The bell of a new church built near Iraq's ancient city of Ur chimed for the first time last week as part of a push to lure back pilgrims to a country that is home to one of the world's oldest ...
Iraq Kurds digitise historic books in ‘sacred job’ to save threatened culture
Seen as the world’s largest stateless people, the Kurds are an ethnic group of between 25 and 35 million mostly spread across modern-day Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey. In Iraq, the Kurds are a sizeable ...
Fishing boat capsizes in South Korea, leaving 4 dead, 5 missing
Tongyeong, Mar. 10 (BNA): Rescue operations were under way after a fishing boat with nine crew members on board capsized off the southern coastal city of Tongyeong, South Korea, leaving four dead and ...
Turkey Struggles to Stop Violence Against Women
Evcil's murder in 2013 became a rallying call for greater protection for women in Turkey, but activists say the country has made little progress in keeping women from being killed. They say laws to ...
Hasina vows to transform Bangladesh Coast Guard into a three-dimensional force
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has outlined the government's aim of transforming the Bangladesh Coast Guard into a three-dimensional force, equipped with the technology and know-how to navigate ...
Pakistan news: Motorcycle loaded with 5kg explosives detonates in Peshawar, 2 killed
At least two people have been killed and another severely injured in a blast in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar, news agency AP reported citing police officials. The blast near the Board ...
At least 19 dead and 7 missing as landslide and flash floods hit Indonesia’s Sumatra island
Torrential rains have triggered flash floods and a landslide on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, killing at least 19 people and leaving seven missing, officials said Sunday.Tons of mud, rocks and uprooted ...
Indonesia floods, landslide kill 19, with seven missing
Days of torrential rain have brought floods and landslides in Indonesia's province of West Sumatra, forcing the evacuation of more than 70,000 people, while killing at least 19, with seven going ...
Indonesia’s Batik Air faces probe after pilots fell asleep during 2½-hour night flight
A pilot and co-pilot were both asleep for around 28 minutes during a flight from Southeast Sulawesi to the capital Jakarta in January.
CNN speaks to a Walk for Freedom participant helping fight modern-day slavery in India
The Walk for Freedom is a coordinated campaign across hundreds of cities to raise awareness to fight modern-day slavery. Shortly after participating in a march in India, a man noticed two children in ...