PHILIPPINESTyphoon Rai (locally named Odette) made first landfall on 16 December in Surigao del Norte Province before crossing central-southern Philippines, making landfall in the Visayas and Mindanao Islands, as well as Palawan. Intensifying from a tr…
Illegal jade mining is rampant in Myanmar’s Kachin state thanks to an “understanding” between miners and local authorities, according to a lawmaker from the area’s Hpakant township, and has continued despite intensified fighting between the military an…
Lawmakers in Ghana exchanged blows late Monday evening over a proposed electronic payment tax.The government says the new tax would boost revenue for development, but parliament has been split over the idea and fights broke out when supporters tried to…
The Malaysian military used boats Tuesday to distribute food to desperate people trapped in their homes after massive floods, as the death toll rose to 14 with over 70,000 displaced.Days of torrential rain triggered some of the worst flooding in years …
The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has announced the official rate of foreign currencies on December 21, Trend reports referring to CBI.According to the currency exchange rate of the Central Bank of Iran, 18 currencies have increased and 20 have decreased …
North Korea condemned the United States on Monday for sending longer-range tactical missiles to Ukraine for use in its fight against Russia, claiming that Washington cannot turn the tide