Hathloul, Saudi women's rights campaigner, has case transferred to terror court "They're criminalizing activism," sister Lina al-Hathloul's said. "It's extremely stressful to never know what your own ... ( read original story ...)
Veterans Month 2020: Reflecting on Afghanistan
Despite what the skeptics say, there are signs of improvement in Afghanistan, say the authors of this commentary. ( read original story ...)
U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria celebrate Thanksgiving under the shadow of COVID-19
For many U.S. service members deployed in the Middle East, there'll be no festive Thanksgiving lunch on Thursday. Instead, they're practicing strict social distancing, and stuck with take-out meals. ( read original story ...)
South Korea reports its biggest one-day jump in cases in eight months.
South Korea reported more than 800 daily cases in late February, when a mass infection clustered around a church in the southeastern city of Daegu set off a first wave. The second wave hit the country ... ( read original story ...)
Asia Today: 60 new army recruits infected in South Korea
South Korea says 60 new army recruits at a boot camp have tested positive for the coronavirus in the military’s largest outbreak. The Defense Ministry ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea’s Central Bank Says Covid-19 Rise Won’t Derail Economic Recovery
South Korea’s central bank issued a brighter forecast for the economy— saying it would contract 1.1% this year rather than the 1.3% it earlier expected—even as the daily count of new coronavirus cases ... ( read original story ...)
In Myanmar’s North, Thanksgiving Traditions Go On Amid Conflict
Displaced communities in Myanmar’s Kachin State celebrate Thanksgiving through a blend of local traditions and Christian prayer. ( read original story ...)
Opinion: What Myanmar’s Rohingya crisis can teach us about Ethiopia
Ethiopia’s refugee crisis could become the intractable human rights disaster still facing Myanmar’s Rohingya — unless early interventions shift power to local responders, governments, and communities. ( read original story ...)
Thailand approved transfer of 3 Iranians as Australian freed
Thailand said Thursday it transferred three Iranians involved in a botched 2012 bomb plot back to Tehran, as Iran released an Australian academic who was imprisoned for more ... ( read original story ...)
Quarantine in Thailand: The good, the bad and the boring
Two weeks in a five-star boutique hotel in Pattaya might not sound too bad, except when you can't go outside or interact with anyone other than your health workers. Emmy Sasipornkarn reports from ... ( read original story ...)