the country retains uranium enrichment capabilities.
Alas Pilipinas falls to Vietnam anew in SEA V.League
Alas Pilipinas dropped its second game in the 5th SEA V.League, falling to Vietnam anew, 13-25, 21-25, 25-23, 9-25, on Saturday at Terminal 21 Korat in Nakhon Ratchasima. Alas tried to pull off a ...
Trump tariff uncertainty distanced Vietnam from China; it didn’t last
IN Vietnam’s northern manufacturing belt, tariff angst isn’t stopping the flow of Chinese money. If anything, it’s growing. From a Chinese circuit board maker’s eager calls for workers, to ...
Indonesia begins releasing prisoners under clemency
Indonesia began releasing hundreds of inmates from its notoriously overcrowded prisons on Friday after parliament approved the first stage of a wide-ranging clemency plan by President Prabowo Subianto ...
Kering in Talks With Qatar to Sell Milan Property, Corriere Says
Kering SA is holding advanced talks with Qatar’s royal family to sell a Milan luxury property, Italian newspaper Il Corriere della Sera said. ( read original story ...)