Bangladesh: Hundreds of garment workers poisoned by factory water
Dhaka (AsiaNews) - More than 200 garment workers at Ashulia, an industrial area near Dhaka, were hospitalised this morning for poisoning. All of them...
Egypt: Morsi says no to the military and millions of Egyptians who call for...
Cairo (AsiaNews) - Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi rejected out of hand the military's ultimatum, announcing that he is determined not to yield to their...
Real Arab Spring retakes Egypt, says Democratic activist
Cairo (AsiaNews) - "With this demonstration, Egyptians have reclaimed Tahrir Square and the values of the Arab Spring that the Muslim Brotherhood had seized,"...
Drug addiction reaches crisis levels in Nepal with Hindus the most affected
Kathmandu (AsiaNews) - About 28 per cent of Nepali students take drugs, this according to a report by the Narcotic Drugs Control Law Enforcement...
Trouble is brewing for Christians in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (CAM/MNN) ― Facing opposition from their Buddhist and Hindu neighbors, Sri Lankan Christians fear their religious rights will erode as extremist groups...