(WATCH) Heartwarming Video of Afghan Kid Dancing After Getting Prosthetic Leg Goes Viral

Sat 11 May 2019: Video of an Afghani boy joyfully dancing after he was fitted with his new leg at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) orthopedic clinic in Kabul has been taking social media by storm for the past days. The video shared first by Roya Musawi from Afghanistan, has been widely […]

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Report: India Orders Antitrust Probe of Google Blocking Rivals

Mon 13 May 2019: Reuters reports that in yet another antitrust issue, Google is being investigated over allegations of using its Android mobile operating system market dominance to block rivals in India. According to Reuters, India’s antitrust watchdog has begun an investigation into Google over alleged use of the company’s Android mobile operating system market dominance […]

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Mosques attacked in Sri Lanka town after Facebook row, curfew imposed

Sun 12 May 2019: COLOMBO (Reuters) – Several dozen people threw stones at mosques and Muslim-owned stores and a local man was beaten in the town of Chilaw on Sri Lanka’s west coast on Sunday in a dispute that started on Facebook, sources told Reuters.Three weeks ago in Sri Lanka Islamist bombers blew themselves up […]

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(WATCH) Fighter Jets Wake People Up for Suhur in Indonesia

Sun 12 May 2019: Assalamualaikum, selamat pagi Airmen. Profesional, militan, dan inovatif harus selalu diasah & dilatihkan kepada seluruh prajurit #TNIAU apapun tugas & tanggung jawabnya. Visualisasi terbang dini hari yang dilakukan oleh skadron tempur #TNIAU. Sahur mau dibangunkan? ? #Ramadan pic.twitter.com/tAjya2hoTJ — TNI Angkatan Udara (@_TNIAU) May 8, 2019  Indonesian Air Force warplanes are […]

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Taliban fighters double as reporters to wage Afghan digital war

Sat 11 May 2019: KABUL (Reuters) – Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban’s chief spokesman and editor-in-chief of the insurgent group’s daily news bulletin, starts every day by collecting reports of overnight fighting with U.S. and Afghan forces. Mujahid says he gets his team of writers to cross-check facts shared by some of the hardline Islamist groups […]

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Pakistan ‘terror attack’: Gunmen killed after opening fire inside luxury hotel

Sat 11 May 2019: Terrorists and security forces battled for several hours at the Pearl Continental Hotel in Gwadar before the militants were killed, according to Pakistan Military Pakistan Military has confirmed three militants have been killed after they stormed a five star hotel in Pakistan and opened fire. ‘Three to five terrorists’ were said […]

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(WATCH) Heartwarming Video of Afghan Kid Dancing After Getting Prosthetic Leg Goes Viral

Sat 11 May 2019: Video of an Afghani boy joyfully dancing after he was fitted with his new leg at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) orthopedic clinic in Kabul has been taking social media by storm for the past days. The video shared first by Roya Musawi from Afghanistan, has been widely […]

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Pak FIA Busts Another Chinese ‘Human Trafficking’ Gang in Rawalpindi

Sat 11 May 2019: Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency has apprehended another Chinese gang involved in human trafficking in Rawalpindi. The agency’s human trafficking cell, led by Deputy Director Nadeem Zafar, has arrested 14 Chinese nationals in an intelligence-based operation while recovering three Pakistani women as well. The detained individuals were allegedly involved in trafficking Pakistani […]

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Toy story: Asia’s richest man buys Britain’s Hamleys for $88 mn

Sat 11 May 2019: Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani has snapped up the storied British toy store Hamleys from its Chinese owners for $88 million, the latest in a dizzying splurge of retail acquisitions. Ambani’s Reliance Brands announced late Thursday that it had bought the 259-year-old toy retailer from the Hong Kong-listed Chinese fashion conglomerate […]

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