Category - Asia

At least 17 people, including 11 “extremists,” were killed during a series of attacks in oil-rich Kazakhstan, an increasingly authoritarian ex-Soviet nation that has largely avoided violence by religious zealots, officials said Monday.   Groups of gunmen attacked two arms shops to seize weapons and rammed a minibus through the doors of a national guard […]

Korean Air Jet Catches Fire at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport TOKYO — An engine fire broke out on a Korean Air jet about to take off from a Tokyo on Friday, authorities said.   The incident prompted authorities to temporarily close down Japan’s busiest aviation hub.   Firefighters put out the blaze within the hour. No […]

Cambodia: information for Canadians May 13, 2016: update: Laws and Culture section PRAKAS on the expulsion, deportation and limitation of visit Cambodian authorities exercise the right to expulse, deport and limit a traveller’s visit if the latter is accused, or suspected of, having violated local laws, which include possession of invalid entry documents and requirement; […]

YANGON, Myanmar — A strong earthquake struck Myanmar on Wednesday night and was felt in parts of eastern India and Bangladesh, causing residents to rush out of their homes in panic. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.   The magnitude-6.9 quake struck at a depth of 135 kilometers (84 miles), 396 kilometers […]

Bomb scare at Islamabad airport declared fake, operations resume ISLAMABAD: A bomb scare at the Benazir International Airport was declared to be a rumour and all flights have been given a security clearance for take off. Flight operations were halted at the Benazir International Airport after a bomb scare in two international airlines was reported early […]

China today declared a red alert at Shenzhen International Airport to deal with irate passengers after cancellation of over 200 flights due to heavy rains and thunderstorms. In the past 24 hours, 201 flights were cancelled, the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported. Photos and videos uploaded on social media showed chaotic scenes at […]