W ithin a genre that’s known for its expansive world-building and creative approaches to culture, religion and society, few series match the ambition of Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time, beginning with ... ( read original story ...)
Rights group suspects Russia, Syria war crimes in Idlib
A leading human rights group says a yearlong military campaign by Syrian and Russian forces that repeatedly attacked civilian targets in the last rebel stronghold in northwestern Syria were apparent w ... ( read original story ...)
Syria Kurds free hundreds of IS militants as part of amnesty
Kurdish-led authorities released on Thursday hundreds of militants from the Islamic State group imprisoned in northern Syria, as part of a general amnesty in the region controlled by the U.S.-backed ... ( read original story ...)
Kazakhstan Fintech Firm Kaspi Surprises With Huge London IPO
Kazakh fintech giant Kaspi has big debut on the London Stock Exchange. Shares were oversubscribed on ... [+] October 15, 2020. getty. You didn’t know Kazakhstan, a basically lan ... ( read original story ...)
Kazakhstan: Education-starved children sent to pick cotton
Rural communities in Kazakhstan cut off from education are resorting to sending children into the fields to pick cotton ... ( read original story ...)
Kazakhstan invites investors from Slovakia, Hungary to cooperate
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tleuberdi paid an official visit to Slovakia and Hungary. During the trip, the Kazakh Foreign Minister held a number of meetings with major local ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus | Sri Lanka faces biggest test yet to its virus response
Country reported nearly 2,000 new cases in the last 10 days; the Army is leading an extensive contact-tracing exercise ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea Says Danish Documentary on Alleged Sanctions-Busting ‘Fabricated’
North Korea said on Thursday a Danish documentary that with hidden cameras shows apparent attempts to evade a U.N. ban on arms trading with Pyongyang was completely made up and called on Denmark to ... ( read original story ...)
Eastern Nepal kiwi growers told not to harvest fruits until fully ripened
Authorities in eastern Nepal have told kiwi growers not to harvest their crops until they are fully ripened. This comes as immature fruits have been flooding the market, threatening to ... ( read original story ...)
New Indian envoy meets Uzbekistan foreign minister
Indian Ambassador to Uzbekistan Manish Prabhat met Uzbekistan Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov on Wednesday when they expressed full support for the development of cooperation in all spheres between ... ( read original story ...)