The Australian Government needs to show compassion and be flexible towards asylum seekers fleeing Afghanistan, writes Dr Claire Higgins.JUST HOURS AFTER the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, Australia joined the international community in

Washington [US], August 18 (ANI): A classified assessment by American spy agencies had predicted the collapse of the Afghan military and Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, despite US President Joe Biden's assurances that Kabul was unlikely to fall acco...

© Provided by Xinhua The China-funded national stadium with 60,000 seats will serve as the main venue for tournaments when Cambodia hosts the Southeast Asian Games in 2023.PHNOM PENH, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- Construction work on a China-f

In Afghanistan, American hubris - the United States' capacity for self-delusion and officia

Kabul [Afghanistan], August 17 (ANI): After Ashraf Ghani fled the war-torn country, Afghan First Vice President Amrullah Saleh declared himself as the "legitimate caretaker President" in accordance with the constitution that states that in the absenc...

BEIJING, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. - - - - TOKYO -- The Japanese government on Tuesday decided to extend the COVID-19 state of emergency covering Tokyo and other areas and ori...

HANOI, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 9,605 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, including 9,595 locally transmitted and 10 imported, according to the country's Ministry of Health. The new infections brought the total tally to 293,301, with 6,472 dea...

WASHINGTON - Built and trained at a two-decade cost of $83 billion, Afghan security forces collapsed so quickly and completely - in some cases without a shot fired - that the ultimate beneficiary of the American investment turned out to be the Taliba...

BEIJING -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday exchanged views with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken over phone on the situation in Afghanistan and bilateral ties. The Taliban should announce a clean break with extrem...

MANILA -- Thirty-five Filipinos evacuated from Afghanistan arrived in the Philippine capital Manila on Tuesday, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. "The 35 Filipinos from Afghanistan, (whose) respective companies evacuated to Doha, Qatar, j...

Beijing [China], August 17 (ANI/Xinhua): China's civil aviation regulator has announced the suspension of a Philippine Airlines flight and a Cambodia Airways flight after passengers tested positive for COVID-19. The suspension of flight PR314 from Ma...

PHNOM PENH, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Construction work on a China-funded national stadium in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, had been completed despite the impact of COVID-19, Minister of Tourism Thong Khon said on Tuesday. Khon, who is also the presiden...

VIENTIANE, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- China remains the largest foreign investor in Laos, undertaking a total of 813 projects worth over 16 billion U.S. dollars, Lao official has said. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Planning and Investment Sonexay Si...

New Delhi [India], August 17 (ANI): Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the Crime Branch to file a status report mentioning the stage of investigation while hearing the parents of a deceased minor girl, who was allegedly raped and murdered, seeking a j...

MONDAY AFTER the Tokyo Olympics ended, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque was quick to claim credit for the country's best Olympic performance yet, saying that it was "no coincidence" that it happened during the Duterte administration.On one hand,...

Washington [US], August 17 (ANI): It has been made clear to Taliban that if they attack US personnel or disrupt the process of evacuation of American citizens still in Afghanistan, the response will be swift and forceful, US President Joe Biden said ...

HANOI, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 8,652 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, including 8,644 local infections and eight imported cases, according to the country's Ministry of Health. The new infections brought the total tally to 283,696, with 6,14...

PHNOM PENH, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia on Monday launched a national campaign against the coronavirus under the theme "Responsible Together to Prevent COVID-19 Transmission." The campaign aimed at reminding and encouraging all people to strictly ab...

In the 19th century, the phrase "The Great Game" was used to describe competition for power and influence in Afghanistan, and neighbouring central and south Asia territories, between the British and Russian empires.Neither side prevailed in what beca...

The fast-spreading delta variant has thrown into turmoil factories and ports in Asian countries that were once among the most successful containing the virus.In China, the world's third-busiest container port was partly shut recently, while in Southe...