Nepal’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the reinstatement of Parliament after it was dissolved by the prime minister, in a ruling likely to thrust the Himalayan ... ( read original story ...)
Nepal’s Supreme Court Rules Dissolved Parliament Must Be Reinstated
The decision was a blow to the country’s prime minister, who dissolved the legislature after a protracted internal dispute within his ruling Nepal Communist Party. ( read original story ...)
Will strengthen multilateral cooperation with Uzbekistan, says Jaishankar
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Uzbek counterpart Abdulaziz Kamilov discussed bilateral, regional and global issues Thursday on the latter's day-long visit to India ... ( read original story ...)
Uzbekistan Dismisses RFE/RL Investigation Into Secret Presidential Mountain Retreat
The state-owned Uzbek company at the center of an RFE/RL investigation into a secret luxury mountain resort allegedly built for President Shavkat Mirziyoev has dismissed the report as "unfounded and ... ( read original story ...)
Tourists can ‘golf quarantine’ in Thailand
Heo Kwang-eum tees off another day in Thailand in hotel quarantine - literally. He's one of dozens of South Korean visitors spending two weeks in isolation playing golf at a resort an hour north of ... ( read original story ...)
Iran’s nuclear program and regional behavior should be dealt with separately, Israel tells U.S.
Israeli national security adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat told his U.S. counterpart Jake Sullivan in a secure video call two weeks ago that Israel thinks Iran's nuclear program should be dealt with ... ( read original story ...)
U.S.-Iran Talks Will Falter Unless Abdolnaser Hemmati Is at the Table
Unwinding sanctions will be central to reviving the nuclear deal. If the Biden administration wants a lasting solution, it must involve Iran’s central bank governor. ( read original story ...)
Yazidi girl, 7, rescued from captors in Turkey
A seven year old Yazidi girl who was kidnapped by the Islamic State as a baby has been rescued from her captors in Ankara.She is the third Yazidi to be rescued in the Turkish capital in the past 18 ... ( read original story ...)
Remembering A Vietnam War Veteran And An Education Advocate Who Both Lost Their Lives To COVID-19
We remember Ivan Forbis, a Vietnam War veteran, and Maurice Ojwang Sr., a Kenyan immigrant and staunch education advocate, both of who died in 2020 from COVID-19. ( read original story ...)
LI Reps: We Need To Study Cancer-Causing Parasite In Vietnam Vets
The ingestion of liver fluke in water during the war could be associated with diseases like liver cancer, and allow for VA benefits. ( read original story ...)