Asia Afghanistan Recent rains and floods have destroyed nearly 70 schools and madrasas in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, and lack of sufficient funds is hampering repair work
Asia Bangladesh DEC Bangladesh, an award-winning youth organisation focusing on skills, career and social leadership development, launched a campaign in Chattogram entitled 'Keep the environment clean and livable'
Asia Brunei 959 people were granted citizenship of Brunei Darussalam at a ceremony held at the Bridex Conference Hall, including children of Bruneian citizens, including adopted children, and wives of Bruneian citizens
Asia Iran An Iranian court sentenced to death the Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi, who was accused of participating in the large anti-regime protests of 2022
Asia Qatar The sighting of a group of long-beaked common dolphins is the first documented record of the dolphins in Qatari waters
Asia Syria Syria took part in the 12th International Meeting of High Ranking Officials Responsible for Security Matters in Russia
Asia Uzbekistan Car production in Uzbekistan increased 1,5 times in Q1 compared to January-March 2023
Asia Kuwait The first Hindi-language radio broadcast on Kuwait Radio has begun, aired on FM 93,3 and AM 96,3 every Sunday
Asia Kyrgyzstan A new kindergarten for 500 children will be created in the Vostok-5 microdistrict; this facility is currently being reconstructed
Asia Malaysia Malaysia's economy is estimated to have grown 3,9% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2024, driven by growth in the services sector
Asia Kazakhstan Of the 388.400 children born in Kazakhstan last year, males accounted for 51,6% and females 48,4%, the National Bureau of Statistics reported; urban areas saw 59% of the total births, while the remaining 41% occurred in rural areas
Asia Taiwan Environmental groups presented four proposals for Taiwan's carbon pricing strategy, including a carbon tax collection system to discourage and reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Asia Turkey President Erdogan visited Iraq to sign security and development agreements and for more cooperation in the fight against Kurdish PKK militants in northern Iraq; Erdogan's last visit to Iraq was in 2011, when he was prime minister