Without Michael Jordan, 'The Last Dance' never would have happened. This is the story of how one man convinced His Airness to be a part of the 10-part docuseries. ( read original story ...)
Amid lockdown binge watching, U.S. viewers savor story that puts a human face on North Korea
A South Korean heiress-slash-business executive crash lands in North Korea after her paraglider is caught in typhoon, and ends up falling out of a tree, straight into the arms of a strait-laced and ... ( read original story ...)
Nepal refuses Everest clean-up amid pandemic calm
Nepal's government on Friday rejected calls to use the pandemic lockdown of Mount Everest to stage a cleanup of the world's highest mountain. Fluorescent tents, discarded climbing equipment, empty gas ... ( read original story ...)
Security Council backs UN chief’s call for Yemen ceasefire
The United Nations Security Council on Friday endorsed the secretary-general's call for the warring parties in Yemen to immediately stop fighting and focus on reaching a peace agreement and countering ... ( read original story ...)
Bogged down Saudis look for exit from Yemen quagmire using COVID-19 as fig leaf: Report
This image grab taken from a handout video released by Yemen's Houthis shows Saudi mercenaries captured in an August offensive near the southern Saudi region of Najran. (AFP) Saudi Arabia is ... ( read original story ...)
The Last Sikhs and Hindus in Afghanistan Plead for U.S. Help
The last community of Sikhs and Hindus in Afghanistan is seeking asylum in the U.S. after suffering an attack by Islamic State extremists, posing a test of the Trump administration’s pledge to protect ... ( read original story ...)
Former Treasury Secretary and Iraq war critic Paul O’Neill dies at 84
Paul O'Neill, who was fired after two rocky years as George W. Bush's Treasury secretary, died at the age of 84, the Wall Street Journal reported. ( read original story ...)
In Italy, a Sharp Drop in Coronavirus I.C.U. Patients: Live Coverage
Democracy figures even as it fights the virus. Canada’s nursing homes are hard-hit. Pockets of people reluctant to take a coronavirus vaccine are emerging. ( read original story ...)
Iran Partially Reopens Capital as Coronavirus Deaths Hit One-Month Low
A view of beds at a shopping mall, one of Iran's largest, which has been turned into a centre to receive patients suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Tehran, Iran, April 4, 2020. ( read original story ...)
121 new virus deaths in Turkey as infection rate slows
Turkey’s health minister said Saturday that 121 more people have died of COVID-19, with total deaths standing at 1,890. Fahrettin Koca shared the figures on Twitter, saying 3,783 more people were ... ( read original story ...)