Wednesday's arrests were the first made by Hong Kong police's new national security unit, which was set up after Beijing imposed a controversial law last month aimed at quashing the city's democracy ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: outcry as student activists arrested under new security law
Three men and one woman are the first political activists to be held since controversial legislation was imposed by Beijing ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan probes possible first local virus case in one month as imported cases rise
Taiwan on Tuesday was investigating its first possible local coronavirus infection in more than a month, a Thai man who tested positive last week, as the island also faces a rise in cases brought from ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Xi Sets His Sights on Taiwan After Subduing Hong Kong
Ever since Mao Zedong triumphed in 1949, prompting his Nationalist enemies to flee to Taiwan, Communist Party leaders have bolstered their legitimacy to rule by taming rebellious corners of China’s ... ( read original story ...)
Children afraid of father in Kuwait can stay in Canada for now, court says
Three children should not be sent back to their allegedly abusive father in Kuwait pending the outcome of their parents' custody dispute in Canada, Ontario's top court ruled Wednesday in a case that ... ( read original story ...)
Three Decades On, Iraq And Kuwait Haunted By Saddam’s Invasion
Saddam sent his military, already exhausted by an eight-year conflict with Iran, into Kuwait to seize what he dubbed "Iraq's 19th province." The two-day operation turned into a seven-month occupation ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon County Coroner releases autopsy results for two men found dead in central Pa. creek: police
The final autopsy results of two men found in the Quittapahilla Creek in May reveals the men had Fentanyl in their bodies before they died. Kenneth Santiago, 20, was found on May 1. Alexander ... ( read original story ...)
Katz: Israel to have a budget on Sunday
Katz hinted during an interview with Reshet Bet that a budget would be “the third leg” needed to reach stability amid the coronavirus crisis. ( read original story ...)
Surviving COVID-19: Busy Eid weekend offers respite to UAE hotels
We are seeing high demand for the Eid holidays... We are positive that we will reach 100% occupancy," Ravi Santiago, cluster general manager of Wyndham hotels in Ajman, told Zawya ... ( read original story ...)
Azerbaijan villagers plead for water as vital river dries up
The village of Banka in Azerbaijan should have plentiful supplies of water as it lies beside one of the country's mightiest rivers, the Kura. Residents in two southern regions have suffered acute ... ( read original story ...)