The creation of the border with Azerbaijan’s Autonomous Republic Nakhchivan, to which founder of Turkey Mustafa Kemal Ataturk attached importance, and his efforts to keep the border with Nakhchivan ... ( read original story ...)
Cambodia Ready To Welcome ‘World’s Loneliest Elephant’
An elephant dubbed the "world's loneliest" was set to land in Cambodia on Monday from Pakistan, headed for a sanctuary housing three potential mates, an official said. The case of Kaavan -- an ... ( read original story ...)
Spirit Of Revolt Lives On In Syria’s Exiles
The first thing Omar Alshogre sees when he wakes up in his Stockholm flat are the photographs of two prison guards who tortured him in Branch 215, one of Syria's most notorious detention centres. Four ... ( read original story ...)
Cold to hit Kazakhstan in next 3 days
KAZINFORM – Cold weather is forecast for December 1-3 in Kazakhstan, Kazinform reports. According to the National Met Office, the greater part of the country will remain under the influence of the ... ( read original story ...)
Gunfire At Sri Lanka Prison As Riot Death Toll Hits Eight
Intermittent gunfire rang out Monday at a Sri Lankan high security prison where a riot by inmates over a surge of coronavirus infections left at least eight dead and 55 wounded, police said. Hundreds ... ( read original story ...)
Sri Lanka: Six die in prison riot over Covid panic
At least six people have been killed and 52 injured after a prison riot in Sri Lanka which saw guards clash with inmates, officials have said. The inmates had launched protests amid a surge of ... ( read original story ...)
1 inmate dead, 3 wounded in Sri Lanka prison riot
At least one inmate was killed and three others injured Sunday when inmates clashed with guards at a prison on the outskirts of Sri Lanka's capital, officials said.Police spokesman Ajith Rohana said ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea’s Kim stresses economic policies at a politburo meeting
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stressed the need to carry out economic policies with responsibility, as he presided over a meeting of the politburo of the ruling Workers Party, state news agency KCNA ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea tightening borders to build ‘wall of defense’ against COVID-19
North Korea has tightened its borders to build a “wall of defense” against the COVID-19 pandemic, state media said Sunday. ( read original story ...)
16-year-old girl travels from Nepal to meet her Indian Facebook friend; know what happens next
The girl reportedly a resident of Kathmandu, told MP police that she had been in touch with the man, who lives in Sehore district, for the last two years via Facebook, Sub-Divisional Officer of Police ... ( read original story ...)