A blaze on a stricken oil tanker off Sri Lanka was finally extinguished Wednesday, authorities said, but while no crude has escaped the cargo, diesel leaking from the ship's engine raised fears for ... ( read original story ...)
Sri Lanka to sue supertanker owner after fires
Posted . Sri Lanka will take legal action against the owner of the oil supertanker that caught fire last week as there ... ( read original story ...)
Report: Seoul preps for joint Olympic bid with North Korea
The city of Seoul is preparing to submit an application to co-host the 2032 Summer Olympics with Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea. ( read original story ...)
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Hails ‘Sacred Combat Mission,’ Gets Warm Words from World Leaders
"We cannot help but change the direction of our struggle after comprehensively considering the year-end tasks that were under way with the nation-wide efforts," North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un ... ( read original story ...)
A North Korea Strategy for the Next Administration
But before engaging Pyongyang again, the next administration needs to understand how North Koreans view the United States, and how they would interpret new policies. Over the decades, both Republican ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea military parade will ‘send a message’ to the world
Pyongyang is preparing to celebrate its 75th anniversary of the ruling communist regime. US military experts believe the North will use the parade to show off its latest development in long-range ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 recovery rate in Nepal increases
Recovery rate of COVID-19 patients has increased significantly in past 7 days, Ministry of Health and Population of Nepal claimed on Tuesday. In last 24 hours, a total of 2,287 corona virus infected ... ( read original story ...)
Yemen ‘pandemic of impunity’ must end: UN war crimes experts
War-ravaged Yemen is in the grip of a "pandemic of impunity", UN war crimes investigators said Wednesday, calling for the case to go before the International Criminal Court. ( read original story ...)
UN experts report on possible Yemen war crimes slams Canada, others for continued arms sales
Weapons provided by Western powers — including Canada — and Iran to the warring sides in Yemen are fuelling the six-year-old conflict, marked by deadly Saudi-led coalition air strikes and Houthi ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia to keep pumping despite fall in crude prices
Saudi Arabia plans to keep oil production steady despite a recent slump in prices, fearing any bigger output cuts would lead rivals in Opec to increase supply. Five people briefed on Saudi Arabia’s ... ( read original story ...)