Major news in Turkey on June 11: Election of Kurd as SNC head may pull Kurds into uprising
Top News in <Today’s Zaman>: Election of Kurd as SNC head may pull Kurds into uprising The election of Abdelbasset Sida, a Kurd, to lead the Syrian National Council (SNC), Syria’s main opposition umbrella group in exile, is expected to help enlist the support of the 1.5 million-strong Kurdish community, which has largely stayed on […]
Major news in Iran on Jun 11: Reneging on agreements has slowed progress of talks, Iran tells 5+1
Top news in <Tehran Times>: Reneging on agreements has slowed progress of talks, Iran tells 5+1 The deputy secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council has said that a reluctance by the 5+1 group (the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany) to adhere to the agreements made during the previous round […]
Major news in Japan on Jun 11:Local nuclear safety commission says Oi reactors safe to operate
Top news in <Kyodo News>: Local nuclear safety commission says Oi reactors safe to operate FUKUI, Japan, June 10, Kyodo., A local nuclear safety commission on Sunday effectively approved the restart of two idled reactors at the Oi nuclear plant in Fukui Prefecture by endorsing a report prepared by prefectural officials stating that necessary […]
Major news in China on June 11: Torrential rains cause 5 dead, 2 missing in south China
Top news in <CNTV>: Torrential rains cause 5 dead, 2 missing in south China BEIJING, June 10 (Xinhua) — Torrential rains have wrecked China’s southern regions over the past weekend, causing five dead and two missing, the national flood and drought prevention office said here Sunday. Torrential rains have wrecked China’s southern regions over the […]
Major news in Pakistan on June 11: PM urges CJ to consider Musa Gilani his own son
Top news in <Dawn> : PM urges CJ to consider Musa Gilani his own son LAHORE: The Pakistani premier has said that if the Chief Justice cannot hear the case against his own son due to legal barriers, he should take up the case against the PM’s son Ali Musa Gilani instead, DawnNews reported. Speaking […]
Major news in Indonesia on Jun 11: Ex-RI`s richest tycoon Liem Sioe Liong passes away
Top news in <Jakarta Post>: Ex-RI`s richest tycoon Liem Sioe Liong passes away The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Sun, 06/10/2012 4:52 PM Former Indonesian richest tycoon Lim Sioe Liong, or widely known as Soedono Salim, the founder of the Salim Group of Indonesia and one of the key business figures in the Southeast Asian region […]
Major news in Syria on Jun 8
Top news in <SANA>: Al-Jaafari: Arab, Regional capitals support armed groups which Boast of committing terror acts in Syria news@theasian.asia
Major news in Sri Lanka on Jun 8
Top news in <Daily News>: Speaker gets tough with two UNP MPs news@theasian.asia
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