A drone strike in northwestern Syria on Sunday killed two senior commanders with an al-Qaida-linked group, sources said. ( read original story ...)
COVID-19: Kazakhstan reports new cases
Over 300 new cases of the coronavirus infection have been registered in Kazakhstan over the past 24 hours, a 2.2% increase compared to Sunday, Trend reports citing Kazinform. 313 new cases of COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)
Breakthrough needed on North Korea, South’s leader says
Korea breakthrough while voicing "disappointment" on the lack of progress in relations. President Moon Jae-in said at a meeting of his senior aides on Monday, the 20th anniversary of a historic ... ( read original story ...)
S Korea’s leader calls on North to stop raising tensions
South Korea’s president has urged North Korea to stop raising animosities and return to talks amid mounting worries about potential provocation by North Korea ... ( read original story ...)
Afghanistan hires lockdown jobless to boost Kabul’s water and trees
Gul Mohammad was making a good living as a private van-driver, until Afghanistan went into lockdown to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus and his work dried up. ( read original story ...)
Political Pressure on Iraq Will Backfire on America
If the White House’s aim is to force Iraq to choose between Washington and Teheran, then it will likely be disappointed by the results of such a maneuver. ( read original story ...)
South Korea says Japanese exhibit ‘distorts’ historical facts
South Korea expressed regret and summoned the top Japanese diplomat to Seoul over information omission regarding Korean wartime laborers. ( read original story ...)
Cheering to empty stands: South Korea livestreams famed campus contest
Cheerleading squads in South Korea kick off a rousing pep rally each year as two rival universities go head-to-head at a famous campus festival, but this year they performed in a vast empty ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea city hall employees encroached on LGBT rights, report says
An independent civil rights committee with the city of Seoul says in a new report city hall employees violated the human rights of sexual minorities in 2019, according to a South Korean press report. ( read original story ...)
South Korea’s Moon Urges North to Keep Peace Deals, Return to Talks
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's President Moon Jae-in urged North Korea on Monday to refrain from raising tension and return to dialogue, after threats trumpeted by state media in Pyongyang to cut ... ( read original story ...)