Asia and Oceania
Indonesia: Fear of a health crisis following Tsunami
In Indonesia, all eyes remain on the eruption of the Anak Krakatoa volcano, probably at the origin of the tsunami that killed more than 400 people, according to an assessment
Indonesia: 9 dead and 40 injured in attacks on churches
At least nine people were killed and 40 wounded on Sunday in bomb attacks, including a suicide attack, against churches in Surabaya, Indonesia, the most populous Muslim country in the
Pakistan: polluted water kills tens of thousands
Barely fifteen days old, Kinza whines quietly in a hospital in Islamabad, suffering from diarrhea and infection of the blood: water, increasingly rare in Pakistan, reaches dramatic levels of pollution,
Afghanistan: Attacks on two mosques in Kabul, 60 dead
Nearly 60 people were killed on Friday in two attacks on mosques in Afghanistan, one Shia in Kabul, the other Sunni in the center, ending a particularly deadly week across
Myanmar: 582,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh since late August, according to the UN
The number of Rohingyas fleeing Myanmar to neighboring Bangladesh has risen to 582,000 since 25 August, UN agencies said on Tuesday, warning that thousands more at the border. According to
Afghanistan: more than 60 dead in two Taliban attacks against a hospital and a Shia neighborhood in Kabul
The hospital’s attack killed 35 people in Ghor province. In Kabul, a car bomb exploded in the west of the city, killing at least 26 and more than forty wounded.
Australia accused by UNHCR of renouncing refugee agreement
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Monday accused Australia of disavowing an agreement aimed at finding a solution to the problem of refugees relegated by the Australian authorities
Thailand: Bangkok hospital bomb kills 24
A bomb blasted on Monday in a hospital in Bangkok caused 24 wounded, according to Thai authorities. It was produced in the abandoned hospital of Phramongkutklao, frequented by many former
Pakistan: more than 13 dead in an attack in Lahore
At least 13 people died and 82 others were injured on Monday in an attack in Lahore, the cultural capital of Pakistan. The incident occurred at a time when the
Pakistan: bomb attack on a market killed 13 people and 47 others injured
At least 13 people were killed and 47 wounded when a bomb exploded Saturday in a market in a predominantly Shia area of the tribal areas in northwestern Pakistan, officials
