With energy exports depressed, Turkmens turn to towel smuggling
Beset by economic hardship, enterprising Turkmens have found a way to supplement their incomes – smuggling towels and bed linen into neighboring Kazakhstan.
Protesters from city where Sudan uprising began head for Khartoum
Protesters from the birthplace of an uprising that toppled Sudan’s former President Omar al-Bashir were converging on the capital on Tuesday, activists said, to pressure a transitional military council to relinquish power to civilians.
Sri Lanka blasts were revenge for New Zealand mosque killings: minister
Devastating Easter bombings in Sri Lanka were retaliation for attacks on mosques in New Zealand, a Sri Lankan official said on Tuesday, as Islamic State claimed responsibility for the coordinated blasts that killed 321 people.
South Korea to send delegation to U.S. for talks on Iran sanction waivers
A South Korean delegation will head to Washington as early as this week for talks with U.S. officials after the United States announced plans to end all Iran sanction waivers, two South Korean government officials said on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka bomb attacks were revenge for New Zealand mosque killings: minister
Devastating Easter bombings in Sri Lanka were retaliation for recent deadly attacks on mosques in New Zealand, a Sri Lankan official said on Tuesday, adding that two domestic Islamist groups were believed to have been behind Sunday’s blasts.
Islamic State claims responsibility for Sri Lanka bombings
Islamic state has claimed responsibility for coordinated bombings in Sri Lanka which killed 321 people and injured about 500 others, the group’s AMAQ news agency said on Tuesday.
More than 50 believed killed in collapse at Myanmar jade mine
More than 50 people were feared to have been killed in Myanmar when jade miners and machinery were buried under a mound of tailings late on Monday, a member of parliament and a rescue worker said.
Grieving relatives bury dead in Sri Lanka amid new security fears
Sri Lanka buried more of its dead on Tuesday from suicide bomb attacks on churches holding Easter services and luxury hotels that killed 321 people in the country’s worst violence in a decade.
UK government focused on passing Brexit law, talks with Labour Party continue: spokesman
Prime Minister Theresa May’s government is focused on passing the law it needs to ratify Britain’s exit from the European Union, May’s spokesman said on Tuesday.
Sudanese militia commander waits in wings after president ousted
When Omar Hassan al-Bashir wanted protection from rivals during his long rule as president of Sudan, he turned to Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, a commander of widely feared Arab militias.
