Goldman Sachs on Thursday agreed to pay nearly $3 billion to settle a probe into its role in Malaysia's 1MDB corruption scandal, and its Malaysia unit agreed to plead guilty to violating foreign ... ( read original story ...)
Biggest party in Malaysia’s ruling alliance backs PM Muhyiddin amid turmoil
The biggest party in Malaysia's ruling alliance on Wednesday pledged its support for Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, a boost for the premier as he faces a leadership challenge. The United Malays Nati ... ( read original story ...)
Afghanistan conflict: Children among dead after air strike on school
Doctors at a hospital close to the site of the air strike in the provincial capital Taloqan said the majority of victims brought in were children. Afghan government officials said ... ( read original story ...)
Airstrike Kills Nearly a Dozen Children in Northeastern Afghanistan
Local officials in northeastern Afghanistan say 12 people were killed, 11 of them children, in an airstrike that struck a religious school. The airstrike Wednesday in Takhar province came after ... ( read original story ...)
Airstrike that hit mosque kills 11 children in Afghanistan: Officials
While some officials are confirming the report of children being killed, the Ministry of Defence has denied that the airstrike killed any civilians ... ( read original story ...)
Iraq’s Kurdistan Region Says It Is Committed To OPEC+ Cuts
The semi-autonomous Kurdistan region in Iraq has agreed to reduce the region’s crude oil production as part of the ongoing OPEC+ agreement ... ( read original story ...)
The Reverberations of Pompeo’s Iraq Threat Are Growing
If the Trump administration were serious about helping Iraq fight malign groups, Iraqis say, then it should not have transformed Iraq into a battlefield but rather target the militia’s sponsors ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea’s first training ship enters naval service
South Korea’s Navy has received its first training ship, built with a reduced radar signature, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration announced Oct. 20. The delivery came two years after the ... ( read original story ...)
Doctors in South Korea call for flu vaccinations to be paused after 25 deaths
Authorities say programme will continue after finding no direct links between the deaths and the vaccines ... ( read original story ...)
Border Trade Authorities Wary of Myanmar’s COVID-19 Second Wave
Since a recent spike in infections, border authorities in China and Thailand have tightened restrictions on trade with Myanmar. ( read original story ...)