A powerful car bomb near a police station on Friday night killed at least seven people and wounded more than 50 others in Afghanistan's western Herat province, officials said. ( read original story ...)
U.S. trying to contact Aung San Suu Kyi, detainees after civilian officials die in Myanmar military custody
The U.S. is still trying to contact Aung San Suu Kyi, who was ousted from power as Myanmar's de facto head of government in a Feb. 1 coup. Two members of Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy have ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar’s Defiant Garment Workers Demand That Fashion Pay Attention
Female garment industry union leaders are emerging at the forefront of the deadly anti-military protests, and asking global brands to take their side. ( read original story ...)
US to offer temporary protected status to Myanmar nationals
The Biden administration has agreed to offer temporary protected status to Myanmar nationals living in the US, including several diplomats, in an escalation of its response to the military coup, ... ( read original story ...)
Why Iran Keeps Quoting George H.W. Bush
As the past president found out, getting Iran to negotiate is hard—especially when it uses your own words against you. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin backlash: Iran cracks down on crypto exchanges
Iranian officials are cracking down on the use of cryptocurrencies in the country again, with crypto exchanges becoming the latest target of official efforts to control the burgeoning industry. The ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. engaged in indirect diplomacy with Iran, says White House adviser
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Iran have begun indirect diplomacy with Europeans and others conveying messages about how they might resume compliance with the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey logs highest daily rise in COVID-19 cases this year
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey recorded 14,941 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, health ministry data showed on Friday, the highest daily rise this year, less than two weeks after President ... ( read original story ...)
Operation Triumphus crowdsources personal stories of the Vietnam War. Share yours now
More than 2.7 million veterans served in the Vietnam War. Today, only about 770,000 are still alive, according to the American War Library. To Steve Downey, that’s 770,000 stories to be told. “Once ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam Detains Man Over Facebook Posts on Politics, Human Rights
Police in Vietnam’s northern Ninh Binh province this week arrested a 61-year-old man who used Facebook to post articles on human rights and corruption and who had recently declared his intention to ... ( read original story ...)