ISIS militants were behind Thursday's brutal killings north of Baghdad where they shot dead eight people in three separate attacks, including six family members, according to an Iraqi military ... ( read original story ...)
From a tiny desk, newspaper editor opens window to chaotic Myanmar
At a tiny desk in his Canoga Park home, over a week after a military coup in his native country, Thakhin Kai Bwor was putting together the latest edition of the Myanmar Gazette. In one dispatch, ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines detects Brazil, local COVID-19 variants as cases surge
The Philippines on Saturday reported a spike in coronavirus infections and its first case of the highly contagious variant first identified in Brazil, while confirming nearly 100 infections of a new ... ( read original story ...)
UN Condemns Arbitrary Killings of Activists in Philippines
United Nations officials are condemning the arbitrary killing of nine activists in four provinces in the Philippines earlier this week in what they say appear to have been coordinated, simultaneous ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh’s coronavirus cases surge 67% in a week
Bangladesh has recorded a 67.27 percent weekly spike in confirmed coronavirus cases. The number of deaths among the patients has increased by 49.02 percent in this period, according to an analysis of ... ( read original story ...)
Ireland Wolves to cut one T20 on Bangladesh tour and fly back early
Ireland Wolves' tour of Bangladesh has been reduced by three days, with the second T20 match that was scheduled being cancelled on account of Covid-19 related restrictions in Ireland about their ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan university expels couple for embracing after marriage proposal
A university in deeply conservative Pakistan expelled two students who embraced after getting engaged on campus, after a video of the incident spread on social media this week. For the latest ... ( read original story ...)
In bid to assist Iraq in fight against pandemic, Pakistan dispatches coronavirus relief goods
Pakistan on Saturday dispatched coronavirus relief goods to the brotherly Republic of Iraq, a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. The goods, according to the Fore ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan-China relations: Increasing bilateral trade
Pakistan and China have been historical trade partners with the balance of trade overwhelmingly in the favour of the latter ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s DPM Heng, Indonesia’s Airlangga discuss ‘three bridges’ to boost ties
Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat and Indonesia's Economic Affairs Minister Airlangga Hartarto on Friday (March 12) discussed ways to enhance economic cooperation to rebound from the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)