Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran’s supreme spiritual leader, has called the poisoning of school-aged girls an unforgivable crime. It was the first time he spoke about it. In Iran, hundreds of girls have been taken to hospital in recent months, presumably after being poisoned. Meanwhile, the chief judge of Iran emphasized that […]
In southeastern Iran’s Sistan-Baluchistan province, four members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, Iran’s elite military corps, have been killed in a “terrorist” attack. That is what the Iranian news agency Irna said on Monday. The province has been ravaged by violence for several months. The attack occurred in the Saravan region, […]
China is gearing up for the centenary of the ruling Communist Party (CCP). President Xi Jinping will deliver a speech at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Thursday. State media have revealed little about the program, but an air parade with military aircraft is expected. It seems the party of […]
Under new rules, Chinese couples are allowed to have a maximum of three children. That is one child more than it is now. That was decided on Monday in a meeting of the politburo chaired by President Xi Jinping, state news agency Xinhua reported. The decision responds to the […]
The crew of the missing Indonesian submarine will have oxygen at least until Saturday. The Navy reported this, which has started an extensive search to locate the 44-year-old KRI Nanggala 402. The submarine with 53 crew members disappeared on Wednesday during exercises north of Bali. The submarine had requested […]
Cyclone Seroja killed nearly 100 people in Indonesia and East Timor. Also, dozens of people are missing. The Southeast Asian countries have been dealing with floods and landslides since Sunday due to heavy rainfall. Thousands of people have been evacuated. Victims are sought in both countries, but this search […]
Divers have also found the second black box of a Sriwijaya Air disaster aircraft in Indonesia. The authorities have searched for more than two months for that cockpit voice recorder (CVR), which contains sounds from the cockpit. According to a navy employee, it was eventually found under a meter […]
The death toll from the earthquake that hit Indonesia last week has risen to 91. The natural disasters in the province of West Sulawesi have injured at least 1,100 people, 253 of which are still in serious condition, according to authorities. Three people are also missing. The magnitude 6.2 […]
More and more Asian countries are banning flights from the United Kingdom. While European countries are relaxing restrictions on travellers, Japan, South Korea, and the Philippines have announced strict measures. There is significant international concern about a new variant of the coronavirus that has surfaced in the United Kingdom. […]
China has started testing all residents of the capital of Qingdao. A handful of new corona infections came to light there on Sunday. The authorities are not taking any risks and say they have already collected three million test samples from residents. The government wants to test the entire […]