NUR-SULTA. KAZINFORM - Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Foreign Affairs Mukhtar Tileuberdi participated in the online High-Level Segment of the 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council (UN HRC) ... ( read original story ...)
Sri Lanka names 20-member squad for West Indies tour
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) — Sri Lanka Monday named a 20-member squad for six limited over matches against the West Indies delayed by COVID-19 infections. The cricket board said fast bowler Lahiru ... ( read original story ...)
Sri Lanka Cricket says Vaas pull out akin to ransom demand
Sri Lanka bowling consultant Chaminda Vaas resigned on Monday and was then accused of quitting for “personal monetary gain.” The national board was livid at ... ( read original story ...)
Report: North Korea’s trade with China declined 80% in 2020
Two-way trade between North Korea and its biggest partner, China, fell 80.7% in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to estimates from Seoul's Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency. ( read original story ...)
Nepal to begin inoculation drive for elderlies from next month
As the vaccination drive has already been kicked off in the Himalayan nation, the inoculation drive for elderly and most vulnerable age groups will commence from next month. Nepal has received the ... ( read original story ...)
At Taste of Nepal, a trip to Kathmandu begins in Niagara Falls
News Food Editor Andrew Galarneau raves about the chicken chili, "the wok-tossed chicken, onions and peppers distinguished by a dusky, semi-smoky sauce with distinct notes of sourness instead of the ... ( read original story ...)
Yemen’s Houthis raise stakes in Marib ‘blood bath’, sources say
Hundreds of fighters have been killed in a weeks-long Houthi offensive on the Yemeni region of Marib, military sources and a local official said on Monday, in the conflict's most deadly clashes since ... ( read original story ...)
‘He treated me as a slave’: Women face rising violence amid war in Yemen
Civil war has drastically cut support services for women already at high risk of violence while displacing others who are now vulnerable to armed groups ... ( read original story ...)
What the US has wrought in Yemen
Biden’s announcement of the end of American involvement is refreshingly clear and straightforward—assuming it pans out. ( read original story ...)
Yemen: UAE-Backed Forces Torture Journalist
(Sanaa) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE)-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) security forces in southern Yemen have arbitrarily detained a Yemeni journalist since September 17, 2020, apparently ... ( read original story ...)