The United States has conveyed its concerns to Russia over an incident in Syria in which several U.S. troops were injured when a Russian military vehicle collided with theirs, National Security ... ( read original story ...)
Fire on tanker off Sri Lanka under control, ship towed away
The fire on a large oil tanker off Sri Lanka's coast has been brought under control but is still not extinguished, the navy said Saturday. Four tug boats, three Sri Lankan navy ships and four Indian ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea blames officials’ inaction for typhoon casualties
North Korea's ruling party is calling for the punishment of officials whose failure to follow orders resulted in "dozens of casualties" during typhoons that lashed the Korean peninsula this week, a ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: Iraq hospitals in crisis as anti-lockdown rallies loom in Victoria
New Zealand’s largest city, Auckland, has been under restrictions to fight the spread of the coronavirus since an outbreak last month. Prime minister Jacinda Ardern on Friday extended the 2.5 alert ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea Posts Fewest COVID-19 Cases in Three Weeks After Tightening Distancing
South Korea recorded 168 new coronavirus cases as of midnight Friday, posting the lowest daily tally in three weeks after imposing stricter social distancing rules to blunt a second wave of infections ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, South Korea nuclear envoys agree to cooperate on North Korea
Nuclear envoys of South Korea and Japan exchanged a phone call on Friday and agreed to cooperate on North Korea nuclear matters. ( read original story ...)
Covid-19 cases is surging in Myanmar
YANGON, Sept 5 (Xinhua): Myanmar reported 45 new laboratory-confirmed cases of Covid-19 on Saturday morning, raising the tally of infections to 1,216, said a daily release from the Health and Sports ... ( read original story ...)
Regional chief minister dismissed in Myanmar for misusing funds
Myanmar President's Office on Friday (Sept 5) issued an order to relieve Kayah state's chief minister from his post. L Phaung Sho (pic), who had served as Chief Minister of Kayah state since March ... ( read original story ...)
Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile ’10 times limit’
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Iran's enriched uranium stockpile had reached 2,105kg (4,640lb). Iran insists its nuclear programme is exclusively for peaceful purposes. It comes ... ( read original story ...)
Facing unprecedented pressure, Iran uses its most reliable tool: Brutality
Those words hold an important lesson for Iran today. Support our journalism. Subscribe today. The arrest and long-term detention of prisoners of conscience is a tradition that goes back centuries in ... ( read original story ...)