UK-based activist group says Islamic State carried out attack targeting troops as they travelled home for holidays ... ( read original story ...)
Televised Debates in Kazakhstan: Kazakh Political Party Leaders Propose Measures to Improve Economy
The televised pre-election debates featured the speeches of representatives from the Nur Otan ruling party, People’s Party of Kazakhstan, Auyl (Village) democratic patriotic party, Ak Zhol (White Way) ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea gears up for party congress to discuss US policy, Biden
Thousands of maskless North Korean delegates have gathered in Pyongyang for what appears to be the imminent eighth congress of the ruling Workers' Party, in preparation for a meeting that will set the ... ( read original story ...)
China holds sway in Nepal as rival communist factions create crisis
Alarmed that a political crisis in Nepal could endanger China's strategic interests and Belt and Road projects, a Chinese Communist Party emissary has held days of talks to try to stop the Himalayan ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Delegation Met With Leaders of Nepal’s Ruling Party, Opposition
A Chinese delegation to Nepal met with the leaders of both the ruling party and the opposition, China's foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Thursday. Guo Yezhou, vice minister in the ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi-Led Coalition Strikes at Yemen Capital After Attacks on Aden Blamed on Houthis
ADEN (Reuters) - Saudi-led coalition warplanes struck targets in Yemen's Houthi-held capital Sanaa on Thursday in retaliation for attacks in the southern port city of Aden the previous day that took ... ( read original story ...)
Yemen Govt Vows To Bring Stability After Deadly Attack
Yemen's new power-sharing government vowed on Thursday to bring stability to the war-torn country, a day after deadly blasts rocked Aden airport in an attack targeting cabinet members. At least 26 ... ( read original story ...)
Twenty-two killed in attack on Aden airport after new Yemen cabinet lands
At least 22 people were killed and dozens wounded in an attack on Aden airport on Wednesday, moments after a plane landed carrying a newly formed Saudi-backed cabinet for government-held parts of ... ( read original story ...)
Philippine islands self-isolate after new COVID-19 variant found in Malaysia
A province of islands in the southern Philippines will seal itself off for an initial two weeks from Monday to keep out a new COVID-19 variant found in nearby Malaysia, its governor said. ( read original story ...)
Malaysia condemns terror attack in Yemen
Malaysia has condemned the terror attack which took place at the Aden International Airport in Yemen. The Foreign Ministry, in a statement today, said the act of terror on Dec 30 had led to innocent ... ( read original story ...)