Sri Lanka's Catholic leaders urged the government on Tuesday not to proceed with a constitutional amendment that would consolidate power in the president's hands, saying it would undermine democracy. ( read original story ...)
Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 patient count passes 5,000 mark
COLOMBO, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- The number of COVID-19 patients in Sri Lanka passed the 5,000 mark on Tuesday after a further 145 new patients were detected from a cluster in Minuwangoda, in the ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea’s Kim pledges thousands of new homes in storm recovery effort: state media
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un promised to help typhoon-hit areas recover and to build at least 25,000 houses over the next five years, state media said on Wednesday. Visiting one of the worst-hit ... ( read original story ...)
The Guardian view on North Korea’s missiles: Trump and proliferation
Pyongyang’s latest military parade is another reminder of the dangers that have grown under this administration ... ( read original story ...)
Danish filmmaker says he can share evidence on North Korea trying to skirt sanctions
The Danish director of a new documentary that with hidden cameras shows apparent attempts to evade a U.N. ban on arms trading with North Korea said he is keen to share an "enormous" amount of material ... ( read original story ...)
Yemen officials say man has killed 12 in family dispute
A Yemeni man killed at least a dozen people, including his wife and three children, in a family dispute in the country's central province of Bayda, security officials said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia fails to join UN human rights council but Russia and China elected
Result follows warnings from human rights groups that UN body’s credibility at stake ... ( read original story ...)
Trump’s tirades about Hillary Clinton’s emails are catching on — in Saudi Arabia
President Trump’s tirades about Hillary Clinton’s emails have morphed into a Twitter campaign by supporters of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman falsely claiming that the Obama administration was ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi media softens tone on normalization, offering clue to kingdom’s thinking on Israel
Two months after the United Arab Emirates announced an agreement to establish diplomatic relations with Israel, the tightly controlled media in Saudi Arabia are offering clues to whether the ... ( read original story ...)
The president’s actions punish Iran’s people rather than the regime
For years, we had a working diplomatic solution to Iran’s expanding nuclear program: the Iran nuclear deal, or the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. If Iran has recently acted more aggressively, ... ( read original story ...)