Iran’s best-known political prisoner has been transferred to a tough jail for female criminals, despite suffering heart problems following a hunger strike, her husband has told The Times.Nasrin ... ( read original story ...)
Kylie Moore-Gilbert moved from Iran’s Qarchak prison, but Australian academic’s current location unknown
Gilbert say contacts in Iran have told them she has been taken out of Iran's Qarchak prison to an unknown location and are worried about what has happened to her. ( read original story ...)
Iran troops deployed on border near Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Sunday they have deployed troops along the border with Azerbaijan and Armenia, following stray fire from the fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh. The region in Iran's East ... ( read original story ...)
Death toll from floods, landslides in Vietnam reaches 130
The death toll from landslides, floods and other natural disasters triggered by downpours in Vietnams central and central highlands regions since early October has climbed to 130, with another 18 ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam rising: Does being a ‘currency manipulator’ matter?
The great buzz in the COVID-19 pandemic era apart from the COVID-19 crisis itself, and one that we will recall long after the COVID-19 crisis has receded, is how Vietnam is doing it. R. Sharma writes ... ( read original story ...)
Of all the places that have seen off a second coronavirus wave, only Vietnam and Hong Kong have done as well as Victorians
How does Victoria’s response to a second COVID-19 wave compare internationally? Very favourably - only a handful of other jurisdictions have enjoyed anything like the same level of effectiveness. ( read original story ...)
Prime minister floats fertility treatment to boost Japan’s birth rate
Japan has spent 50 years fretting about its low birth rate and declining population but new prime minister Yoshihide Suga has hit on a different solution: fertility treatment. In his leadership ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh calls for increased participation of women in UN peacekeeping
Bangladesh Permanent Representative to UN Ambassador Rabab Fatima has said increased women's leadership in peacekeeping would require a holistic approach to women's role in peace as a whole.Ambassador ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia reports 4,105 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases, 80 new deaths
JAKARTA, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 4,105 within one day to 361,867, with the death toll adding by 80 to 12,511, the health ... ( read original story ...)
Commentary: Why the Singapore-Indonesia reciprocal green lane is necessary
Reopening business and official travel between both countries is a first step to resuming more bilateral travel and business activity in a ... ( read original story ...)