More than 100,000 Israelis - more than 1% of the population of 8.85 million people - have had coronavirus, according to the Health Ministry on Friday. Specifically, there were 100,716 cases since the ... ( read original story ...)
Gaza-Israel violence prompts stepped-up mediation efforts
Gaza militants fired rockets towards Israel which responded with air strikes overnight, the Israeli military said, in the most serious escalation of cross-border violence in months, prompting ... ( read original story ...)
Israel deal should remove any hurdle to F-35 sale, UAE official says
The United Arab Emirates' accord to normalise ties with Israel should remove "any hurdle" for the United States to sell the F-35 stealth fighter jet to the Gulf Arab state, a senior Emirati official ... ( read original story ...)
Azerbaijan faces growing water shortage
Water shortages in Azerbaijan, which have vexed the country for years, have recently become exacerbated. The government has promised action. Again ... ( read original story ...)
Azerbaijan confirms 171 more COVID-19 recoveries
BAKU, Azerbaijan, Aug. 21 To date, 34,921 cases of coronavirus infection have been detected in the country, 32,682 patients have recovere ... ( read original story ...)
Douglas Latchford: The Man Who Pillaged Cambodia
Douglas Latchford, an English “ adventurer ” and antiquities collector once feted by royalty, died this month in Thailand — adding his name to a long list of villains who ha ... ( read original story ...)
Q&A: Leveling the playing field for women entrepreneurs in Nepal
Creating equal access to markets and breaking down barriers for women entrepreneurs are key to economic empowerment. Arpita Nepal, co-founder of Samriddhi Foundation, discusses how to empower ... ( read original story ...)
Irate, protesters in Iraq’s south torch parliament offices
Protesters torched parliament offices in Iraq's oil-rich south on Friday following days of inaction by the government after two activists were assassinated. ( read original story ...)
Strangulation and Biting: Former Sailor Details Sex Assault and Other Allegations by Navy SEALs Pulled from Iraq
The voice belonged to a Navy corpsman she knew. He was upset and speaking loudly to the Army colonel who lived next door. Grace heard the corpsman say that a sailor who attended a Fourth of July ... ( read original story ...)
Trump Says US Troops Will Leave Iraq ‘Shortly’ But Provides No Timeline
We have been taking our troops out of Iraq fairly rapidly, and we look forward to the day when we don’t have to be there. And hopefully Iraq can live their own lives and they can defend themselves, ... ( read original story ...)