The arrest Saturday of least 14 pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong was criticized as jeopardizing the rule of law in the southern Chinese city. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong gov’t defends arrests of top democrats as police chief says Martin Lee should be ‘ashamed’
The Hong Kong government defended the arrests of 15 high-profile democrats on Sunday, after Saturday’s crackdown was slammed locally and internationally as an “unprecedented assault” on the city’s ... ( read original story ...)
Brunei records one more Covid-19 case, total 138
After recording one confirmed Covid-19 case on Saturday, Brunei Darussalam on Sunday (April 19) added another new case, bringing the current total to 138. ( read original story ...)
Market Devouring Record Gulf Bonds Won’t Touch Oman, Bahrain
Oman and Bahrain are stuck on the sidelines of the international debt markets after a record borrowing tally by Gulf Arab economies this month underscored a divide between the region’s strongest and ... ( read original story ...)
Mongolia reports 1 more COVID-19 case, 1 recovery
ULAN BATOR, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia's National Center for Communicable Disease (NCCD) confirmed on Monday one more COVID-19 case, bringing the total infections in the country to 33. "A total of ... ( read original story ...)
‘Seems to me he’s got a lot of demons’: Charges mount against Georgia man in deadly Alabama rampage
Derrick Lee Hightower, a 32-year-old from Columbus, is charged in the shooting death of a Smiths Station woman and suspected in three others – the killings of a couple in Dadeville and the slaying of ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: 500 fans watch as soccer resumes in Turkmenistan
Soccer has resumed in Turkmenistan with spectators as the Central Asian nation lifted a suspension of its national league ... ( read original story ...)
‘I’m trapped’: the UAE migrant workers left stranded by Covid-19 job losses
In debt, unable to earn and often refused repatriation, many migrant workers face an uncertain future ... ( read original story ...)
UAE groups implicated in suspected violation of Libyan arms embargo
The shipment, under investigation by a UN panel of experts, had a market value of nearly $5m at the time it was loaded in the UAE and was delivered last month to the city of Benghazi, the headquarters ... ( read original story ...)
Armenia violates ceasefire with Azerbaijan 30 times
Over the past 24 hours, Armenian armed forces have violated the ceasefire along the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops 30 times, Trend reports referring to Azerbaijani Defense ... ( read original story ...)