Muslim and Christian residents in the ruined Iraqi city of Mosul told Pope Francis of their lives under brutal Islamic State rule on Sunday as the pontiff blessed their vow to rise up from ashes and ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: 1000s fill stadium for pope’s final Iraq event
The Latest on Pope Francis' historic visit to Iraq, aimed at rallying the country's long-beleaguered Christian community and promoting interreligious tolerance (all ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea, US to hold scaled back military exercises
Though scaled back because of COVID, the drill is likely to infuriate N Korea, which calls it a ‘rehearsal for war’. ( read original story ...)
US and South Korea scale back military drills over virus, North Korea diplomacy
The allies decided to start the nine-day drills on Monday after reviewing factors like the status of the pandemic and diplomatic efforts to achieve denuclearization and peace on the Korean Peninsula. ( read original story ...)
U.S., South Korea scale back annual drills
The reduction is due to the Covid-19 pandemic and to support diplomacy focusing on North Korea’s nuclear program. ( read original story ...)
US, South Korea scaling back military drills
Military officials said on Sunday that the U.S. and South Korea will scale back their annual joint drills this month, citing a combination of the coronavirus pandemic and ongoing diplomatic overtures ... ( read original story ...)
Protests erupt across Myanmar; police fire tear gas at Mandalay sit-in
Myanmar police fired tear gas to break up a sit-in demonstration by tens of thousands of people in Mandalay on Sunday, while protests were held in at least half a dozen other cities in some of the ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar crisis heightens with police raids and strike call
Myanmar careened deeper into crisis Sunday, as police occupied hospitals and universities and reportedly arrested hundreds of people involved in protesting last ... ( read original story ...)
Protests erupt across Myanmar; Suu Kyi party official dies in custody
An official from the party of deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi died overnight in police custody, associates said, while security forces cracked down on demonstrators staging some of the most ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar protests, after death of Suu Kyi official
World Myanmar protests, after death of Suu Kyi official. Posted . An official from Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy died in custody in Myanmar overnight, after bei ... ( read original story ...)