(UPI) --Japan reported a record number of single-day COVID-19 cases for the fourth-straight day Saturday. The country reported 7,851 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, according to the health ministry. ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh set to observe Bangabandhu’s Homecoming Day
Bangladesh on Sunday will observe Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s Homecoming Day, the landmark day when the father of the nation stepped back into the independent country he carved out from ... ( read original story ...)
19th Bangladesh Business Awards
Bangladesh needs to use the growing e-commerce market and improve the operational efficiency of public and private sectors to seize the opportunities in the global trade, said an industry executive. ( read original story ...)
Much of Pakistan Loses Power in Massive Blackout
The capital, Islamabad, and most major cities were affected in what was one of the biggest power failures to hit the country of 200 million people. ( read original story ...)
Pakistan power cut plunges country into darkness
Electricity is gradually being restored in some areas of Pakistan following a huge power cut across the country, with every city reporting outages.Homes nationwide were suddenly plunged into darkness ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan blackout leaves 200 million without power
A failure in Pakistan's national power grid left more than 200 million people without electricity Saturday, local officials said. ( read original story ...)
National power grid breakdown plunges Pakistan into darkness: officials
A breakdown in Pakistan's national power grid plunged the country into darkness on Saturday night, officials said. "A countrywide blackout has been caused by a sudden plunge in the frequency in the ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia missing Boeing plane feared to have crashed after taking off from Jakarta
A Sriwijaya Air plane carrying 62 people on board is feared to have crashed shortly after taking off from Jakarta, according to Indonesia's Head Of National Transportation Safety Committee, Suryanto ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesian jetliner disappears during short flight with 62 aboard
The location of a passenger jet carrying 62 people that disappeared Saturday after departing from Indonesia's capital has been pinpointed, according to the country's navy. Sriwijaya Air SJ182, a ... ( read original story ...)
Boeing passenger jet is missing in Indonesia after takeoff with search underway for Sriwijaya Air flight 182
A Boeing 737 passenger jet carrying 62 people lost contact with air traffic controllers after taking off from Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, Saturday. ( read original story ...)