Sri Lanka's navy said on Saturday it was holding an abandoned supertanker off its east coast as it continued to work to put out a blaze on the ship. ( read original story ...)
Typhoon Maysak: North Korea vows to punish ‘irresponsible’ local officials
"A decision was made to impose severe party, administrative, and legal punishment to those responsible for the casualties." Kim Jong-un warns over typhoon and coronavirus; Kim Jon ... ( read original story ...)
Images suggest North Korea may be preparing launch of submarine missile, think tank says
Satellite imagery of a North Korean shipyard on Friday shows activity suggestive of preparations for a test of a medium-range submarine-launched ballistic missile, a U.S. think tank reported on Friday ... ( read original story ...)
Red Sea tanker disaster looms as Yemen’s warring parties fail to act
Two weeks after the United Nations revealed an engine room leak nearly caused an economic and environmental catastrophe, the Safer has yet to be inspected ... ( read original story ...)
Rajnath discusses ties with counterparts from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan
Rajnath Singh is in Moscow on a three-day visit to Russia to attend a crucial meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.The SCO comprises eight member states -- India, Kazakhstan, China, ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia: Authorities foil attempt to smuggle 16 million amphetamine tablets into kingdom
The haul was hidden in chickpeas cargo, Indian and Yemen nationals arrested Cairo: Saudi authorities have thwarted a plot to smuggle over 16 million drug pills into the kingdom through neighbouring ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia denies levying entry fees on foreigners entering kingdom
No truth in claims of imposing fees on non-Saudis and their vehicles Cairo: Saudi Arabia has denied levying fees on foreigners and vehicles entering the kingdom. “The embassy would like to note ... ( read original story ...)
Rohingya people arrested at sea shunted back to Myanmar camps
Myanmar has returned dozens of Rohingya to camps in conflict-wracked Rakhine state, officials have announced, after arresting them at sea as they tried to flee what rights groups brand as "apartheid" ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar court convicts Maung Saungkha for protesting internet shutdowns; all charges must be rescinded
Access Now calls on Myanmar authorities to immediately rescind charges against poet and activist Maung Saungkha. ( read original story ...)
Disney’s Mulan faces boycott calls from activists in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Thailand
Hollywood is "betraying" the values it "purports to champion," Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong wrote on Twitter. ( read original story ...)