Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani and First Lady Rula Ghani speak exclusively with Amanpour about talks with the Taliban, coronavirus, and relations with the US. ( read original story ...)
Iraq Militias Celebrate US Sanctions: ‘Our Leaders Are Terrifying America’
"We congratulate the friend of the martyrs, Popular Mobilization Committee Chairman Falih al-Fayyadh, on his inclusion with the honorable ones whom the U.S. administration considers enemies," Iraq's ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. soldier dies in rollover accident in South Korea
A member of the U.S. Army's 2nd Infantry Division died this week when his vehicle overturned during training in South Korea, the Army reported. ( read original story ...)
Hate speech on ethnicity and religion in Myanmar
The IDS-led CREID programme found that hate speech spiked ahead of Myanmar’s recent national election, despite race and religion-based campaigning being prohibited under electoral regulations. ( read original story ...)
Russia’s Gamaleya applies for emergency COVID-19 vaccine use in the Philippines
Russia's Gamaleya Research Institute has applied to the Philippine health regulator for emergency use authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine, the regulator said late Friday. Gamaleya's emergency use ... ( read original story ...)
Japan machinery orders to fall in Nov as coronavirus crisis weighs: Reuters poll
Japan's core machinery orders likely dropped in November after the previous month's jump, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, and a renewed state of emergency in the Tokyo area could dampen firms' ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan jails Mumbai attacks ‘plotter’ for ‘terrorism financing’
Rehman Lakhvi, a senior leader of armed group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), to five years in jail for “terrorism financing”. Lakhvi and the group are accused by India and the United States of being behind ... ( read original story ...)
Ghani: ‘With Pakistan we have a perennial problem’
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani discusses relations with Afghanistan's neighbors, the Taliban in Pakistan, and why Afghanistan wants a "maximum numbers of friends." ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesian cleric linked to 2002 Bali bombings walks free after 10 years in jail
Indonesian Islamic cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, the suspected mastermind of the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people, walked free from prison on Friday after serving 10 years for setting up a ... ( read original story ...)
Australia v India: third Test, day three – live!
The third Test is finely poised as the SCG turns pink for Jane McGrath Day. Join Geoff Lemon for all the action ... ( read original story ...)