Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has outlined further details of the ongoing sanctions against the Iranian government. ( read original story ...)
Iran says US ‘isolated’ as world powers dismiss sanctions
Iran said Sunday its arch-foe the United States was "isolated" after a US unilateral declaration that UN sanctions are back in force against the Islamic republic was dismissed by other major powers. ( read original story ...)
US claims UN sanctions on Iran reinstated. The world disagrees
Washington isolated as global allies and adversaries say its unilateral move targeting Tehran has no legal standing. ( read original story ...)
Iran’s rial hits record low as tension spikes with the U.S.
The Iranian rial fell to a record low against the U.S. dollar on the unofficial market on Sunday, a day after the U.S. President Donald Trump's administration declared all United Nations sanctions on ... ( read original story ...)
Jailed Iran human rights lawyer hospitalised after hunger strike
Nasrin Sotoudeh was on hunger strike for over 40 days, seeking freeing of political prisoners, better jail conditions. ( read original story ...)
Philippines wooing French businessmen for more areas of cooperation
The Philippines is now wooing French businessmen to improve trading relations between the two countries moving forward, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) announced Sunday. In an emailed ... ( read original story ...)
The Mortician of Manila: Inside the Philippines’ ‘war on drugs’
A funeral parlour in Manila becomes a window into the lives and deaths shaping President Duterte's 'war on drugs'. ( read original story ...)
Philippines records 3,311 new coronavirus cases, 55 deaths
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines reported 3,311 newly-confirmed coronavirus cases and 55 more deaths on Sunday. In a bulletin, the health ministry said the Southeast Asian country's confirmed ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19 cases in Philippines soaring towards 287,000, worst infected in South-East Asia
MANILA, Sept 20 (Xinhua): The number of confirmed COovid-19 (coronavirus) cases in the Philippines surged to 286,743 after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 3,311 new daily cases on Sunday. ( read original story ...)
Zarate welcomes EU call for probe on ‘extrajudicial killings’ in Philippines
Bayan Muna party-list Representative Carlos Zarate welcomed the call of the European (EU) Parliament for an independent investigation into the "extrajudicial killings" in the country involving ... ( read original story ...)