Kabul's deputy governor has been killed in a "sticky bomb "attack in the Afghan capital, security officials have said. Mahboobullah Mohebi was travelling by car on Tuesday when a device attached to ... ( read original story ...)
Kabul’s deputy governor killed in blast in Afghanistan
A bomb attack in Afghanistan's capital city killed the deputy governor of Kabul on Tuesday, security officials said, adding a sticky bomb was attached to his car by unknown assailants.Mahboobullah ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea: how early Covid competence gave way to a second wave
Number of cases, while still tiny by western standards, is on the rise ... ( read original story ...)
Delivery Workers in South Korea Say They’re Dying of ‘Overwork’
More than a dozen couriers have died this year. Some died after complaining of unbearable workloads that kept them on the clock from dawn until past midnight. ( read original story ...)
North Korean defector says he’ll risk jail to defy South Korea’s propaganda leaflet ban
A prominent North Korean defector has vowed to continue sending messages to his homeland -- at the risk of going to prison -- after South Korea banned the launching of propaganda leaflets into North ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. sanctions against Turkey ‘contempt for international law’, says Iran’s Zarif
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday condemned U.S. sanctions against Turkey over Ankara's acquisition of Russian S-400 air defence systems as "contempt for international law". ( read original story ...)
Vietnam Writer Jailed For 12 Years Over Articles Critical Of Government
A Vietnamese activist was jailed for 12 years Tuesday after writing articles critical of the government and posting them on his Facebook page, nearly a decade since being released from prison for a ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam Party Conclave Readies Key Personnel Appointments
This week’s plenum will ponder the key personnel appointments that will be announced at next month’s National Congress. ( read original story ...)
Court Finds Evidence of Crimes Against Humanity in the Philippines
The International Criminal Court has released its latest report on President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody war on drugs. ( read original story ...)
Duterte’s war on drugs: ICC sees ‘reasonable basis’ for crime against humanity probe in Philippines
The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda is deciding whether to investigate the Philippine president’s war on drugs, which is alleged to have claimed thousands of lives. ( read original story ...)