India launches earth observation satellite RISAT-2B successfully

May 22,2019
The Indian space research organization (ISRO) Wednesday morning successfully launched radar imaging earth observation satellite RISAT-2B, officials said.
April foreign visitors to Japan hit monthly record
May 22
The number of foreign visitors to Japan hit a monthly record in April. But year-on-year growth was moderate.
Rouhani vows not to yield to US pressure
May 22
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has stressed that his country won't yield to pressure from the United States.
Saudi Arabia: Houthi missiles intercepted
May 21
Saudi Arabia says it has intercepted two missiles fired by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.
Death toll from Libya's Tripoli fighting rises to 510: WHO
May 21
A total of 510 people have been killed and 2,467 others injured in the fighting in and around Tripoli, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday.
Fatal bar collapse in China
May 21
The roof of a bar in southern China collapsed early Monday, killing four people and injuring 87.
32 dead in Tajik prison riot
May 20
Three guards and 29 inmates have been killed in a riot in a high-security prison east of the Tajik capital Dushanbe, local media quoted the Justice Ministry as saying on Monday.