Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) top leader Kim Jong Il has been unanimously elected to a seat in the parliament, as per reports by state media. Election committee official said that, Jong Il gained 100 percent approvals following a 100 percent turnout. State media official ...

According to some media reports, Iran successfully tested a new air-to-sea missile with a range of 110 km . However, the reports did not say when the test was conducted. As per the reports, defence specialists of Iran installed the missile on a fighter plane and launched it. The report also added ...

On Monday (9th March) North Korea warned that any attempt to intercept its satellite launched for peaceful purpose, would result in a war against the US, South Korea and Japan. Korean People's Army (KPA) spokesman told the media that, they would retaliate any act of intercepting their satellite. ...

On Saturday (7th March) Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad resigned from his post. This move will pave the way for the formation of a national unity government, the prime minister office said in a statement. According to the statement Fayyad has submitted his resignation to Palestinian ...

Indonesia has raised maximum alert on the Mount Semeru volcano in East Java.  On Saturday (7th March) an official of the country's Vulcanology Centre told the media that, the government has given warning of potentially dangerous lava flows. The 3,376-metre (11,080-ft) Semeru volcano is one of ...

Iran is likely to test its first nuclear plant at Bushehr on Wednesday (February 25). The head of Russia's state Rosatom Atomic Corporation, Sergey Kiriyenko will come down to Iran to attend the preliminary tests of the Bushehr plant. Meanwhile, Iran's recent decision is not supported by the ...

What appeared to be a well-coordinated attack, Taliban suicide bombers and gunmen today (11th February) attacked government buildings in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing at least nine people.
 
Two Taliban suicide bombers blew themselves up in the prisons department as a gun battle broke ...

The government of Taiwan has decided to implement regular flight service from Taiwan to China by the first half of 2009. In a statement to the media, director of the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA), Lee Wen-lung said that authorities have notified the CAA to operate regular flights across ...

Following the country's most peaceful elections since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has paid a visit to Iraq. Ban's visit to Baghdad signifies the international endorsement for Iraq's provincial poll.
 
His visit came less than a week after the January 31 ...

Iran said on Tuesday (3rd February) that, it had for the first time launched an indigenously made satellite into orbit. The state TV showed footage of a rocket blasting off from a launch-pad and moving towards the space.
 
The research satellite, Omid (Hope) is designed for research and ...

Afghanistan on Thursday (29th January) announced that its second ever presidential election would be held on August 20. Independent Election Commission chief Azizullah Ludin announced the dates in a news conference.
 
The elections were delayed for three months because of insecurity and ...

Iran is likely to launch its first indigenous communication satellite by March 20, 2009. This information was divulged by the head of Iranian space agency. According to Reza Taqipour, the country's space agency will put the home-grown satellite into orbit by March 20, which is also the end of the ...

At least 11 people including seven Afghans and four US soldiers were injured in a blast that is believed to be a suicide attack near the German embassy in Kabul on Saturday (17th January).
 
Some official gave this information to the media. Officials said that the suicide attack took place ...

North Korea on January 7 announced that it will hold parliamentary election in the country in March, 2009. The country was supposed to go on polls in 2008 but the communist nation failed to hold one because of the bad health condition of Kim Jong II. The 66-year-old Kim is said to have suffered a ...

Israel’s defence minister Ehud Barak said on Monday (29th December) that, Israel was in an "all-out war against Hamas" as the Jewish state continued massive bombardment of the Islamist movement's installations in Gaza.
 
He further clarified that Israel has nothing against ...

North Korea has announced to suspend cross-border rail service with South Korea. It also stated that the South Korean personnel working in an industrial complex inside its boarder will be expelled. According to the official source of North Korea, all the tours to the border city of Gaeseong will be ...

The ex-president of Taiwan Chen Shui-bian has been taken into custody on charges of corruption. At least five charges of graft, seizure of public assets, taking advantage of office to illegally obtain public assets, taking bribes and forgery have been levied on Chen by the prosecutor's office. ...

A devastating tropical storm has hit Bangladesh leaving more than a dozen people dead and thousands of houses damaged. Reports say that winds of up to 80 km/hour swept through the southern part of Bangladesh. Tropical storms are part of Bangladesh and every year they hit the poor nation. Rescue ...

Series of deadly earthquakes ravaged the Central Asian region on October 6, 2008. An earthquake of 6.6 magnitude jolted the mountains of Central Asia, destroying Nura village of Kyrgyzstan. It also affected Tibet. Report says that about 102 people are killed in Kyrgyzstan and Tibet. Meanwhile, ...

Villagers were evacuated from the landslide-prone areas in Taiwan by authorities as the region prepared itself to brave the strong torrential rain and wind to be brought on by Typhoon Jangmi on Sunday, September 28, 2008.  Capital Taipei, which usually vibrates will energy, wore a strangely ...

The capital of Philippines, Manila and its adjoining areas were rattled by two strong earthquakes on Saturday, September 27, 2008, informed a government agency. It also pointed out that no injuries or damages were reported from these quakes. The first tremors were of 5.3 Magnitude and it rocked ...

Four infants died and hundreds fell ill in China when they consumed Nestle-brand milk that was found contaminated with traces of a hazardous industrial chemical melamine. A sample of Nestle Dairy Farm Pure Milk manufactured in China was tested positive for low content of melamine by Hong Kong's ...

IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) is to discuss Iranian Nuclear issue in meeting of board members this month. For the UN atomic watchdog it has become important to clear the current stalemate which has come up in its long-running investigation into Iran's controversial atomic drive. The ...

In the form of 56-year-old former defense minister Yuriko Koike Japan has got its first women prime minister candidate.TheJuly 15, 1952 born lady said that unless the system does not put more women in decision-making positions, the potential of Japanese women can't be fully realized. She said that ...

Northwest Pakistan witnessed a moderate earthquake on Saturday, September 20, 2008. Officials informed that the quake measured 5.4 on the Richter scale and occurred at about 8.55 a.m. No immediate reports of any damage or casualties have come in yet. Mohammad Akram, an official from the ...

Media reports from Japan say that ruling party will dissolve the parliament on October 3 and elections will take place on October 26. However, the report is not an official one, and there could be changes. The situation for snap elections occurred as a consequence of Japanese Prime ...

Multi-billion-dollar 2,775-kilometer IPI (Iran-Pakistan-India) pipeline project has moved ahead with all the three parties involved have consented for it. The project, which US never wanted to come into existence according to Iranian press will be executed soon. A Pakistan delegation soon will ...

All 88 people, comprising 82 passengers and six crew members died, aboard a Russian Boeing 737-500 airliner died after it crashed near the Ural Mountains on Sunday, September 13, 2008, informed officials. The plane was on an internal flight from Moscow and it was while trying to land in the ...

People in north Maluku province of Indonesia woke up to witness a powerful earthquake Thursday morning, September 11, 2008. The meteorology agency said that the quake occurred at 7 am in the morning and measured 7.6 on the Richter scale. A tsunami warning was issued after the earthquake, said the ...

According to Meteorological Agency of Japan, a heavy earthquake of 7 Richter scale hit Japan early in the morning. However, there has not been any report of damage or injury. On the other hand, a warning was issued for a 20-inch tsunami along the eastern coast of Hokkaido and the northeastern coast ...