Sri Lanka’s president said Thursday that he has received the final report of an inquiry commission investigating the 2019 Easter Sunday bomb attacks and vowed he will ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea expected to receive nearly 2 million doses of AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine by June – Yonhap
North Korea is expected to receive nearly two million doses of AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine by the first half of 2021, Yonhap reported on Thursday, citing a report published by COVAX Facility ... ( read original story ...)
Kim Jong Un’s Family Tree: What You Need to Know About North Korea’s Dynasty
The Kim family has governed North Korea since Soviet leader Joseph Stalin installed clan patriarch Kim Il Sung after World War II, holding power for three generations despite widespread poverty and an ... ( read original story ...)
Moon, Biden vow ‘comprehensive strategy’ on North Korea
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Joe Biden held phone talks on Thursday during which they vowed to strengthen the bilateral alliance and come up with a plan to work together on ... ( read original story ...)
Moon, Biden plan to strengthen alliance in dealing with North Korea
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Joe Biden held phone talks on Thursday during which they vowed to strengthen the bilateral alliance and come up with a plan to work together on ... ( read original story ...)
General strike protesting prime minister paralyzes Nepal
A general strike organized by a splinter group in the governing Communist party paralyzed life in Nepal on Thursday, shutting schools, transportation ... ( read original story ...)
Rival communist faction calls national strike in Nepal to turn up heat on premier
Protesters affiliated with a faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party march during a general strike against the appointment of dozens of officials to constitutional bodies, saying due process of la ... ( read original story ...)
Rival communist faction strikes over Nepal Parliament dissolution
At least 77 people arrested in Kathmandu, police say, during nationwide strike over government dissolving Parliament. ( read original story ...)
Scores arrested in Nepal strike against parliament’s dissolution
At least 77 protesters, including a former minister, were arrested in Kathmandu on Thursday, police said, as a nationwide strike was staged over the dissolution of Nepal's parliament.Tensions have ... ( read original story ...)
Yemen urges UN to act against Al Houthi procrastination over decaying ship
Cairo: The Yemeni government has called for “firm” international action against the Al Houthi militia after they advised the UN to delay preparations for sending a mission to inspect a decaying oil ... ( read original story ...)