ASTANA. KAZINFORM – Trade turnover between Kazakhstan and the Chelyabinsk Region of Russia has almost reached $1.5 billion over the past nine months, Kazinform has learnt from the Russian Embassy in Kazakhstan. It is noted that Kazakhstan mainly exports agricultural products, soft drinks and tobacco to the Russian region. Experts note that two-way trade between Kazakhstan and the Chelyabinsk Region… Read more »
An earthquake struck in Nepal in 2015 that ended up killing 9,000 people around Kathmandu. The earthquake took a lot of lives and destroyed homes and cities, because of this people are now facing debts that they need to pay. Ratna Awale is a survivor of the earthquake along with her husband and two sons, but unfortunately her home was… Read more »
Survivors of the 2015 quake that killed almost 9,000 people around Kathmandu now face another challenge they didn’t expect Ratna Awale counts herself lucky. She and her husband, Prem, and their two sons survived the devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Nepal on 25 April 2015 that killed almost 9,000 people. But her narrow four-storey home in Patan, a sprawling, historical city south of… Read more »
DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh summoned the Myanmar ambassador on Wednesday to condemn “irresponsible remarks” made by Myanmar’s religion minister about Rohingya Muslims, and called for action against him, senior officials at the Bangladesh foreign ministry said. FILE PHOTO: Rohingya refugee children walk along the road at Balukhali camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, November 16, 2018. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain Rohingya Muslims… Read more »
Tehran is sinking. This is not a metaphor connected to American sanctions or the drop in oil prices, but the conclusions of a recent study that analyzed satellite data about the Iranian capital. It found that some parts of the city are sinking into the ground at a rate of up to 25 centimeters (nearly 10 inches) a year. The… Read more »
At least two police officers have been killed following a suicide car bombing attack near a police post in Iran‘s southern port city of Chabahar, state television Press TV reported, quoting security and local officials. Press TV quoted Rahmdel Bamari, governor of Sistan and Baluchestan province, as saying that an “explosives-laden vehicle” targeted the police post on Thursday. “Police stopped the… Read more »
In Afghanistan, there are allegations arising from the women’s soccer team about sexual abuse that was received from officials of the club and possibly even the head of the Afghan soccer federation. The players claim that they had received physical and sexual abuse from male coaches and officials and the government is currently investigating the allegations. FIFA, the world body… Read more »
Afghanistan has long been racked with terror, corrupt governments and very unsafe lands. The Taliban emerged after The Soviet Union left northern Pakistan at the end of The Cold War. They quickly grew in 5 years to where, in 1995, they bombed Kabul, Afghanistan to try and take control of the country. They failed in this attempt and tried again… Read more »
I don’t even know where to begin with this. People pushing their religion on other people who clearly are not interested is not a new thing, but this just takes it to a whole other level. I have a great amount of respect for people who have such strong faith in their beliefs but there is a fine line that… Read more »
Are zero prime ministers better than two? Sri Lanka is about to find out. After five weeks of dramatic political developments that resemble a dark political thriller, Colombo is currently embroiled in an unprecedented political crisis that has undermined its democracy and thrown the country into disarray. On October 26, President Maithripala Sirisena sacked Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, a member of his own… Read more »