Taliban fighters killed four civilians on Thursday during clashes with Afghan forces in the central province of Parwan, amid rescue work after flash floods claimed more than 150 lives, officials said. ( read original story ...)
Scores killed, many still missing after flash floods ravage Afghanistan, crumbling homes
There are fears that many bodies are still trapped under the rubble of collapsed homes in hard-hit Parwan province. ( read original story ...)
Is Iraq Getting Screwed in a Looted Treasures Deal With Hobby Lobby?
A leaked proposed agreement between Iraq and the Hobby Lobby family’s Museum of the Bible is scandalously weak given the thousands of looted items involved. ( read original story ...)
French minister heads to Iraq amid Islamic State resurgence
French armed forces minister Florence Parly began a trip to Iraq on Thursday that the ministry said formed part of the country's ongoing commitment to the fight against terrorism and its support for ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea COVID-19 outbreak spreads nationwide, alarms officials
South Korea reported 441 new cases Thursday, the first time the number has surpassed 400 since early March, as an outbreak that was centered around Seoul is rapidly spreading nationwide. ( read original story ...)
Africa reports sharp decline in new coronavirus infections: Live
Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's John Nkengasong said 23 of Africa's 54 countries have reported a sustained decrease in new confirmed coronavirus cases in the past couple of weeks. ( read original story ...)
Amid contagion fears, Myanmar parents back school closures
Myanmar closed schools nationwide on Thursday as novel coronavirus infections increased, a decision broadly welcomed by parents worried about a rapid spread of the contagious virus. Myanmar has report ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar shuts schools after rise in COVID cases
All but one of the new cases announced on Wednesday (August 26) were in the western state of Rakhine, found in nine different locations, each linked to an outbreak in the state capital Sittwe, where a ... ( read original story ...)
Genocide: The term that fits the crime in Myanmar
What would you have done if you had been a world leader witnessing mass killing in Rwanda in 1994? Or in Darfur in 2003? Or even in Germany during the Holocaust? ( read original story ...)
Thailand eyes more foreign patients as hospitals urge easier access
Thailand is to ease its novel coronavirus procedures to allow more patients from abroad to get treatment from next month, a top health official said on Thursday, after appeals from hospitals eager to ... ( read original story ...)