North Korea could be preparing to stage a large-scale artillery exercise and the activity could take place during the Lunar New Year holiday, which begins Friday. JoongAng Ilbo reported Thursday South ... ( read original story ...)
Nepal bans three Indian climbers accused of faking Everest summit
Witnesses claim mountaineers appeared not to have sufficient oxygen to make ascent ... ( read original story ...)
Dahal questions PM Oli on Ayodhya existence in Nepal
Amid ongoing tensed situation in Nepal over parliament dissolution issue, Chairman of rival faction of ruling Nepal Communist Party Pushpa Kamal Dahal took a jibe on caretaker Prime Minister KP Sharma ... ( read original story ...)
India to fund NR 142 million for restoration in Nepal
India will be funding a total of Nepali Rs 142 million for the reconstruction of three Cultural Heritage Projects in Nepal ... ( read original story ...)
Indian couple are banned from Mount Everest after ‘using Photoshopped photos to LIE they had made it to the top’
An investigation found that Indian climbers Narender Singh Yadav and Seema Rani Goswami's 2016 had faked their Everest summit, years after it was certified by the tourism department at the time. ( read original story ...)
Is Biden’s curb on Saudi aid enough to bring peace to Yemen?
President Joe Biden’s decision to cut off U.S. support to the Saudi coalition is “welcome news” but does not mean the path to peace in Yemen will be easy. ( read original story ...)
Can Biden help end the war in Yemen?
Activist Tawakkol Karman, 2011 Nobel Peace Prize winner, and journalist Robert Worth explain what it will take to end the world's worst humanitarian crisis. ( read original story ...)
Uzbekistan eyes launching production of Russian COVID-19 vaccine
Uzbekistan plans to launch production of Russian 'Sputnik V' and 'EpiVacCorona' vaccines for COVID-19, Trend reports with reference to Uzbek media. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Andrei ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia’s release of Loujain al-Hathloul an overture to Biden
Analysis: Mohammed bin Salman views the move as an attempt to engage the new US administration ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul’s family thanks Biden for helping get her out of prison
But the sister of Loujain al-Hathloul says she's not really free, and that there's "an atmosphere of fear" under Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. ( read original story ...)