After Bennett Jordan went after Dale Moss during Clare Crawley's Bachelorette roast, the Harvard alum appeared on the Bachelor Happy Hour podcast and addressed the jabs. ( read original story ...)
Airstrike kills dozens of Turkish-backed Syrian fighters
A Syrian opposition spokesman and a war monitor say an airstrike on a training camp in the last rebel enclave in northwestern Syria has killed over 50 fighters ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia’s king urges fractious lawmakers to back budget
Sultan Abdullah inspects a guard of honour during the 62nd Merdeka Day (Independence Day) celebrations in Putrajaya, Malaysia, August 31, 2019.ÊREUTERS/Lim Huey Teng/F ... ( read original story ...)
Formula One accused of playing part in Saudi Arabia’s ‘efforts to sportswash’
Formula One has been accused of playing a part in Saudi Arabia’s “efforts to sportswash” their human rights record after it was revealed that it will stage a first race in the kingdom next season. ( read original story ...)
Al-Qaeda still ‘heavily embedded’ within Taliban in Afghanistan, UN official warns
Qaeda is still "heavily embedded" within the Taliban in Afghanistan, in spite of a historic US-Taliban agreement earlier this year, a senior United Nations official has told the BBC. Earlier this year ... ( read original story ...)
Suu Kyi Kicks Off Advance Voting For Elderly In Myanmar Election
Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi cast her ballot Thursday ahead of Election Day next week with hundreds of thousands of elderly voters across the country expected to follow suit to reduce ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar Decision to Cancel Voting in Many Precincts Hurts Ethnic Regions — HRW
Decisions by Myanmar's Union Election Commission to cancel Nov. 8 elections in dozens of townships, including in war-torn Rakhine state, without consulting local political groups will disenfranchise ... ( read original story ...)
Vote cancellations trigger outrage among Myanmar minority voters
Some 1.5 million people denied their vote in November 9 poll in move experts worry will increase further alienation. ( read original story ...)
Australia must do more to ensure Myanmar is preventing genocide against the Rohingya
In January, the International Court of Justice ruled unanimously that Myanmar must take all measures to prevent acts of genocide against the Rohingya minority by its military and police forces. ( read original story ...)
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe to face new trial in Iran court on Monday
Ratcliffe has been summoned to an Iranian court next Monday for a new trial. The British-Iranian, under house arrest in Tehran since being moved from jail in March due to the coronavirus outbreak, has ... ( read original story ...)