The man reportedly leaped over a 10-foot fence along the heavily-defended Korean DMZ, dodging guards and barbed wire to escape Kim Jong Un's regime. ( read original story ...)
Nepal, China To Announce Revised Height Of Mount Everest Soon: Report
Nepal and China will jointly announce the revised height of Mt Everest, the world's highest peak, probably during the upcoming visit of the Chinese defence minister to the Himalayan nation, according ... ( read original story ...)
India, Nepal agree to advance mutual cooperation
India, Nepal agree to advance mutual cooperation. Shringla began his two-day official visit to Nepal on Thursday. He was accorded a warm welcome on his maiden visit to Nepal which is happening at the ... ( read original story ...)
Loujain Al-Hathloul: Saudi Arabia Transfers Activist’s Trial To Terrorism Court
The activist's sister tells NPR her parents "saw a very weak, tired, exhausted Loujain" at her court appearance: "They said that her body was shaking, that she could barely hold the papers." ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia moves women’s rights activist’s trial to terrorism court
Hathloul, who has been jailed since 2018 following her activism for women's rights in Saudi Arabia, had her case moved to a terrorism court, her family said Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Iraq trains U.S.-sanctioned militia leader for army position – sources
The Iraqi military is training a former member of an Iran-backed militia, who is under U.S. sanctions for killing protesters, to become a high-ranking officer in the army, according to six government, ... ( read original story ...)
City view in Yangon, Myanmar
People visit the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar, Oct. 13, 2019. Yangon is Myanmar's largest city and economic center. It is an important gateway and window to Myanmar, which has seen an ... ( read original story ...)
A Feared Law to Protect the Monarchy Returns Amid Thailand’s Protests
The country’s lèse-majesté law, which makes insulting the king punishable by years in prison, is being used against the protesters’ leadership for the first time. ( read original story ...)
Freed British-Australian Academic Was Detained in Iran Due to Israeli Partner: Media
Freed British-Australian Academic Was Detained in Iran Due to Israeli Partner: Media Kylie Moore-Gilbert, a specialist in Middle East politics at the University of Melbourne, was released from prison ... ( read original story ...)
Pilots, civilians given life terms over Turkey’s 2016 coup
A Turkish court has sentenced hundreds of military and civilian personnel at an air base to life prison sentences, proclaiming them guilty of involvement in a failed coup attempt in 2016 ... ( read original story ...)