Ralph Bye and his wife, Debra, took all precautions they could in their Post Falls home after the pandemic started, despite their initial skepticism about its severity. In December, 73-year-old ... ( read original story ...)
Sister of Marine killed in Vietnam upset over city’s delay in repairing memorial
On Jan. 11, Dianne Protano watched in horror as the monument her brother Guy, who died in Vietnam, was knocked over by a large truck in Worcester. ( read original story ...)
Philippines universities reject accusation of Maoist rebel recruitment on campus
Four Philippine private universities rejected accusations on Sunday by the authorities that they serve as recruitment grounds of Maoist rebels, days after students protested against security force ... ( read original story ...)
Marking 50 years of Liberation war, Bangladesh troops to march on Republic Day [details]
Bangladesh Armed Forces, for the first time, will march alongside their Indian counterparts during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
122 Bangladesh Armed Forces contingent to participate in Republic Day celebration
The contingent will be led by contingent commander Lieutenant Colonel Abu Mohammed Shahnoor Shawon and his deputies Lieutenant Farhan Ishraq and Flight Lieutenant Sibat Rahman. ( read original story ...)
Indonesia says it has seized Iranian and Panamanian tankers
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities said that they seized an Iranian tanker and Panamanian tanker suspected of carrying out the illegal transfer of oil in their country's ... ( read original story ...)
11 Miners Rescued In China After 2 Weeks Trapped Below Ground
The workers became trapped on Jan. 10 following an unexplained explosion at a gold mine in the eastern province of Shandong. One miner has already died and another 10 remain missing. ( read original story ...)
Global report: Covid variant overwhelms state in Brazil, as China fights new cluster
New Zealand reports first community case in over two months; Dutch police make curfew arrests ... ( read original story ...)
China-Taiwan tensions rise in Biden’s first days
Posted . A US aircraft-carrier group has entered the South China Sea just as rising tensions between China and Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)
Trump didn’t think, or act, strategically about China. Biden needs to do both.
China honored me with an Inauguration Day surprise, sanctioning 28 former Trump administration officials, myself included, for being generally unkind to its authoritarian rulers. China’s real target, ... ( read original story ...)