"Giggling bread" and "joyfully dancing salad" aren't the usual dishes on a menu in Thailand, but one eatery is hoping its cannabis-infused cuisine can lure foreign tourists and take the taboo out of ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Imposes Fresh Sanctions on Iran in Final Days of Trump Presidency
The United States on Friday imposed fresh sanctions on Iranian individuals and entities as Washington continues to step up pressure on Tehran in the final days of U.S. President Donald Trump's term ... ( read original story ...)
Rallies and rebellion in Iran
Conn., explains his bipartisan legislation which will be introduced on Thursday to impose new sanctions on specific members of militia who use violence to break up demonstrations and will crack down ... ( read original story ...)
Iran tests suicide drones that look similar to those used in Saudi attacks
Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard conducted a drill Friday that saw suicide drones crash into targets and explode — triangle-shaped aircraft that strongly resembled those used in a 2019 attack ... ( read original story ...)
European vaccine shipments fall short as Turkey, China race ahead
Some EU nations are receiving fewer than expected doses of coronavirus vaccines as U.S. pharmaceutical firm Pfizer slows shipments, while Turkey, China and Indonesia race ahead with inoculations to ... ( read original story ...)
Why the defunct South Vietnam flag was flown at the Capitol riot
The flag has become a symbol for different things: anti-communism, U.S. imperialism, democracy and recollection of the past. ( read original story ...)
Vietnam’s ‘Golden Turtle God’ captured
Thousands cheered in Hanoi as more than 50 workers lured a giant turtle into a cage so veterinarians can check out the health of the turtle thought to be 100 years old. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports. ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh Zoo Seeks Mate For Lonely Kanchi The Rhino
A lonely rhinoceros at a Bangladesh zoo is looking for new love after losing her partner seven years ago, but pandemic travel restrictions are hampering her keeper's attempts to play matchmaker. ( read original story ...)
Pakistan top court moves to hear #MeToo case against singer Zafar
Supreme Court to hear charges by leading singer and actress Meesha Shafi against another singer and actor Ali Zafar. ( read original story ...)
Pakistan round-up: Slain Hazara miners buried, nationwide power outage and more
Relatives of the Hazara miners killed in an attack claimed by Islamic State buried the dead, after being assured of better security and arr. ( read original story ...)