Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, speaking at a ceremony on Saturday marking the 75th anniversary of Japan's World War Two surrender, pledged never to repeat the devastation of war. "Never to repeat ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Abe, on WW2 anniversary, vows not to repeat war, sends offering to shrine
By Antoni Slodkowski, Linda Sieg and Sangmi Cha TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, speaking on the 75th anniversary of Japan's World War Two surrender, pledged never to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Abe sends offering to Yasukuni war dead shrine on WW2 anniversary
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering to Tokyo's controversial Yasukuni Shrine for war dead on Saturday - the 75th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War Two - but avoided a ... ( read original story ...)
Floods leave one third of Bangladesh underwater and displace more than 1.5 million, raising coronavirus risk
About a third of Bangladesh has been inundated by floods, with at least 161 people killed and an estimated 1.5 million displaced, according to local officials.The heaviest rains in almost a decade ... ( read original story ...)
India vs Pakistan vs Bangladesh
Centuries of shared civilization apart, India and Pakistan turn 73 as modern nations this Independence Day. Their rivalry on sporting fields—hockey and cricket being the biggest example—is legendary. ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh mourns Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib on 1975 carnage anniversary
Bangladesh is mourning Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father of the nation who was assassinated along with most of his family members in one of the worst political massacres in world ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan’s Rizwan was ‘ready to play on’ after bad light stops Test
Mohammad Rizwan was left frustrated when having shone for Pakistan with a fine unbeaten fifty in the second Test against England at Southampton on Friday, he was forced to leave the field for bad ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: India cases cross 2.5 million with another jump
India’s confirmed coronavirus cases have crossed 2.5 million with another biggest single-day spike of 65,002 in the past 24 hours. India is behind the United States and Brazil in the number of cases. ( read original story ...)
India to invest $1.46 trillion to lift virus-hit economy
India’s prime minister said Saturday his country has done well in containing the coronavirus pandemic and announced $1.46 trillion infrastructure projects to boost the ... ( read original story ...)
India’s Modi says ready to mass produce COVID-19 vaccine
India is ready to mass produce COVID-19 vaccines to distribute across the country when scientists give the go-ahead to do so, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his Independence Day speech on ... ( read original story ...)