Iraqi authorities should fulfill a commitment to locate victims of enforced disappearance and ensure that those responsible are held accountable, Human Rights Watch said today. Since taking office in ... ( read original story ...)
Suu Kyi’s party pledges unity government after election ‘landslide’
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi's ruling party said on Friday it would seek to form a government of national unity after official election results showed it had comfortably won enough parliamentary ... ( read original story ...)
Iran blasts ‘hate-mongering’ in Saudi king’s comments
The Iranian foreign ministry has responded to Saudi Arabia’s call for global action against Iran, calling in turn on the kingdom to refrain from “baseless allegations and hate-mongering”. The remarks ... ( read original story ...)
Iran registers record daily rise in coronavirus cases, deaths
Iran on Monday reported a record 13,053 new coronavirus infections and 486 deaths over the past 24 hours as the government planned tougher restrictions to curb the pandemic in the Middle East's ... ( read original story ...)
Iran registers record daily increase in coronavirus cases, fatalities: TV
Iran reported a record 13,053 new coronavirus infections and 486 deaths over the last 24 hours, the health ministry said on Monday, as the government said it would impose stricter restrictions to curb ... ( read original story ...)
The Distinctive Black Beehives of Turkey’s ‘Honey Forest’
The beekeeping traditions of the Hemshin people, an ethnic minority originating from Armenia, are both evolving and at risk of vanishing. ( read original story ...)
Vamco leaves trail of destruction across Philippines and Vietnam
Typhoon Vamco (known locally as Ulysses in the Philippines) has left a trail of death and destruction along its path across the Philippines and Vietnam.Vamco first formed across the Philippine Sea ... ( read original story ...)
Outrage Over Philippines Typhoon Response As President Cracks Sex Joke In Briefing
The death toll from a typhoon in the Philippines rose to nearly 70 people over the weekend, as anger flared when President Rodrigo Duterte cracked a lewd joke during a disaster briefing. Typhoon Vamco ... ( read original story ...)
1,738 new COVID-19 cases bring Philippines’ tally over 409,000
The Philippines’ coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caseload increased to 409,574 on Monday after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 1,738 new infections as nine laboratories failed to submit ... ( read original story ...)
Drilon laments Philippines’ failure to access MCC grants
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Monday lamented that the Philippines was deemed ineligible for the grants offered by Washington-based Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) for 2021 which ... ( read original story ...)