Asia Cast for Wednesday 21st May
In this Bulletin… – Commander of Basque sepratist movement arrested; – Nigeria demands US$2 billion from oil companies; and – Power struggle slowed Chinese government’s initial response to Sichuan eathquake. ********************** In a joint Spanish-French operation the most senior commander of the Basque separatist movement, Eta, has been arrested. Javier Lopez Pena was seized along [...]
Asia Cast for Tuesday 20th May
In this Bulletin – Anti-foreigner violent attacks spreads throughout South Africa; – Dalai Lama meets with UK parliament to discuss human right violations; and – Tens of thousands flee as cracks begin to appear in the Beichuan dam. ****************************************** According to Guangzhou Daily news paper Zimbabwe’s Government’s military intelligence division has been accused of plotting [...]
Asia Cast for Monday 19th May
In this Bulletin… -State of emergency called for in South Africa; -Dalai Lama completes tour of Germany; and -Three days of mourning begin in Burma and China. ********************** In South Africa, a Bishop has called for a state of emergency to be declared after a church giving sanctuary to around 1,000 Zimbabweans, who were fleeing [...]
Asia Cast for Sunday 18th May
In this Bulletin… – US resumes food aid to North Korea; – Rescue efforts continue in China after fears of flooding; and – Downpours in Burma hamper rescue efforts. ******************** The US has said it has resumed food aid to North Korea, for the first time in three years. North Korea is facing severe food [...]
Asia Cast for Saturday 17th May
In this Bulletin – Burma’s government accused of committing crimes against humanity; – Eight people shot dead in the Philippines; and – International search and rescue experts arrives in Chinas’ earthquake-stricken area. Burma’s government has been accused of being on the verge of committing crimes against humanity by not accepting foreign aid. The comment was [...]
Asia Cast for Friday 16th May
In this Bulletin… – Latest estimate of 50,000 dead from China earthquake; – Over 100 killed in Lagos pipeline explosion; and – Supplies still not getting to Burma’s cyclone victims. ******************** Latest reports from Chinese State media indicate that more than 50,000 people may have died in the earthquake that devastated parts of China on [...]
Asia Cast for Thursday 15th May
In this Bulletin – Group claims responsibility of bomb attacks in India – Zimbabwe Presidential Run-Off Delayed -Death toll from China’s devastating quake continues to rise A group called Indian Mujahideen has claimed responsibility for the near-simultaneous bomb attacks in the northwest Indian city of Jaipur that killed more than 63 people and wounding hundreds. [...]
Asia Cast for Wednesday 14th May
In this Bulletin… – Bomb attack in India kills 63; – Further outbreaks of avian-flu confirmed in South Korea; and – UK Government releases UFO files. ********************** In Zimbabwe the government has moved the deadline for the presidential run-off vote to held by to the 31st July, extending it by some 10 weeks. The elections [...]
Asia Cast for Tuesday 13th May
In this Bulletin -Tibetan woman arrested whilst protesting -7.9 Earthquake Shakes Southern China; Death Toll Nears 10,000 and -Over one hundred monks detained The United States was set to fly relief supplies on Monday to Myanmar, a country it has called an “outpost of tyranny”, as aid continues to dribble into the reclusive state nine [...]
Asia Cast for Monday 12th May
In this Bulletin… – Massive earthquake strikes south west China; – Israeli Police raid city hall in Jerusalem; and – One of the main political parties pulls out of Pakistan’s government. ******************** An earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale has devastated huge swathes of Sichuan Province in south west China killing over 8,500 people. [...]
