A female member of Afghanistan's peace negotiating team and a former parliamentarian survived an assassination attempt, Afghan officials said Saturday.Tariq Arian, a spokesman for the Interior ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: theatres, casinos and bowling alleys reopen in England as South Korea reports a spike in cases
Australian death toll stands at 379; France removed from UK travel corridor; Greece and Croatia impose midnight curfew on bars and restaurants ... ( read original story ...)
Thai king commutes Myanmar men’s death sentence over Britons’ murder
Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Tun were found guilty of killing Hannah Witheridge and David Miller in 2014 ... ( read original story ...)
Death Sentence Of Myanmar Men Commuted In Brit Murder Case
Two Myanmar migrant workers on death row for the brutal murder of a pair of British backpackers in Thailand have had their sentences commuted to life imprisonment following a mass royal pardon. The ... ( read original story ...)
Questioning Thailand’s Monarchy Was Off-Limits. Now Protesters Are Doing Just That.
A youthful protest movement is taking aim at the country’s monarchy, a secretive and powerful institution protected by one of the world’s most severe lèse-majesté laws. ( read original story ...)
Thailand protests: police arrest student activist for sedition
Pro-democracy rallies continue with large event due to be held in Bangkok on Sunday ... ( read original story ...)
Iran Cries Victory After US Bid To Extend Arms Embargo Flops At UN
Iran on Saturday hailed a UN Security Council vote rejecting a US bid to extend an arms embargo on the Islamic republic, saying its foe has "never been so isolated". President Hassan Rouhani said the ... ( read original story ...)
Iran says U.S. humilated by rejection of bid to extend arms embargo on Tehran
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that Washington had suffered a humiliating defeat in its bid to get a U.N. arms embargo on Tehran extended. ( read original story ...)
Turkey may suspend ties with UAE over Israel deal, Erdogan says
The Turkish foreign ministry said history would never forgive the UAE's "hypocritical behavior" in agreeing such a deal, which recasts the order of Middle East politics. Under the U.S.-brokered deal - ... ( read original story ...)
4,351 new cases push Philippines’ COVID-19 tally to almost 158,000
The Philippines on Saturday reported 4,351 new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections, bringing the nationwide total to 157,918, according to the Department of Health (DOH). This marks the ... ( read original story ...)