The U.N. Security Council has endorsed the secretary-general’s call for the warring parties in Yemen to immediately stop fighting and focus on reaching a peace agreement and countering the outbreak of ... ( read original story ...)
No Respite in Yemen War a Week After Saudi Cease-Fire Announced
Yemen’s warring parties have not stopped attacks, United Nations officials said, adding that aid money is running out even as the coronavirus emerges in what is the Arab world’s poorest country. ( read original story ...)
COVID-19: Uzbekistan Bans Bicycles Except For ‘Essential’ Work; IMF Approves Emergency Aid For Pakistan
Religious leaders in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan announced similar fatwas days earlier. Tajikistan and Turkmenistan have not officially declared any coronavirus cases. But experts are ... ( read original story ...)
Now, Afghanistan to battle coronavirus with crumbling health infrastructure
The coronavirus outbreak poses a huge challenge to the already crumbling health infrastructure of the country. ( read original story ...)
One-day coronavirus deaths in US surpasses 9/11, Iraq war toll
The single-day COVID-19 death toll in the US has been so high that it has surpassed the number of deaths during the 9/11 terror attacks ... ( read original story ...)
Watch coalition aircraft pummeling ISIS fighters in Iraq
An F-15 Strike Eagle receives an aerial refueling from a KC-135 Stratotanker during a mission in support of Operation Inherent Resolve over Iraq, Sept. 12, 2018. (Staff Sgt. Keith James/ Air Force) ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea city mulls plan for ‘joint fishing zone’ with North
A South Korean city close to the maritime border with the North is preparing plans for a joint inter-Korea fishing zone. ( read original story ...)
South Korea’s New Coronavirus Twist: Recovered Patients Test Positive Again
More than 160 South Koreans have tested positive a second time for the coronavirus, a development that suggests the disease may have a longer shelf life than expected. ( read original story ...)
VIRUS DIARY: In South Korea, a daughter’s worry and a test
I've always thought I would be prepared to face my mom's death. I grew up watching her go through a series of illnesses and a medical accident that almost took her life a few years ago. She often ... ( read original story ...)
In South Korea, A Growing Number Of COVID-19 Patients Test Positive After Recovery
A growing number of recovered COVID-19 patients are relapsing in South Korea, raising new questions and concerns among scientists and health authorities after the country successfully flattened the ... ( read original story ...)