Japan and China are marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II with major events on different dates ...
UN-backed investigators allege torture and sex crimes in Myanmar detention facilities
A U.N.-backed investigator says his team has turned up significant evidence of “systemic torture” in Myanmar's detention centers, including electric shocks, strangulations, gang rape and burning of ...
Myanmar junta committing ‘systematic’ torture: UN report
YANGON: UN investigators say they have recorded "systematic" torture in Myanmar's military-run detention facilities including beatings, electric shocks and gang ra ...
NATO Countries Threaten Iran Over Nuclear Program
The E3 letter follows months of diplomatic stalemate, particularly after a 12-day war between Iran and Israel in June.
Bessent says Japan ‘behind the curve’ in monetary tightening, in Bloomberg interview
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Japan is being late in handling monetary tightening during an interview with Bloomberg Television.
OVL, OIL pull out of two Bangladesh oil blocks after Petrobangla invokes guarantees
The two companies, in consortium with Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration & Production Company (BAPEX), had jointly bid for shallow offshore blocks SS-04 and SS-09. OVL and OIL each held a 45% participating interest,
US to explore cooperation with Pakistan on critical minerals, hydrocarbons
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington looked forward to exploring cooperation with Pakistan on critical minerals and hydrocarbons, with his comments coming in a statement issued by the State ...
Chinese investors eyeing Indonesia to avoid US tariffs, tap local market
Gao Xiaoyu, the founder of an industrial land consulting firm in Jakarta, has been inundated with calls from Chinese companies eager to expand or set up operations in Indonesia as they try to shield ...
Indonesia to air-drop aid as starvation spirals in Gaza
Indonesia has deployed the Garuda Merah Putih II team on its second humanitarian mission to Gaza, this time to air-drop aid packages using two Hercules transport aircraft over 12 days to help starving ...
India stock benchmarks to open slightly higher; US-Russia talks eyed
India's equity benchmarks are likely to open marginally higher on Thursday, tracking the broader sentiment in Asia, but caution ahead of Russia-U.S. talks over the war in Ukraine could cap the upside ...