Turkish police detained dozens of people on Tuesday in a search for 167 suspects, many of them active duty soldiers, in a move against supporters of a Muslim preacher the government accuses of ... ( read original story ...)
Germany Slams Turkey for Sending Survey Ship to Eastern Mediterranean
German foreign minister Heiko Maas criticized Turkey for sending a survey vessel back into controversial waters of the eastern Mediterranean, calling the unilateral move a blow to efforts to start ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey-Ukraine work on missile engine could open the door to tech transfer
"Turkey wants to develop an indigenous engine technology for various aerial platforms it has developed and plans to develop in the future. Technology transfer is key to doing business with Ankara." ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. slams Turkey’s renewed seismic survey push in eastern Mediterranean
The United States on Tuesday slammed Turkey's renewed push to send a vessel to carry out seismic surveys in the eastern Mediterranean, accusing Ankara of unilaterally stoking tensions and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Suga to order new economic stimulus as early as November, Nikkei says
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will order his government to compile extra economic stimulus measures as early as November, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Tuesday. The move would signal the g ... ( read original story ...)
Japan scales down warships as young shun navy
Japan’s navy is to launch a new, scaled down warship to compensate for a drop in recruitment among young people who cannot tolerate long periods at sea without access to their smartphones.The 30FFM ... ( read original story ...)
Japan No 8 Himeno signs for Highlanders
Japan No 8 Kazuki Himeno, one of the stand-out players at last year's World Cup on home ground, has signed a one-year contract with New Zealand's Super Rugby franchise the Highlanders. ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh will not co-fund Sinovac’s vaccine trial – Health Minister
Bangladesh will not co-fund a late-stage domestic trial of a potential coronavirus vaccine developed by China's Sinovac Biotech, the country's health minister Zahid Maleque told Reuters on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh to instate death penalty in rape cases
Bangladesh's Cabinet on Monday approved an increase in the maximum punishment in rape cases to death from life imprisonment after a series of recent sexual assaults triggered protests on streets and ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan police arrest key suspect in shocking highway rape
Pakistani police have arrested the second assailant in a gang rape of a woman whose car broke down on a deserted highway at night last month, when two attackers pulled her out ... ( read original story ...)