Asia
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About Asia
The Roman province of Asia or Asiana, in Byzantine times called Phrygia, was an administrative unit added to the late Republic. It was a Senatorial province governed by a proconsul. The arrangement was unchanged in the reorganization of the Roman Empire in 211.
Pakistan's Kalash people are afraid for their future after Taliban attack
... The people in this valley - who despite evidence that they are indigenous to South Asia - are renowned for their culture, religion and traditions that are distinct from Pakistan s Muslim majority...
Pakistan football: The British players starring on the world stage
...By Luke WolstenholmeBBC Asian NetworkEven the biggest British football fans can probably be forgiven for not knowing the name Harun Hamid...
Tea purists divided over new 60-second brew
... An art in Asia UK Tea Academy director Jennifer Wood does not believe the latest PG offering is an innovation...
Kim Jong Un: The US wants to engage North Korea but doesn't know how
... " " If Mr Biden was indeed open to talks, as the State Department seems to suggest, this was a funny way of showing it, " said Frank Aum, a northeast Asia expert from the United States Institute of Peace...
Fukushima: China's anger at Japan is fuelled by disinformation
... In July, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) approved Japan s plan - announced two years ago, provoking uproar across Asia - concluding that the impact on people and the environment would be negligible...
Hallstatt: Austrian town protests against mass tourism
... In 2006, it featured in a South Korean romantic drama - boosting its popularity in Asia - with a replica of the town being built in China six years later...
Porton Down: Can this laboratory help stop the next pandemic?
... The disease is found in Africa, the Balkans, the Middle East and in Asia - and could spread further with climate change...
Matty Healy: Malaysia LGBT community angry at 1975 'white saviour stunt'
... Festival goers had paid hundreds of dollars to attend, many travelling from other parts of Southeast Asia...
The Papers: 'Brexit endgame' and Johnson warning for rebels
In an interview with the Prime Minister sheds light on how he is approaching The Job , saying that he is "hugely" enjoying it, and is working "non-stop".
We are told that Boris Johnson has on the mantelpiece of his Downing Street office a digital clock counting down The Hours , minutes and seconds until Brexit is due.
The Paper points Out that he is deadly serious about making sure the UK leaves on 31 October.
It says he hasn't ruled Out measures to stop a Bill that would force him to seek an extension of that deadline - such as packing The Lords with hundreds of peers to vote it down.
headline is: "Bring down Boris? You wouldn't dare".
It has a piece written by the leader of The Commons , Jacob Rees-Mogg, in which he argues that Conservatives who oppose Mr Johnson's Brexit strategy won't support a vote of no confidence because they know that he would win a general Election .
The Paper 's editorial column speaks of "the absurd over-reactions of The Past few days" to Mr Johnson's prorogation of Parliament.
It suggests that Mr Johnson's move is "a perfectly reasonable response to openly-declared plans by Remainers to try to bring down the government".
Many of The Front pages have photographs of the protesters who marched to Downing Street on Saturday - angered by last week's announcement.
shows Whitehall crammed with people as far as The Eye can see, carrying placards, banners and EU flags, and with The Cenotaph towering above them.
Under the headline "Remain revolt will trigger Election ", that if opponents of the government succeed in blocking a no-deal Brexit in the next few days, Boris Johnson will call a general Election .
Asia Bibi spent years in solitary confinement after being convicted of Blasphemywho was sentenced to death in Pakistan for being Christian.
Ms Bibi fled to Canada earlier this year after being freed from prison, where she had spent eight years.
She urges people around The World to help those in her country who are still in jail, and At Risk of being put to death.
The Sunday Telegraph's leader echoes that call, stating that "too often, western politicians are silent about the persecution of Christianity - Out of ignorance or Political Correctness - and that has to end".
referees who preside over children's football matches are suffering increasing levels of Abuse - at the hands of both players and parents.
The problem has become so acute that The Charity , Ref Support UK, is calling for them to be allowed to wear body cameras.
A spokesman is quoted as saying that if people knew they were being filmed, they would be less likely to threaten or attack referees.
Finally, that a group of American tourists in Balmoral were left dumbfounded when they asked a woman in tweeds and a headscarf if she had ever met The Queen .
The Paper said she gestured towards A Man nearby and said "no but this policeman has".
The Man was a former royal protection officer - and The Woman was, of course, The Queen .
Source of news: bbc.com
