Crowds wearing face masks listened to the North Korean national anthem as the national flag was raised at midnight. View on euronews ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea ‘ready’ for Eighth Party Congress, state media says
(UPI) --North Korea could hold its much-anticipated Eighth Party Congress as early as New Year's Day, as top North Korean officials arrived in Pyongyang to receive their credentials ahead of the rare ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea Says It Wants Good U.S. Ties in Rare Meeting With Western Lawmaker
Kim Jong Un’s regime has cut contact with much of the outside world this year, but reached out to a European Parliament committee in the days before the U.S. election. ( read original story ...)
Thousands of people march in Nepal against PM dissolving parliament
Thousands of opponents of Nepal's Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli marched through the streets of Kathmandu on Tuesday urging him to reverse his decision to dissolve parliament and call for early ... ( read original story ...)
Yemen airport attack kills 25, wounds 110 amid world’s worst humanitarian crisis
A large explosion struck the airport in the southern Yemeni city of Aden on Wednesday, shortly after a plane carrying the newly formed Cabinet landed there, security officials said. At least 25 people ... ( read original story ...)
A new chapter in China-Malaysia ties
I AM no stranger to Malaysia. My ties with Malaysia dates back to several working visits to this country in the past few years. Malaysia’s vibrant, beautiful beaches, blue skies, its diverse, warmth ... ( read original story ...)
A Japanese TV Host Searches for Meaningful Experience in Uzbekistan
In To the Ends of the Earth, Kiyoshi Kurosawa uses the techniques of horror movies to depict the alienation of being a tourist. ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia launches air strikes on rebels in Yemen
Saudi Arabia has launched air strikes against rebel forces in Yemen, apparently in response to an attack on the airport in the southern city of Aden that killed at least 26 people.Military jets bombed ... ( read original story ...)
Security firms say suspicious object on oil tanker off Iraq
Maritime security firms say a suspicious object has been found on the hull of an oil tanker in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Iraq. ( read original story ...)
U.S. forces in Iraq ‘brace for attack’ on one year anniversary of missile strike that killed top Iran general Qasem Soleimani
One year after U.S. forces assassinated Iranian revered general Qasem Soleimani, a senior official warned Wednesday that the 'threat' coming from Iran is the 'most concerning' yet. ( read original story ...)