ASIA/NORTH KOREA - Drought threatens the lives of many children
Pyongyang (Agenzia Fides) - North Korean children are suffering the consequences of the drought that is affecting some areas of the Country and many others could be in serious danger of malnutrition and disease. Concern ...
ASIA/BANGLADESH - Risking their lives to escape poverty
Teknaf (Agenzia Fides) - The phenomenon of the mass exodus of migrants and refugees in Southeast Asia continues to alert the various humanitarian organizations as well as the United Nations itself. According to the UN Hi ...
8 July 2015
ASIA/JAPAN - The Country is aging
Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) - Japanese families with one or more children are only 11 million 400 thousand, 22.6% of the total population, the lowest percentage ever recorded in Japan which highlights the country's advanced s ...
ASIA/YEMEN - Alarm of the Red Cross: the country risks famine
Sana'a (Agenzia Fides) - Since the current military conflicts broke out in Yemen (see Fides 07/07/2015) 3,000 people have died and one million are displaced and at risk of famine. The situation is getting worse day by da ...
7 July 2015
ASIA/PAKISTAN - The government bans to translate holy Islamic terms
Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif approved a summary prohibiting the English translation of Islamic terms. Sacred Arabic names and words like "allah", "masjid", "sala'at" or "rasool", are n ...