Indonesia president makes moratorium on forest clearance permanent
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has issued a permanent moratorium on new forest clearance for activities such as palm plantations or logging, the environment minister said...
Pakistan suspends train service to India as Kashmir dispute continues
Pakistan said on Thursday it would suspend a rail service linking it to India, as relations with its arch rival continue to sour over the...
Bangkok bombings may be linked to politics: police
A series of bombings in the Thai capital Bangkok last week may be linked to politics, police said on Thursday as authorities hunted for more...
Muslim pilgrims descend on Mecca for haj, Saudis warn against politics
Hundreds of thousands of white-clad pilgrims, many gripping umbrellas to ward off Saudi Arabia’s blistering summer sun, descended on Mecca this week ahead of the...
Iraq hands over human remains to Kuwait
Iraq handed over on Thursday the remains of 48 Kuwaiti citizens who disappeared during the 1991 Gulf War when dictator Saddam Hussein sent his troops...
Ukraine ArcelorMittal promises investments after pollution charges
ArcelorMittal’s Ukrainian steel mill, charged with violating environmental standards, will invest $1.8 billion over the next five years to reduce air emissions by 50-55 percent,...
China finds African swine fever virus in pigs transported to Guangxi
China detected African swine fever in pigs being transported to Guangxi region from outside provinces, the agriculture ministry said on Thursday....
Floods in India kill 33, displace thousands
Floods brought by heavy rains and overflowing rivers across large swathes of western and southern India have killed at least 33 people and forced the...
Boogie time: Thai minister loosens up for cannabis presentation
Thailand’s public health minister and his top bureaucrats danced along to pop tunes ahead of a news conference called to present the first batch of...
Indian men who see new policy as chance to marry Kashmiri women accused of chauvinism
Women’s rights advocates have slammed a torrent of online posts by men from across India who expressed enthusiasm about marrying women from Kashmir after India’s...