The people of Afghanistan like Muslims in other countries observe Ramazan or fasting month from Monday during which they do not eat and drink from dawn to dusk.
UN secretary-general's special envoy for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, said that reports from several Yemeni cities indicate the magnitude of suffering that the Yemeni people are going through in light of shortages in basic services, a UN spokesman said here Wednesday.
China's manufacturing sector expansion remained steady in May, the third month of expansion in a row, official data showed on Wednesday.
Activity in China’s manufacturing sector expanded slightly last month, according to official data, beating market expectations.
At least 57 people were gunned down in separate incidents of violence and target killings in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi during the month of May, local Urdu media reported Wednesday.
Confidence at Japanese manufacturers tumbled to a three-year low in May and is seen recovering only modestly in the next three months, a Reuters poll found, in a sign the yen's rise is taking its toll on exporters of cars and electronics.
China's property sector continued to recover in April, with more cities reporting higher new home prices and the market divergence narrowing, an official survey showed on Wednesday.
Fifteen people believed lost at sea in northeast Papua New Guinea have been rescued in the Solomon Islands after drifting for over one month at sea.
German industrial output dropped for the second consecutive month in March, but improved over the first quarter, official data showed on Tuesday.
China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, grew 2.3 percent year on year in April, flat from the previous two months, new data showed Tuesday.
South Korea, the United States and Japan plan to hold high-level talks on North Korea Tuesday as the communist country appears set to conduct another nuclear test.
China's online peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platforms are losing their shine as regulators have tightened supervision to prevent risks.
New smartphone releases and the consequent demand for chips used in the phones led a rebound in South Korea's industrial production last month, a government report showed on Thursday.
Taiwan's economic recovery remained weak in February, as the overall business indicator flashed blue for a ninth month, new data showed Monday.
From Alaska to Australia, an unprecedented heating of planet Earth is underway with rising temperatures across huge swathes of land mass and oceans
Australia's chief scientist has warned the planet is losing the battle against climate change after February set a "completely unprecedented" record for the hottest month since global records began.
Food and drink purchases led a rise in spending by New Zealanders on their debit and credit cards last month, the government statistics agency said Wednesday.
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