Category: FOREIGN

Iraqi PM al-Kadhimi survives Baghdad ‘assassination attempt’

Iraqi PM al-Kadhimi survives Baghdad ‘assassination attempt’

Nov 7, 2021

(FASTNEWS |  BAGHDAD) - Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi has said he escaped unhurt after an attack on his home ... Read More

Sierra Leone explosion : Scores dead after Freetown oil tanker collision

Sierra Leone explosion : Scores dead after Freetown oil tanker collision

Nov 6, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - At least 84 people have died and dozens more are injured after a massive explosion in ... Read More

Cases of poisoning and suffocation due to wrong uses of coal in Mongolia

Cases of poisoning and suffocation due to wrong uses of coal in Mongolia

Nov 5, 2021

(FASTNEWS | MONGOLIA) - Citizens in Mongolia stated that the emission of carbon monoxide as a result of burning raw ... Read More

China will steadfastly advance opening-up – Xi

China will steadfastly advance opening-up – Xi

Nov 4, 2021

(FASTNEWS | HONGQIAO) - President Xi Jinping delivered a keynote speech (Full text) via video at the opening ceremony of the fourth ... Read More

Hazaras apply for asylum in Mongolia

Hazaras apply for asylum in Mongolia

Nov 4, 2021

(FASTNEWS | MONGOLIA) - The Taliban’s policy of ethnic cleansing has led to a significant increase in the number of ... Read More

Facebook to shut down face-recognition system

Facebook to shut down face-recognition system

Nov 3, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - Facebook said it will shut down its face-recognition system and delete the faceprints of more than ... Read More

Farmers concerned about industrial facilities in Chacheongsao

Farmers concerned about industrial facilities in Chacheongsao

Nov 2, 2021

(FASTNEWS | THAILAND) - The agricultural areas which constitute 72.75% of Chachoengsao province, Eastern Thailand, are the most important areas ... Read More

Floods in Phnom Penh affect 3,000 families

Floods in Phnom Penh affect 3,000 families

Nov 1, 2021

(FASTNEWS | CAMBODIA) - About 3000 Cambodian families, in the south of Phnom Penh, were affected by the floods caused ... Read More

Japanese man injures 17 in knife attack on Tokyo train

Japanese man injures 17 in knife attack on Tokyo train

Nov 1, 2021

(FASTNEWS |  JAPAN) - A 24-year-old man attacked passengers on a Tokyo train line on Sunday evening. (more…) Read More

Chemical odors behind detection of dangerous waste smuggling in Lopburi

Chemical odors behind detection of dangerous waste smuggling in Lopburi

Oct 30, 2021

(FASTNEWS | THAILAND) - The complaints of farmers in Lopburi Province, Thailand, about the existence of chemical odors leaking inside ... Read More

Biden lands in Europe ahead of COP26 climate summit

Biden lands in Europe ahead of COP26 climate summit

Oct 29, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  President Joe Biden has arrived in Europe ahead of next week's key UN climate summit, with ... Read More

Experts say Tunisia needs reconciliation and inclusive national dialogue

Experts say Tunisia needs reconciliation and inclusive national dialogue

Oct 29, 2021

(FASTNEWS | TUNISIA) - As the new Tunisian government started its work, experts and specialists pointed out the importance of ... Read More

Facebook changes name to Meta in corporate rebranding

Facebook changes name to Meta in corporate rebranding

Oct 29, 2021

(FASTNEWS |  CALIFORNIA) - Facebook is changing its name to Meta, reflecting the company’s push to build an avatar-filled virtual ... Read More

UN chief calls for unity to revive Afghanistan

UN chief calls for unity to revive Afghanistan

Oct 28, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) -  UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that countries must unite and work together to revive the Afghan ... Read More

Surviving in Kuwait’s ‘unbearable’ heat

Surviving in Kuwait’s ‘unbearable’ heat

Oct 28, 2021

(FASTNEWS | COLOMBO) - The Middle East is warming faster than much of the world, and Kuwait is careering towards ... Read More