At least one dead as rescuers battle oil tanker blaze in HongKong waters
2 year agoOne dead, 21 rescued as oil tanker catches fire off Lamma Island, HongKong. A police spokesperson told HKFP that they responded at around 11:30am, with one injured crew member taken to Ruttonjee Hospital in Wanchai
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are set to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the construction of a multi-billion dollar Saudi Aramco oil refinery in Balochistan
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2 year agoChinese fighter pilot warns a foreign aircraft in its claimed East China Sea ADIZ to "report [its] nationality ID and purpose of flight" as shown in a video released by CCTV on Friday. @SCMPNews
Uzbekistan Abolishes Exit Visa System
Myanmar has called on its military to "launch operations" against ethnic Rakhine rebels behind a deadly attack on four police stations last week, a government spokesman said Monday
2 year agoMentally challenged man puts blanket on Ambedkar statue, lights bonfire to keep it warm
2 year agoIllegal canteen led to hospital blaze in Mumbai, says Fire Brigade
Mumbai: Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) bus employees begin their strike over their demands including fixation at master grade of employees employed after 2007, merging BEST budget with 'A' budget of BMC and resolving the issue of employee service residences.
2 year agoIn July, China installed a new radome-equipped structure on Bombay Reef in the Paracels. AMTI analyzes what purpose the platform may have, the reef's important location, and how platforms like this could enhance China's control of the South China Sea.
2 year agoJammu and Kashmir: Police seized a truck and arrested two arms and ammunition suppliers of Hizbul Mujahideen in Kathua on 7 January. Indian rupees 71,000 also seized from them. Case registered under relevant sections of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
The US dollar is rising in value in North Korea. 1 USD worth 8500 won, a two-year high
India's BPCL to buy Iranian oil in Feb after 3-month gap - sources
Protests erupted across Assam on Monday, with some agitators stripping in public, over the controversial CitizenshipAmendmentBill, 2016, and tabling of JPC report on it in the Parliament
2 suspected criminals shot dead by policemen in Bareilly hours after they robbed trader
Another accused arrested in Bulandshahr violence case, count goes up to 35, say police.
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 12km SW of Kawaguchi, Japan
2 year agoIn Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, several hundred residents joined a protest rally against China's economic expansion in the region
Taliban claimed attack on Bagram airbase with rockets
Armenian MP: Situation getting out of control in the wake of Karaganda murder
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is on his way to China for his fourth summit with China's Xi Jinping: South Korean media
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 30km S of Cibaregbeg, Indonesia
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 149km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
North Korea train possibly carrying senior North Korea official crosses into China: source
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 118km ENE of Naze, Japan
Earthquake of magnitude 5.5 - 155km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
Prominent leader of Taliban's Red Unit killed in Faryab province
Thai police chief Gen Big Joke says @rahaf84427714 will be given temporary entry to Thailand and her case will be assessed by the UNHCR. UN says it is pleased with the promises given by Thailand that she will not be deported to Saudi Arabia or Kuwait.
Baguio officials destroy confiscated banned firecrackers
2 year agoFirst swine flu death reported in Guwahati, Assam. Sahida Parbin Sultana Begum was admitted at a private hospital in Guwahati after she complained of respiratory trouble and fever. She had tested positive for H1N1.
A Boeing 737 MAX 8 suffers engine problem mid air forcing an emergency landing
FONOPs continue: The USS McCampbell sails near the Paracel Islands chain
A bitter quarrel erupts between Premier Lee Hsien Loong, and his younger brother and sister following the death in 2015 of their father, Singapore's revered founding leader Lee Kuan Yew.
Russian President Putin had a telephonic conversation with PM @narendramodi today. Among other things, he wished him success for the Parliamentary elections.
The Burmese army will carry out operations against Buddhist Rakhine rebels
China protests over US warship sighting in South China Sea as trade talks start
"Since Thailand is the Land of Smiles, of course we won't send someone to their death," says Lt. Gen. Surachate Hakparn, the immigration bureau chief.
Modi Government to move an amendment inside parliament to bring 10% reservation for the economically backward sections of the society. The 10% quota would be above the already 50% caste based reservations. Total reservation after this amendment would be 60%.
2 year agoTesla CEO Musk says to break ground on Shanghai Gigafactory today
2 year agoA major Japanese railway operator has tested a self-driving train on Tokyo's Yamanote line.
Thailand says Saudi woman fleeing family will not be sent back to Kuwait today due to safety concerns
Thailand court denies injunction for Saudi woman
2 year agoExplosion In Paktika Leaves Six Civilians Dead
U.S. guided-missile destroyer sails near the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea amid trade talks with Beijing
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 250km WNW of Saumlaki, Indonesia
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 148km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
U.S. says its navy ship sailed in South China sea on Monday to challenge 'excessive maritime claims', reports Reuters
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 23km NNW of Bolengpulau, Indonesia
Earthquake of magnitude 5.5 - 29km NW of Siocon, Philippines
KCNA: "In hearty response to the New Year Address made by Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un, coal mines in the DPRK are seething with zeal for increased productionAs of January 4, coal mines across the country carried out their daily production plan at 105 percent."
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 153km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 164km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 109km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 151km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
[email protected] Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, a Saudi woman trying to flee her country says she's stuck in Thailand after a Saudi diplomat seized her passport at Bangkok airport. She told the BBC her family would kill her if she was sent back home.
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 163km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
