News Journal archives, week of March 17, include MLK leads Selma voting rights march in 1965, U.S. at war in Iraq in 2003, financial crisis in 2008 ...
Myanmar jade mine tragedy – Authorities struggle to find the missing and identify the bodies in Hpakant incident
According to locals and humanitarian organisations, after the devastating mud pond collapsed in Hpakant, Kachin State, the search for the missing has been extremely challenging.
Philippines cash remittances up 2.7% to US$2.84bil in January
Cash remittances rose 2.7% to US$2.84 billion in January from a year ago, the Philippine central bank has announced.
Ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, Japan court rules
A Japanese high court made a landmark ruling on Thursday, saying the country's lack of legal support for same-sex marriage violates the constitution. Responding to a case brought forth by three ...
Uncapped Farzana and 15-year-old Nishita in Bangladesh’s ODI squad
Uncapped wicketkeeper Farzana Akter has booked a place in Bangladesh's squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series against Australia. Fifteen-year-old Nishita Akter Nishi, who played two ODIs ...
Bangladesh tail swings against Sri Lanka to bring relief
Bangladesh have shown glimpses of improved lower-order batting in the past week against Sri Lanka. First, it was big-hitting from Rishad Hossain and Taskin Ahmed in the third T20I in Sylhet on March 9 ...
Five killed in attack on Pakistan military post near Afghan border
Unnamed militant group drove vehicle laden with explosives into post and detonated suicide bombs ...
India’s national election to start April 19, with Narendra Modi favoured to win
India on Saturday announced its six-week-long general election will start on April 19, with most surveys predicting a victory for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya ...
India vote to start on April 19, Modi says confident of win
India will elect a new parliament in seven phases between April 19 and early June, the country's election authority said on Saturday, in what amounts to the world's largest election with nearly one ...
After 13 years of conflict in Syria, almost 7.5 million children in need of humanitarian assistance
According to a recent household survey conducted in northern Syria, 34 per cent of girls and 31 per cent of boys reported psychosocial distress.