Hope was travelling at 120,000km/h (75,000mph) and had to fire it's breaking engines for 27 minutes to be captured by Mars' gravity. ( read original story ...)
Calls grow for release of Yemeni journalist held by UAE-backed forces
Adel al-Hasani said to be in worsening health after being detained in September ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea’s Kim Blasts Bureaucracy for Unambitious Economic Plans
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has denounced his cabinet for a lack of innovation and "smart strategies" in drafting goals for a new five-year economic plan, state media reported on Friday. The ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia’s GDP shrinks 5.6% for worst result since 1998 Asian financial crisis
Malaysia's economy declined further in the fourth quarter of 2020, leading to a worse contraction in gross domestic product (GDP) than initially projected by the government.. Read more at straitstimes ... ( read original story ...)
Will Biden Make the Right Choice on Afghanistan? | Opinion
If the president is genuinely committed to closing the book on a two decade-long misadventure in Afghanistan, he needs to resist the temptation of accepting the same, old advice. ( read original story ...)
Rockets from Afghanistan kill boy in Pakistan, wound 7
Pakistan’s military says rockets fired by militants inside Afghanistan killed a five-year-old boy and wounded seven other children in northwest Pakistan on Thursday ... ( read original story ...)
Biden should stick to Afghanistan withdrawal timetable
NATO member states claim their troops will remain in Afghanistan regardless of whether President Biden honors the U.S.-Taliban agreement to withdraw all U.S. troops by May 1. ( read original story ...)
U.N. convoy in Afghanistan attacked by gunmen, five Afghan security force members killed
Unknown gunmen attacked a United Nations convoy on the outskirts of Afghanistan's capital on Thursday, killing five Afghan security force members who were escorting the international agency's vehicles ... ( read original story ...)
Captive bears set free into mountains of Iraq
People run away as Kurdish animal rights activists release a bear into the wild after rescuing several bears from captivity in people's homes, in Dohuk, Iraq. REUTERS/Ari Jalal ... ( read original story ...)
US hits Myanmar with sanctions, aid cuts, export bans in bid to reverse military coup
The U.S. is implementing its first penalties against Myanmar's military leaders after declaring their overthrow of the democratically elected government last week a coup d'état. With financial ... ( read original story ...)