News Of Asia

In post-Arab Spring Egypt, Muslim attacks on Christians are rising

14 Nov, 2016 109 views

ASEM, Egypt — The Christian and Muslim villagers grew up together, played on the same soccer fields as kids, and attended the same schools in this riverside hamlet. But that didn’t matter on a …

Turkey issues travel warning about US, cites protests

14 Nov, 2016 70 views

ISTANBUL — Turkey has issued a travel warning for its citizens about going to the United States, citing violent protests following Tuesday’s contested presidential election as well as increasing verbal and physical attacks and …

UN fears ‘ethnic war’ in South Sudan, EU boosts refugee funding

13 Nov, 2016 76 views

Juba (AFP) – The UN’s special advisor on preventing genocide, Adama Dieng, said he feared escalating ethnic violence in South Sudan, as the EU offered emergency aid for the swelling number of refugees on …

International exhibition, conference on education and sport held in Ashgabat

13 Nov, 2016 82 views

Bishkek (AKIpress) – AshgabatAn international exhibition and a scientific conference on education and sport were held in Ashgabat. The events were organized by the Ministry of Education, the State Sports Committee and the Chamber …

Mass rally kicks off in Seoul calling for Park’s ouster

13 Nov, 2016 42 views

Bishkek (AKIpress) – park-geuin-hye2 Tens, and possibly hundreds, of thousands of South Koreans marched in Seoul on Saturday demanding the ouster of President Park Geun-hye in one of the biggest protests in the country …

Turkey arrests head of opposition newspaper

12 Nov, 2016 35 views

Istanbul (AFP) – Turkey on Friday detained the board chairman of opposition daily Cumhuriyet, the target of an intensifying crackdown since July’s failed coup which has further fuelled tensions between Ankara and Europe. Akin …