Bangladesh opened its first Islamic school for transgender Muslims on Friday with clerics calling it a first step towards integrating the discriminated minority into society. The madrasa is one of a ... ( read original story ...)
The Return of Militancy in Pakistan
After a few years of relative peace, militant groups are on the rise again – and at a dangerous time for Pakistan. ( read original story ...)
Evacuation begins as Indonesia’s most active volcano rumbles
Indonesian authorities began evacuating people living on the volatile Mount Merapi volcano’s fertile slopes on Friday following an increase in ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia reports 3,778 new coronavirus infections, 94 more deaths
Indonesia reported 3,778 new coronavirus infections and 94 COVID-19 deaths on Friday, data from the country's health ministry showed. Indonesia's totals of 429,574 cases and 14,442 deaths from the ... ( read original story ...)
CORRECTED (OFFICIAL)-Indonesia offers guarantees to woo lenders, boost recovery
Indonesia's government said on Thursday it would offer sovereign guarantees for loans on businesses and projects that can boost economic recovery, as it steps up efforts to bolster an economy battered ... ( read original story ...)
China will improve contingency plans for COVID-19 clusters in winter: cabinet
China will improve its contingency plans for any COVID-19 cluster cases in the winter, including stepped-up procurement of medical supplies and greater contact-tracing efforts, the country's cabinet ... ( read original story ...)
As China Casts a Pall Over Hong Kong, Some See Opportunity
Boosters of growing ties with the mainland see greater business potential. But as the delayed Ant Group I.P.O. shows, peril comes with that promise. ( read original story ...)
China Irate After U.S. Removes ‘Terrorist’ Label From Separatist Group
China responded with anger after the State Department removed from its list of terrorist organizations a largely defunct Uighur separatist group that Beijing partly blames for ethnic tensions in the ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Firms Get Another Boost From China
Cola, GM, Estee Lauder and others got a lift in the third quarter from Chinese consumers spending big, even as a surge in Covid-19 cases in the U.S. and Europe tempers demand elsewhere. ( read original story ...)
India’s Top General Says Face-Off With China Could Spark Bigger Conflict
India's top military commander said on Friday a tense border standoff with Chinese forces in the western Himalayas could spark a larger conflict, even as senior commanders from both sides met near the ... ( read original story ...)