Local officials in northeastern Afghanistan say 12 people were killed, 11 of them children, in an airstrike that struck a religious school. The airstrike Wednesday in Takhar province came after ... ( read original story ...)
Airstrike that hit mosque kills 11 children in Afghanistan: Officials
While some officials are confirming the report of children being killed, the Ministry of Defence has denied that the airstrike killed any civilians ... ( read original story ...)
Iraq’s Kurdistan Region Says It Is Committed To OPEC+ Cuts
The semi-autonomous Kurdistan region in Iraq has agreed to reduce the region’s crude oil production as part of the ongoing OPEC+ agreement ... ( read original story ...)
The Reverberations of Pompeo’s Iraq Threat Are Growing
If the Trump administration were serious about helping Iraq fight malign groups, Iraqis say, then it should not have transformed Iraq into a battlefield but rather target the militia’s sponsors ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea’s first training ship enters naval service
South Korea’s Navy has received its first training ship, built with a reduced radar signature, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration announced Oct. 20. The delivery came two years after the ... ( read original story ...)
Doctors in South Korea call for flu vaccinations to be paused after 25 deaths
Authorities say programme will continue after finding no direct links between the deaths and the vaccines ... ( read original story ...)
Border Trade Authorities Wary of Myanmar’s COVID-19 Second Wave
Since a recent spike in infections, border authorities in China and Thailand have tightened restrictions on trade with Myanmar. ( read original story ...)
US: UNSC’s P5 members have special obligation to end violence in Myanmar
The US has announced nearly $200 million in additional humanitarian assistance for Rohingya refugees, host communities in Bangladesh ... ( read original story ...)
US officials link Iran to emails meant to intimidate voters
U.S. officials accused Iran on Wednesday of being behind a flurry of emails sent to Democratic voters in multiple battleground states that appeared to be aimed at intimidating them into voting for ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. intelligence says Iran and Russia are attempting to compromise 2020 elections
U.S. intelligence officials announced that Russia and Iran have attempted to compromise the 2020 elections in the final weeks of the campaign. CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine ... ( read original story ...)