U.S. property catastrophe reinsurance rates rose by as much as 50% on the key Jan. 1 renewal date, broker Gallagher Re said in a report on Tuesday, as reinsurers look to recoup losses from natural …
Israel confirms air strikes on Syria
The IDF has confirmed that Israel Air Force warplanes attacked Syrian army infrastructure last night in response to rockets launched at Israel from the Golan Heights. Israeli combat aircraft also …
Sri Lanka moves ahead with establishing truth commission to reconcile with Tamil minorities
Before the Sri Lankan Army killed its supreme leader, V Prabhakaran, in 2009, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) had been fighting for a separate Tamil homeland in the island nation’s norther …
Sitting in a green valley over a mountainous pass, historic Shakhrisabz is filled with UNESCO-listed architectural delights
Shakhrisabz, Uzbekistan CNN — When you finally get your tongue around the name “Shakhrisabz”, with its guttural ‘kh’ in the middle, the more you say it, the more magical it becomes.
UAE buyers rank in top four for super-prime property in central London in 2023
UAE buyers featured in the top bracket of those purchasing prime central London property last year, according to latest research that showed the market topped £1 billion in 2023.A report from …
Lee Jae-myung: South Korea opposition leader stabbed in neck on visit to Busan
The leader of South Korea’s political opposition was stabbed at a news conference in the southern port city of Busan, Yonhap news agency reports. Lee Jae-myung, who narrowly lost the presidential …
South Korea’s opposition leader ‘stabbed in the neck’ during press conference
WARNING DISTRESSING IMAGES Lee Jae-myung was attacked and injured by an unidentified man during a visit Tuesday to the southeastern city of Busan, emergency officials said …
South Korea opposition leader stabbed in Busan
The leader of South Korea’s political opposition has been stabbed at a news conference in the southern port city of Busan. Lee Jae-myung, who narrowly lost the presidential elections in 2022, was …
UN: war starves Myanmar, six million children undernourished
This is the alarm raised by the United Nations in its 2023 report on the situation in Asia and the Pacific. The conflict between the military junta and rebels – who are gaining support among the popul …
For Japan, a jolting, deadly start to the new year
With 2024 just two days old, Japan has already been rocked by dual disasters — an earthquake on its western coast and a plane crash at a major Tokyo airport.