A top US diplomat attended the funeral for former Taiwan president Lee Teng-hui Saturday which featured a eulogy by Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama before wrapping up a visit overshadowed by ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan scrambles jets as 18 Chinese planes buzz during U.S. visit
Taiwan scrambled fighter jets on Friday as 18 Chinese aircraft buzzed the island, crossing the sensitive midline of the Taiwan Strait, in response to a senior U.S. official holding talks in Taipei. ( read original story ...)
Brunei: No new Covid-19 cases for 15 consecutive days; more than 500kg collected at clean-up event
Brunei reported no new cases of Covid-19 on Friday night (Sept 19) with the national tally of cases standing at 145. ( read original story ...)
PM Modi holds telephonic talks with Bhutan’s King, Lankan president, prime minister
Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended an invitation to the Bhutanese king and his family to visit India at a mutually convenient time durin. ( read original story ...)
Cyprus touts only 5 tourists have showed COVID-19 symptoms — and got free care
Cyprus’ Deputy Minister for Tourism Savvas Perdios said five people received medical treatment free-of-charge and were sent back home symptom-free. ( read original story ...)
‘They Should Have Let Us Die in the Water’: Desperate Lebanese Migrants Sent Back by Cyprus
Desperate Lebanese Migrants Sent Back by Cyprus TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) - For years, small boats have left northern Lebanon's coast, packed with desperate migrants hoping to reach European shores. ( read original story ...)
Turkey extends hydrocarbon survey off Cyprus by one month
Turkey said on Friday it extended the operations of its seismic research vessel Barbaros Hayrettin Pasa off southeastern Cyprus until Oct. 18. ( read original story ...)
EU Belarus sanctions in doubt as Cyprus demands action against Turkey
Veto threat from EU member threatens to derail plans to sanction Belarusian officials ... ( read original story ...)
Cyprus row complicates EU Belarus decision
The European Union's plans for sanctions against Belarus have unravelled over a row between Cyprus and Turkey. ( read original story ...)
Timor Leste: The building of a nation
Australian general Peter Cosgrove had landed in Dili, the capital of Timor Leste, in order to restore peace in the former Portuguese colony in Southeast Asia. ( read original story ...)