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09:22, april 30, 2015

U.S. asks Iran to help get Yemeni parties into talks

DUSHANBE, April 30, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The United States reportedly sought Iran''s help to bring Yemen''s warring parties into talks on a political settlement when U.S.

14:12, april 29, 2015

Landslide kills 52 in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan Province

DUSHANBE, April 29, 2015, Asia-Plus -- At least 52 people, mostly women and children, are feared dead after a landslide swept through a village in Afghanistan''s Badakhshan Province on April 28,

13:02, april 29, 2015

EU foreign affairs chief sees Iran role in Syrian talks

DUSHANBE, April 29, 2015, Asia-Plus - The European Union''s foreign affairs chief has expressed hope Iran can play a constructive role in a renewed United Nations push to restart negotiations to

09:45, april 28, 2015

ISIL leader reportedly dies from wounds sustained in air strike

DUSHANBE, April 28, 2015, Asia-Plus – The leader of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has reportedly died from wounds sustained during an air strike on the terror group.

11:15, april 27, 2015

Nepal earthquake death toll rises to 3,218

DUSHANBE, April 27, 2015, Asia-Plus – Reuters reports that a police official said on Monday that the death toll from Nepal''s earthquake has jumped to 3,218.

10:29, april 22, 2015

Saudi Arabia stops air strikes on Yemen after four weeks of bombing

DUSHANBE, April 22, 2015, Asia-Plus – International media outlets report Saudi Arabia has declared end to Yemen air strikes after four weeks of bombing.

15:30, april 21, 2015

Iran, Afghanistan vow security cooperation against IS threat

DUSHANBE, April 21, 2015, Asia-Plus – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Afghan counterpart Ashraf Ghani have reportedly vowed to expand cooperation to address the threat from the Islamic

14:22, april 20, 2015

French and Russian presidents expected to hold talks in Armenia on April 24

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2015, Asia-Plus – Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Francois Hollande are expected to meet in Armenia this week.

10:25, april 20, 2015

Iran puts forward Yemen peace plan

DUSHANBE, April 20, 2015, Asia-Plus – International media outlets report Iran last week proposed a peace plan for Yemen and called for an end to Saudi-led air strikes against Houthi rebels,

15:06, april 18, 2015

Iran will comply with its international nuclear power commitments, says Iranian president

DUSHANBE, April 18, 2015, Asia-Plus – Russian news agency TASS reports that Iranian President Hassan Rouhani today said in a statement before the beginning of a military march-past devoted to

15:15, april 13, 2015

Taliban reportedly suffers 'heavy casualties' in Badakhshan

DUSHANBE, April 13, 2015, Asia-Plus – According to Radio Liberty’s Radio Free Afghanistan, police say Afghan security forces have killed at least 18 Taliban militants, including foreign fighters in

09:35, april 9, 2015

Russian TV hijacks Nazarbayev family photo

DUSHANBE, April 9, 2015, Asia-Plus – Radio Liberty reports that when a photo of a traditional Tajik family flashed on screen, viewers of a popular Russian TV series may have recognized an iconic

15:02, april 8, 2015

UNICEF: At least 74 children killed in Yemen since Saudi airstrikes began

DUSHANBE, April 8, 2015, Asia-Plus – Aljazeera reports that UNICEF announced on April 6 that at least 74 children have been killed and 44 wounded since March 26, when the Saudi-led air

15:39, april 6, 2015

Afghan Taliban release Mullah Omar biography

DUSHANBE, April 6, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The Express Tribune , a major daily English-language newspaper in Pakistan, reports that the Afghan Taliban on April 5 released a biography of their

10:34, april 3, 2015

Iran, world powers reach framework agreement on curbing Iran’s nuclear program

DUSHANBE, April 3, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Iran and world powers yesterday reached a framework agreement on curbing Iran''s nuclear program for at least a decade, a step towards a final pact that

11:43, march 31, 2015

China completes evacuation of its nationals from Yemen

DUSHANBE, March 31, 2015, Asia-Plus -- China''s Defense Ministry said on Tuesday its warships had completed an evacuation of Chinese nationals from Yemen, with more than 570 people safely

11:33, march 31, 2015

Air strike kills at least 40 at Yemen camp for displaced people

DUSHANBE, March 31, 2015, Asia-Plus – International media outlets report an air strike killed at least 40 people at a camp for displaced people in north Yemen yesterday in an attack,

13:56, march 30, 2015

Soros says ready to invest $1 billion in Ukraine if West helps

DUSHANBE, March 30, 2015, Asia-Plus – Reuters reports that billionaire financier George Soros is ready to invest $1 billion in Ukraine, if Western countries help private investment there.

10:39, march 27, 2015

Yemeni leader Hadi leaves country as Saudi Arabia keeps up air strikes

DUSHANBE, March 27, 2015, Asia-Plus – Reuters reports Yemen''s President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi left his refuge in Aden for Saudi Arabia on Thursday as Houthi rebels battled with his

16:24, march 26, 2015

Iran condemns Saudi Arabia's air strikes in Yemen

DUSHANBE, March 26, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The Iranian Foreign Ministry condemned on Thursday the military operation by Saudi Arabia and its Gulf Arab allies in Yemen, Iranian state

11:12, march 26, 2015

Saudi Arabia launches coalition operation against Houthi rebels in Yemen

Saudi Arabian forces, joined by nine other countries, have launched a military operation in Yemen against Shiite Houthi rebels.

15:57, march 17, 2015

Afghanistan’s neighbors fears extremists’ activities, says Russian diplomat

DUSHANBE, March 17, 2015, Asia-Plus – Associated Press reports the top U.N.

15:40, march 17, 2015

European Union appoints new special envoy for Central Asia

DUSHANBE, March 17, 2015, Asia-Plus – European Union Foreign Ministers have appointed a new special envoy for Central Asia.

11:08, march 17, 2015

US to maintain Crimea sanctions until Russian rule ends

DUSHANBE, March 17, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Washington vowed on Monday (Mar 16) to keep sanctions on Moscow for the annexation of Crimea as long as the peninsula remains under Russian rule, urging

11:12, march 16, 2015

Afghan teacher among the top ten Global Teacher Prize finalists

DUSHANBE, March 16, 2015, Asia-Plus – Afghan teacher Azizullah Royesh was among the top ten finalists for the Global Teacher Prize.

16:20, march 4, 2015

FATF: ISIL obtains the vast majority of its revenues through criminal and extortion activities

DUSHANBE, March 4, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Terrorism is an increasingly global problem that requires concerted global action by a united international community.

15:42, march 3, 2015

Launch of first “World Money Transfer Day” expected to take place on March 15

DUSHANBE, March 3, 2015, Asia-Plus – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) press center reports that IOM United Kingdom Chief of Mission Clarissa Azkoul on March 2 joined former Labor

14:47, february 28, 2015

Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov shot dead in Moscow

Former deputy PM and critic of Vladimir Putin who was due to lead major rally on Sunday was killed near the Kremlin.

16:04, february 27, 2015

Russian parliament speaker calls for India's full membership in SCO DUSHANBE, February 27, 2015 --

Russian parliament speaker calls for India''s full membership in SCO DUSHANBE, February 27, 2015 -- The speaker of Russia''s State Duma says the Kremlin wants India to become a full-fledged

15:42, february 26, 2015

One Kazakh, two Uzbeks arrested in the United States for conspiring to support ISIL

DUSHANBE, February 26, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Three Central Asian men have been arrested in the United States and charged with conspiring to support the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).