Under the autumn Iraqi sun, Abbas Abbud expertly scrambles up the ragged trunk of the palm tree. Now, sitting comfortably atop a date tree, he looks out over a golden sun setting over endless Iraqi ... ( read original story ...)
Prime Minister of Iraq and head of LUKOIL discussed the prospects for cooperation
Kadhimi and Iraqi Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar Ismail received a delegation of LUKOIL headed by its President Vagit Alekperov today in Iraq. The meeting was also attended by the Ambassador ... ( read original story ...)
Fugitive Myanmar monk gives himself up after 18 months on run
A hardline Buddhist monk turned himself in Monday after 18 months on the run -- and less than a week before Myanmar's national elections -- a move analysts described as a bid to "influence" the vote. ( read original story ...)
K-pop’s social media power spurs Thailand’s youth protests
A woman takes a picture of a billboard whishing happy birthday to a K-pop singer Jimin at the subway in Bangkok, Thailand November 2, 2020. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand’s national moment: Protests in a continuing battle over nationalism
For the past three months, tens of thousands of people have been protesting across Thailand. The protesters are mostly students, but their demands are much more serious than their symbols of teen pop ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore overtakes Thailand to become Asia’s worst stock market
Singapore stocks took a beating this week amid the twin uncertainties of the U.S. election and the worsening pandemic in the West, overtaking Thailand to become Asia’s worst equity market this year. ( read original story ...)
Why Iran sees Biden as the “more promising” candidate in the U.S. election
Foreign Minister Javad Zarif hints at an Iranian preference in American leaders for the first time in an interview with CBS News' Elizabeth Palmer. ( read original story ...)
Britain says it’s appalled by Iran’s new case against Zaghari-Ratcliffe
Ratcliffe is seen in an undated photograph handed out by her family. Ratcliffe Family Handout via REUTERS ... ( read original story ...)
2 Children Pulled Alive in Dramatic Turkey Quake Rescues
The Associated Press IZMIR, Turkey (AP) — When firefighter Muammer Celik reached a 3-year-old girl trapped for three days under the rubble of a deadly earthquake in a Turkish coastal city, his heart ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey continues rescue work after earthquake death toll hits 91
A teenager and a three-year-old girl were rescued on Monday from under a collapsed apartment buildings in Izmir. ( read original story ...)