China rolls out the red carpet for African leaders
Beijing has said this week’s China-Africa forum will be its largest diplomatic event since the Covid-19 pandemic, with more than a dozen leaders and delegations expected.
Category: Asia
Bangladesh Military Chief takes charge after PM’s ouster
Bangladesh army chief Waker-Uz-Zaman spent nearly four decades rising to the top of the military and said on Monday he was…
Bangladesh PM Hasina Resign and flees after deadly anti-government Protest
Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year rule as Bangladesh’s prime minister ended Monday as she fled more than a month of deadly protests…
Mahakama Kuu Bangladesh yaondoa sheria tata iliozua maandamano
Mahakama kuu nchini ya Bangladesh siku ya Jumapili imeondoa sheria yenye utata kwenye mfumo wa utaoji ajira za serikali, ukiwa…
Bangladesh student group suspends protests over death toll
The Bangladeshi student group leading demonstrations that have spiralled into deadly violence suspended protests Monday for 48 hours, with its…
Bangladesh imposes curfew, calls in military after deadly unrest
BY AFP Bangladesh on Friday announced the imposition of a curfew and the deployment of military forces after police failed…
One dead after S. Korea army training grenade explosion
The explosion, which took place at around 9:50 am (1250 GMT) occurred “during a grenade throwing training” at a military unit in South Chungcheong Province, around 100 kilometers south of the capital Seoul, the ministry said in a statement.
India releases first video of lunar rover Pragyaan’s moonwalk
The rover is carrying two scientific instruments which will try to find out what minerals are present on the lunar surface and study the chemical composition of the soil.
BRICS announces ‘historic’ admission of six new members
The BRICS — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — agreed at their annual summit to make Argentina, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates full members from January 1.
Former PM Thaksin Shinawatra Returns To A Politically Divided Thailand After 15 Years Of Self-Exile
Thaksin, the head of a famed political dynasty and a former owner of Manchester City Football Club, was prime minister from 2001 until he was ousted in a military coup in 2006 while in New York attending a UN meeting.
