An anti-government protester was killed and 40 others wounded in the southern city of Basra on Friday. Medics said Omar Fadhel was hit by at least one bullet as hundreds of protesters and the ... ( read original story ...)
Protester killed in southern Iraq as tensions flare again
Iraqi security forces opened fire during clashes with hundreds of protesters in the southern city of Basra on Friday, killing one demonstrator and wounding several others as tensions flared once again ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. takes action against Thailand blocking U.S. Pork
In the spring of 2018, the National Pork Producers Council petitioned for action regarding the high tariffs and trade barriers that prevented U.S. prok products from entering Thailand... Robert ... ( read original story ...)
U.N. Aviation Agency Asks Iran to Expedite Investigation of Downed Jet
(Reuters) - The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) on Friday asked Iran to expedite the investigation into the downing of a Ukrainian airliner in January. The recommendation from ICAO, a ... ( read original story ...)
Cuba and Iran FMs to mark alliance against US sanctions
Havana meeting between Bruno Rodriguez and Mohammad Javad Zarif to mark the ‘mutual solidarity between both nations’. ( read original story ...)
Dalia Sofer draws on her family’s escape from revolutionary Iran
American author talks about how the legacy of a revolution informs her novels The Septembers of Shiraz and Man of My Time. ( read original story ...)
Turkey’s Armenians under pressure
BBC Turkish journalist Esra Yalcinalp helps unpick this knotty issue. My home town: Kigali Felin Gakwaya of BBC Great Lakes takes us home to Rwanda's capital Kigali. Sent back to Ghana Being 'sent ... ( read original story ...)
Talking turkey is a serious conversation at Foodshare in Bloomfield
2020 has already proven to be an unprecedented challenge for Bloomfield-based Foodshare and its partners and that trend will continue as the Thanksgiving holiday approaches. This year, most of ... ( read original story ...)
We’re Adding Lady Bird Johnson’s Classic Turkey Dressing to Our Thanksgiving Menus
Lady Bird Johnson gave us so much for which to be thankful. During her time in the White House, the former first lady beautified our highways, introduced the masses to the magic of Rotel, and helped ... ( read original story ...)
India and the Philippines Must Focus on Climate Change and Disaster Management
India and the Philippines held the 4th meeting of the Joint Commission on Bilateral Cooperation virtually on 6. The meeting was co-chaired by Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and ... ( read original story ...)