Government declares ‘severe’ state of emergency in Bangkok with protest leaders arrested ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand declares emergency after unprecedented protest; top leaders taken into custody
One day after a student-led protest against Thailand's traditional establishment saw an extraordinary moment in which protesters heckled a royal motorcade, the government declared a strict new state ... ( read original story ...)
Months into pandemic, Iran sees worst wave of virus deaths
Iran's capital has run out of intensive care beds as the country confronts a new surge of infections that is filling hospitals and cemeteries alike. The single-day death ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. citizens released by Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen
"I was living and working in Yemen and was in prison for 899 days, 2 years and 6 months, in solitary confinement and it was hell," said one U.S. citizen. ( read original story ...)
France warns Turkey of EU sanctions over ‘provocations’
France warned Turkey on Thursday that it could face European Union sanctions for its “provocations,” after Ankara redeployed its search vessel on a new energy exploration mission in the eastern ... ( read original story ...)
‘Waterlogged’ Vietnam on alert for more tropical downpours, flooding
Vietnam has been struck by a number of tropical storms over the past two weeks, and now AccuWeather forecasters say a new tropical system that is forming in the West Pacific could aim for the country. ( read original story ...)
Vietnam Rescuers Find All 13 Bodies From Two Deadly Landslides
Helicopters, military vehicles, search dogs and more than 600 soldiers have been deployed to hunt for signs of life after two mudslides on Monday in the central province of Thua Thien Hue, which ... ( read original story ...)
‘We don’t have a choice’: Amazon Ring call center workers in Philippines ‘scared’ to go to work during pandemic
Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, call center workers in the Philippines who are contracters for Amazon's Ring home security division have been required to report to the office. At first, employees ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines lifts ban on South China Sea energy exploration
The Philippine president has approved the lifting of a ban on oil and gas exploration in or near disputed areas of the South China Sea that was imposed six years ago because of escalating territorial ... ( read original story ...)
England planning to repay Pakistan with historic January tour
Discussions are under way for a tour to Pakistan in January, the first time an England team will have visited the country for 15 years. The plan is for a three-match T20 series to thank Pakistan for ... ( read original story ...)