Asian Review Abbasi stresses broad economic benefits of joint infrastructure projects. DAVOS, Switzerland — Pakistan sees little reason to fear debts arising from its massive infrastructure projects with China, the South Asian country’s leader said in an interview on the sidelines of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum. Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi noted that when it comes… Read more »
The Economist Life is getting harder for opposition politicians and journalists TINY and turbulent, Kyrgyzstan likes to tout itself as a trailblazer for democracy in Central Asia, a region otherwise presided over by autocrats. The former Soviet republic of 6m has “proven to the world that it is a democratic country”, its new president, Sooronbay Jeyenbekov (pictured), trumpeted triumphantly as… Read more »
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Posted by: Colin Bunn BBC News India Supreme Court judges: Democracy is in danger 4 hours ago Share this with Facebook Share this with Twitter Share this with Messenger Share this with Email Share Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionIndia’s top court is facing intense scrutiny Four of India’s most senior Supreme Court judges have publicly challenged the authority of the head of… Read more »
President Donald Trump has multiple opportunities to scrap the Iran nuclear agreement in the coming days, and the energy market will be watching for signs that his patience with an accord he calls the “worst deal ever” is wearing thin. That 2015 deal — President Barack Obama‘s signature foreign policy achievement — lifted crippling sanctions against Iran in exchange for… Read more »
Damage caused by a major quake in Iran’s western Kermanshah province in November Share A series of moderate earthquakes struck near the Iran-Iraq border and other areas of Iran on January 11, most of them occurring in the same region hit by a major quake in November that killed over 530 people. Four people suffered minor injuries from the latest… Read more »
US President Donald Trump is set to decide whether or not to reimpose wide-ranging sanctions on Iran, the latest in a series of actions that put into question the survival of the 2015 nuclear agreement between world powers and the Islamic Republic. Trump, who has repeatedly vowed to “rip up” the deal signed by his predecessor Barack Obama, is expected… Read more »
Jalandhar Nayak used a chisel, hoe and pickaxe to dig five-mile route, with officials planning to compensate him for his efforts Jalandhar Nayak and his family are the only residents of the remote village of Gumsahi in eastern India. Photograph: BBC India Michael Safi in Delhi 1937 A man in a remote eastern Indian village has single-handedly carved a five-mile… Read more »