The deaths of three Afghan refugees in a car fire in Iran has prompted an outpouring of anger towards police there, after it emerged the blaze began when officers shot at the vehicle. Another four ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus Watch in Mideast: COVID-19 cases nudge 170,000 in Iran, Turkey with different speed; Chinese medical experts in Sudan share anti-coronavirus experience
A man wearing a face mask rides a bicycle on a street in downtown Tehran, Iran, on May 30, 2020. (Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz) --Iran's tally increases to 169,425 with 8,209 deaths; --Turkey's COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)
Jailed Australian democracy activist has ‘disappeared’ inside Vietnam’s prison system
Chau Van Kham’s family has lost contact with him for nearly four months and fear the Australian government has ‘forgotten about him’ ... ( read original story ...)
State nod to Bangladesh trade
The Bengal government on Saturday green-lighted the resumption of bilateral trade between India and Bangladesh via (ICP) and put standard operating procedures in place. “Bilateral trade has been ... ( read original story ...)
Convoy responds to Cyclone Amphan in India & Bangladesh
Super Cyclone Amphan made landfall south of Kolkata on May 20 as the equivalent of a Category 2 hurricane. The storm weakened over Bangladesh, with some rain spreading over far northeast India, Bhutan ... ( read original story ...)
India Knight’s best books: No 3, Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
All of the books on this list so far were written in the 19th or 20th centuries. This wasn’t deliberate, any more than the writers’ genders or nationalities. When I was thinking about the list, I ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC warns it could face reprisals in China if UK bans Huawei equipment: the Telegraph
HSBC Holdings Plc Chairman Mark Tucker has warned Britain against a ban on networking equipment made by Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, claiming the bank could face reprisals in China, the Telegraph ... ( read original story ...)
China threatens to pull plug on new British nuclear plants
Britain is on a collision course with China after Boris Johnson approved plans last week to build up alternatives to Huawei in the 5G network, a move that caused a heated cabinet split in the ... ( read original story ...)
China Has Dominated the West Before
As China comes into greater conflict with the West, now is a good time to consider the long arc of the relationship. ( read original story ...)
The Pakistan Factor in the India-China Standoff
Even though the extent of China’s moves along the border remain fuzzy, it’s clear that Beijing is putting heavy military pressure on India and its territorial claims. For Islamabad, seen from the zero ... ( read original story ...)