Japan Airlines Co JAL is likely to post a record net loss of about 230 billion yen ($2.20 billion) in the business year ending in March 2021, battered by a coronavirus-led plunge in demand, ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19: Bangladesh crosses 400,000 cases, 15 more die
Covid-19 cases in Bangladesh have crossed the 400,000-mark, with 1,436 new cases detected in the last 24 hours. The total number of confirmed cases in the country now stands at 400,251. The country ... ( read original story ...)
Railway communication with Bangladesh’s Southern Region suspended
Railway communication with the southern part of Bangladesh has been suspended after two cargo trains collided head-on in Kotchandpur upazila of Jhenaidah -- although none was injured. The incident ... ( read original story ...)
Bomb at seminary in Pakistan kills 7 children, wounds 70
A powerful bomb blast ripped through an Islamic seminary on the outskirts of the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar on Tuesday morning, killing at least seven children and wounding 70 others, police ... ( read original story ...)
At least four killed in blast at Pakistan religious school
At least four students were killed and dozens more wounded Tuesday when a bomb exploded during a class at their religious school in northwestern Pakistan, officials said. ( read original story ...)
At least four dead in Pakistan school attack
At least four students have died after an explosion during a class at a religious school in Pakistan, police have said. Dozens of others were injured in the attack, which took place in the northern ... ( read original story ...)
At least 7 killed, 70 injured in blast in Pakistan’s Peshawar
The blast occurred at a Madrassah at Kohart Road in Dir Colony in Peshawar All injured have been shifted to Lady Reading Hospital at Peshawar ... ( read original story ...)
At 50, Indonesia’s Legal Aid Institute continues to stand on the side of victims
Indonesia's Legal Aid Institute (LBH) has become an icon of Indonesian civil society and a staunch defender of the public interest. ( read original story ...)
UAE tries to win Indonesia’s tacit approval of new Israeli ties
The United Arab Emirates last week marked two events that reflect its new international pivot -- a historic visit by senior officials to Israel, and the renaming of a prominent street in Abu Dhabi ... ( read original story ...)
China tells U.S. not to bully Sri Lanka ahead of Pompeo’s visit
China has raised objections to what it called U.S. bullying of Sri Lanka after Washington said the Indian Ocean island must make "difficult but necessary choices" regarding its ties with China. ( read original story ...)