President Joe Biden urged Americans to wear masks and not let their guard down as the number of coronavirus cases declined. Latest COVID-19 updates. ( read original story ...)
Myanmar protesters blend traditional celebration and demonstration
Anti-coup protesters rally on Myanmar's traditional Thanakha Day, daubing Thanakha powder on their faces. Demonstrators write 'CDM' (Civil Disobedience Movement) on their foreheads and paint on their ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar police raid protest district as World Bank halts some payments
Myanmar police launched a crackdown overnight in a Yangon district after breaking up a protest to oppose a military appointed local official, as the World Bank halted payments to projects in the ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar coup: Protesters attacked with knives, clubs in Yangon
Myanmar has been jolted by unrest since the military seized power in a coup on 1 February. Since then mass protests have been seen across the country, with many calling for a return to democracy. More ... ( read original story ...)
Can Asia help Myanmar find a way out of coup crisis?
The arrival of the Myanmar junta-appointed foreign minister, Wunna Maung Lwin, in Bangkok on Wednesday for an unannounced meeting with his Thai and Indonesian counterparts marked the start of a of a ... ( read original story ...)
Inside a luxury Thailand “golf quarantine”
Heo Kwang-eum tees off another day in Thailand in coronavirus quarantine -- literally. He's one of dozens of South Korean visitors spending two weeks in isolation playing golf at a resort an hour ... ( read original story ...)
‘Tigers or crocodiles’: Grim prospects for Cambodian migrants at home and in Thailand
Cambodian migrant Mony Sunret has been hanging around an electrical workshop in the Thai province of Rayong, hoping to pick up odd jobs and save enough money to make a covert exit from Thailand. ( read original story ...)
US bombs Syria facilities used by Iran-backed militia; first airstrikes under Biden
U.S. airstrikes targeted "Shia militants that conducted the strikes," referring to a Feb. 15 rocket attack in Iraq that killed one civilian contractor and wounded a U.S. service member. ( read original story ...)
U.S. Airstrikes in Syria Target Iran-Backed Militias That Rocketed U.S. Troops in Iraq
President Biden ordered retaliatory strikes against the militias whose attacks in Erbil this month killed one civilian contractor and wounded a U.S. service member. ( read original story ...)
U.S. conducts airstrikes in Syria targeting Iran-backed groups
The U.S. military has conducted airstrikes targeting Iran-backed military groups in eastern Syria on Thursday evening in response to a deadly rocket attack targeting U.S. and Coalition forces in Iraq ... ( read original story ...)