Iran has long offered a full prisoner exchange as a step towards a diplomatic thaw, and potential revival of the JCPOA nuclear deal. ( read original story ...)
Academic held in Iran pushed to brink of suicide
Gilbert, who was freed from an Iranian prison late last year, has spoken out about her ordeal for the first time. She has revealed she contemplated suicide during her two-year detention on espionage ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey’s Protestants under threat as ‘danger to security’
A diplomatic crisis and the fate of a man they never met upended the lives of Andrew and Cathryn Hoard. The American couple had lived in Turkey for three decades, moving there on a business posting in ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey jails 5 to life over 2016 Russian envoy’s killing
A Turkish court on Tuesday sentenced five people to life prison terms over the assassination of Russia’s ambassador to Turkey in 2016, the state-run Anadolu ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey extradites Iranian social media figure facing fraud charges – Iran
Turkey has handed over to Iran a popular Iranian social media figure, Milad Hatami, accused by Tehran of money-laundering and fraud in connection with online gambling, a senior Iranian police official ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam upholds death sentences for brothers over bloody land clash
A court in Hanoi upheld death sentences on Tuesday against two brothers for their roles in the high-profile killings of three policemen in a landmark clash over land rights, their lawyer and the ... ( read original story ...)
‘The Secret Apartment’ is the story of a Vietnam vet who claims to have lived in Veterans Stadium for years
In Philadelphia lore, few bygone structures loom larger than Veterans Stadium, where the Phillies won the 1980 World Series with Tug McGraw at the mound and an Eagles court was created to deal out ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines still not ready for carbon tax — Cusi
The Philippines is not ready for carbon tax as this will make the country uncompetitive in terms of power rates, according to Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi. When he assumed office in 2016, Cusi said ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines probes police shooting death of mayor & bodyguards in alleged ‘mistaken encounter’
The national crimes investigation agency is to investigate the controversial death of a mayor at the hands of the police service, which claims the official and his associates were killed in a shootout ... ( read original story ...)
DOF recognizes Parañaque as Philippines sixth richest city
The Department of Finance recognized Parañaque as the sixth richest city in the country in 2019, according to a report released by the DOF’s Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) last month. BLGF ... ( read original story ...)