The European Union said Tuesday that it will not take part in an international conference this week on the return of refugees to Syria, insisting that the first priority should be to make it safe for ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 in northwest Syria: Taking risks simply to survive
English News and Press Release on Syrian Arab Republic about Health, Protection and Human Rights and Epidemic; published on 10 Nov 2020 by MSF ... ( read original story ...)
Kazakhstan Still on the Long Road to a Latin Alphabet
Kazakh has been written in a Cyrillic script since 1940, but government officials have long pushed for a gradual shift to a Latin alphabet. ( read original story ...)
This Will Make You Fall in Love with Uzbekistan
Inside, Assouline takes readers on a personal journey around this country which she describes as "a story of love at first sight." While the book is full of the sorts of photos you'd expect—fabulous ... ( read original story ...)
Afghanistan: Police woman shot and blinded for getting a job
The last thing 33-year-old Khatera saw were the three men on a motorcycle who attacked her just after she left her job at a police station in Afghanistan's central Ghazni province, shooting at her and ... ( read original story ...)
New Acting SecDef Is a Former ‘Horse Soldier’ Who Played Key Role in Afghanistan Invasion
As a company commander, Miller helped to direct the first, covert invasion of Afghanistan following the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. A small number of Green Berets from 5th Group, some of them on ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea inaugurates new 3,000-ton submarine
South Korea's new 3,000-ton indigenous submarine, Ahn Mu, is anchored at the Okpo Shipyard of Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co. in the southeastern city of Geoje, South Korea, on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
South Korea’s Moon congratulates Biden, to ensure no gap in U.S. alliance
President Moon Jae-in said on Monday South Korea will ensure there is no gap in the alliance with the United States and the process of building peace on the Korean peninsula, as he congratulated Joe ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea confirms H5N8 bird flu in wild birds, issues warning
South Korea's agriculture ministry said on Tuesday it had confirmed the highly pathogenic H5N8 strain of bird flu in samples from wild birds in the central west of the country and issued its bird flu ... ( read original story ...)
Unofficial count gives Suu Kyi’s party victory in Myanmar
An unofficial tabulation of the vote from Myanmar's general election showed Tuesday that the ruling National League for Democracy party of Nobel Peace Prize laureate ... ( read original story ...)