China to build a super dam on its part of Brahmaputra river
The new dam’s ability to generate hydropower could be three times that of central China’s Three Gorges Dam, which has the largest installed hydropower capacity in the world.
China...
Mohammed Allawi appointed new Iraq PM, protesters reject him
Ex-minister named as Iraq prime minister-designate, but anti-government demonstrators say he is part of ruling elite.
Anti-government protesters in Iraq were quick to dismiss President Barham Salih’s...
Pompeo meets US troops on Saudi visit following talks with MBS
In first visit since the killing of General Soleimani, US secretary of state reaffirms security concerns over Iran.
On his second day in Saudi Arabia, US...
Madagascar: People without face masks forced to sweep streets
New rule was announced on April 20 alongside the gradual lifting of lockdown measures in three main cities.
Madagascar police have forced citizens caught outside without a coronavirus face...
South Korea reports 76 more virus cases, 9,037 in total
South Korea reported 76 more cases of Covid-19 compared to 24 hours ago as of midnight Tuesday (March 24) local time, raising the total number of infections to 9,037.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro to send troops to protect Amazon rainforest
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon in the first three months of 2020 rose 51 percent from a year earlier.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has authorised the deployment of armed forces into...
ED grills Kerala CM’s former secretary in gold smuggling case
M Sivasankar was suspended last month after his alleged links with Swapna Suresh, one of the main accused in the Kerala gold smuggling case surfaced.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on...
Nigerian state offers cows for guns to halt attacks
Remote communities have for years been hit by deadly raids from armed groups of cattle rustlers and kidnappers.
Authorities in Nigeria's northwest Zamfara state have offered two cows for...
Democrats’ 2020 race has a new shadow: Hillary Clinton
Her recent fracas with Gabbard and other headlines signal the former first lady remains a political lightning rod.
Some Democrats are putting up caution signs for...
In letter to UN, Pakistan says India placing missiles in Kashmir
Pakistan's foreign minister says he fears India plans to attack Pakistan to divert global attention from Kashmir.
Pakistan's foreign minister has written to the United Nations, warning...