The Irrawaddy talks with a pair of candidates from the National League for Democracy and the People’s Party about the unique election challenges ahead. ( read original story ...)
Three Years After Exodus, Myanmar Erases Names of Rohingya Villages, U.N. Map Makers Follow Suit
After Exodus, Myanmar Erases Names of Rohingya Villages, U.N. Map Makers Follow Suit (Reuters) - Three years ago, Myanmar’s military burned the Rohingya village of Kan Kya to the ground and bulldozed ... ( read original story ...)
‘Positive first step’: Greece hails return of Turkish vessel
Greek government calls the departure of the Oruc Reis from disputed waters after weeks of tension 'a positive step'. ( read original story ...)
Turkey to send second drill ship to Black Sea – minister
Turkey will send a second drill ship to operate in the Black Sea, Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said on Sunday, weeks after Ankara announced its largest ever natural gas discovery in the area. ( read original story ...)
Turkey’s Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 7,000 – Ministry
The death toll in Turkey due to the novel coronavirus reached 7,056 on Sunday, rising by 57 people in the last 24 hours, data from the Health Ministry showed. The total number of cases in the country ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey has not given up on rights in east Mediterranean – minister
Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said on Sunday that the return of the seismic research vessel Oruc Reis to near the country's southern shores does not mean Ankara has given up on its rights in ... ( read original story ...)
Greece, Turkey signal willingness to talk about sea dispute
Greece's prime minister welcomed the return of a Turkish survey ship to port Sunday from a disputed area of the eastern Mediterranean that has been at the heart of a summer stand-off between Greece ... ( read original story ...)
US Marine who killed transgender woman in Philippines deported after presidential pardon
A U.S. Marine convicted of killing a Filipino transgender woman was deported Sunday after a presidential pardon cut short his detention in a case that renewed outrage over a pact governing American ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines deports U.S. Marine in transgender woman killing
A U.S. Marine convicted of killing a Filipino transgender woman was deported on Sunday after a presidential pardon cut short his detention in a case that sparked outrage over a pact governing American ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines Pardons, Deports US Marine Convicted of Killing Transgender Woman
A U.S. Marine convicted in the Philippines of killing a transgender woman was released from prison Sunday, after receiving a pardon from President Rodrigo Duterte. Lance Corporal Joseph Scott ... ( read original story ...)