G20 per capita coal emissions growing

G20 per capita coal emissions continue to rise despite climate pledges and transition efforts by some members of the group of major economies, new research showed yesterday.
5 September 2023

Manipur charges four journalists

Indian police in Manipur state have filed criminal charges against four journalists, accusing them of misrepresenting facts in a report about the violent clashes between ethnic groups earlier this year.
5 September 2023

Russia downs Ukrainian drones targeting Moscow`

Russia shot down at least three Ukraine-launched drones early yesterday that were targeting the country’s capital, the Russian defence ministry said.
5 September 2023

World inches step closer towards plastic pollution deal: UN

The world inched a step closer towards tackling plastic pollution, with the United Nations publishing the first draft of a binding treaty to tackle the scourge.
5 September 2023

Asean leaders urge Myanmar junta to stop attacks on civilians

Southeast Asian leaders strongly condemned violence and attacks on civilians in Myanmar at a summit Tuesday, directly blaming the ruling junta, with host Indonesia saying there had been scant progress on an agreed peace plan
5 September 2023

World inches step closer towards plastic pollution deal: UN

The world inched a step closer towards tackling plastic pollution, with the United Nations publishing the first draft of a binding treaty to tackle the scourge.
5 September 2023

How slums in Delhi were flattened before the G20 summit

When residents of a slum cluster in New Delhi's Janta Camp area heard that the G20 summit was to be held in the Indian capital, barely 500 metres (yards) from their homes, they expected it would benefit them as well
5 September 2023

Chinese spy agency suggests that Biden-Xi meeting hinges on "sincerity"

China's top security agency has hinted that any meeting between President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden in San Francisco later this year will depend on the United States "showing sufficient sincerity"
5 September 2023

UN chief urges world to make Africa 'renewable energy superpower'

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday urged the international community to help make Africa "a renewable energy superpower" as the continent hosts a landmark climate summit focused on drawing investment to projects to fight global warming.
5 September 2023

We've to be captains of our own ships, says Indonesian president

Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Tuesday called on South-east Asian leaders to become bolder, more agile and devise a long-term tactical plan to address growing global challenges
5 September 2023

Malaysia to host ANN's 25th anniversary in 2024

Malaysia has been chosen by the Asia News Network (ANN) to host its 25th anniversary -- to be held in Kuala Lumpur next year
5 September 2023

Myanmar junta refuses to allow outside doctor to see ailing Suu Kyi

Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi is ailing and a request for an outside physician to see her has been denied by the country's military rulers, a source familiar with the matter and the shadow government loyal to her said on Tuesday
5 September 2023

EU sees asylum requests jump 28% so far in 2023: agency

The number of migrants lodging asylum applications in the EU has jumped 28 percent in the first half of this year compared to the same period last year, official figures released Tuesday showed
5 September 2023

India's Aditya L1 successfully performs 2nd earth-bound manoeuvre

India's first space-based mission to the sun today underwent a second earth-bound manoeuvre successfully, the national space agency said
5 September 2023

Nine killed as Colombia guerrillas clash despite peace talks

Nine people were killed in fighting between two Colombian guerrilla groups, an official said Monday, even as progress was reported in talks seeking to end decades of armed conflict in the South American nation
5 September 2023

Bomb attack on border hub kills 5 officials

A bomb attack on a government compound in the Myanmar border hub of Myawady killed five government and security officials and wounded 11 policemen, sources told AFP yesterday.
4 September 2023

France evacuates 5 Afghan women

France was due to receive five Afghan women “threatened by the Taliban” after repeated requests it create a humanitarian corridor for women shut out of public life, an official said yesterday.
4 September 2023

ANN ramps up co-op to amplify Asia’s voice

Representatives of 15 news titles in Asia emphasised the need for elevating cooperation to a new level and making Asia’s voice heard during the Asia News Network (ANN) annual board meeting in Beijing yesterday.
4 September 2023

World losing over $400b per year: UN

Invasive species that wreck crops, ravage forests, spread disease, and upend ecosystems are spreading ever faster across the globe, and humanity has not been able to stem the tide, a major scientific assessment said yesterday.
4 September 2023

Black Sea grain deal can be restored soon

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said after talks with Russia’s Vladimir Putin yesterday that it would soon be possible to revive the grain deal that the United Nations says helped to ease a food crisis by getting Ukrainian grain to market.
4 September 2023