It was only a year ago that Sri Lanka dominated international headlines, as its worst economic crisis in more than 70 years contributed to severe domestic strife, including deadly riots, and severe shortages of fuel, food and critical medicine. The crisis was created by a confluence of domestic policy blunders under the Rajapaksa...
The safety of planes flying over Pakistan has become a contentious issue. Days after the European Union Aviation Safety Agency warned operators of “high risk” while flying at low altitudes over Karachi and Lahore, the government responded with an all clear assessment. The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority, late Sunday...
Beijing has appointed a new leadership for the force responsible for its nuclear arsenal after its former commanders were snared in an anti-corruption campaign.
Wang Houbin, the navy’s former deputy commander, will become the new head of the People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force, while Xu Xisheng will move from Southern...
HONG KONG: It is like watching a political satire show, except that it’s not. Qin Gang, China’s newly minted foreign minister and a high-flying political star, has disappeared from public view since Jun 25.
Speculation about his political future and personal well-being started to gather pace after a foreign ministry...
China should encourage its citizens to join counter-espionage work, including creating channels for individuals to report suspicious activity as well as commending and rewarding them, the state security ministry said on Tuesday (1 August.
A system that makes it "normal" for the masses to participate in counter-espionage must be established,...
Pakistan’s Parliament has amended the army laws to jail up to five years for disclosing sensitive information about the security of the military and the country.
The outgoing National Assembly on Monday endorsed the proposed amendments to the stringent Pakistan Army Act, 1952, after the same bill was passed by...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan announced an increase in petrol and diesel prices on Tuesday to meet fiscal objectives laid down in a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), adding further fuel to its sky-high inflation.
The country's Consumer Price Index rose to 28.3% in July, year-on-year, the statistics bureau said in...
TAIPEI, TAIWAN — New research measuring nighttime lighting data from detention facilities in Tibet has renewed global discussion about China's decadeslong persecution of Tibetans in the autonomous region.
While the report's findings offer limited insights into the current state of detention across the region, analysts say some evidence shows a...
Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Monday said that the Buddhists in the Chinese occupied Tibet are living through difficult times but they have a strong spirit of resilience.
The Dalai Lama was addressing the 16th Annual Working Committee Meeting of U-Tsang Cholkha Association at his Leh residence Shewatsel.
Dalai Lama...
France is preparing to evacuate its citizens from the West African nation of Niger because of anti-French sentiment following last week's coup.
It has said it will also help other European nationals to leave.
The coup has prompted demonstrations against the former colonial power, with the French embassy coming under attack.
It...
