Asia

According to Japan’s national broadcaster NHK, a “major tsunami warning” was issued Monday after a powerful earthquake struck north of the country’s main island. The Japan Meterological Agency reported a quake hitting Ishikawa and nearby prefectures, one of them measuring…

The Jordan Ministry of Awqaf, Islamic Affairs and Holy Sites demolished a 118-year-old Chechen Mosque in the Sweileh area in the capital, Amman, the spokesperson of the Ministry announced Tuesday. Al Daqamsah revealed that the demolition process came after reports…

Tens of thousands of people in southern Thailand have been affected by severe flooding that has submerged roads and railways, forced schools to close and left some residents trapped in their homes. Days of torrential rain have also caused problems…

Nuraxun Rozi visited his teenage son who was studying in Egypt in 2015, stayed there for a week and traveled in Turkey for another week before returning home in China, RFA reported. After he went back, his passport was confiscated,…

A magnitude-6.2 earthquake struck one of China’s poorest regions just before midnight on Monday, killing at least 126 people, injuring hundreds and bringing down mud houses in remote villages that never stood a chance. The authorities quickly mobilised several emergency…

India’s Supreme Court has upheld the government’s decision to revoke special status for the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Ruling on Monday, the court also ordered the region to hold local elections by September 30 next year. The decision is…

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says that most children in South Asian countries, including Afghanistan, are exposed to extreme heat. On Monday, August 7, UNICEF’s South Asia Department announced that about 460 million children in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Maldives…

The Islamic State group’s emir for Southeast Asia was killed on Wednesday during a pre-dawn raid in the south of the Philippines, the country’s military said. Faharudin Hadji Satar, who is known as Abu Zacharia, died in the military operation…

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday that about 315,000 serious violations inflicted on children in conflict-related incidents between 2005 and 2022. The figure, confirmed by the UN agency, recorded incidents in more than 30 conflict situations across Asia,…

The University of Sheffield conducted research which surveyed more than 120 Uyghur respondents in Turkey and dozens in the UK, and obtained notes from Chinese police detailing their tactics. Many of the Uighurs surveyed said they had been threatened by…