Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu waits for a meeting of the Pobeda (Victory) Organizing Committee at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia December 11, 2019. Pavel Golovkin/Pool via REUTERSReuters ... ( read original story ...)
Syria votes for new parliament amid war, economic woes
Experts say vote lacks legitimacy as candidates are either members or allies of Bashar al-Assad's Baath Party. ( read original story ...)
Syria holds parliamentary elections amid new sanctions, crippling economy
Syria will host its parliamentary elections on Sunday after being delayed twice because of the coronavirus pandemic. The vote will also be held in areas that are under just partial control of the ... ( read original story ...)
Nepal’s public transport resumes with caution amid COVID-19 caseload fall
Vehicles stuck in a traffic jam at a police checkpoint in Kathmandu, Nepal, July 17, 2020. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua) A staff member measures the temperature of passengers who are about to board ... ( read original story ...)
No way out: the undocumented migrants caught between a rock and a hard place in Malaysia
After crossing illegally into Malaysia in 2016 from Myanmar, Sabe Phyu and Banyar contacted a Burmese agent who promised to arrange work visas for them. Instead, the agent disappeared with Sabe Phyu's ... ( read original story ...)
In Malaysia’s Musang King hub of Pahang, a stinky deal for small farmers could hit durian production
Lawmakers have raised fears that a joint venture between the state government and a newly formed corporation amounts to a monopoly on the fruit that will send prices soaring. ( read original story ...)
Get dirty at home: COVID-19 moves South Korea’s mud festival online
When a pandemic threatens a good romp in the mud, some South Koreans bring the mud home with them instead. The popular Boryeong Mud Festival, halted this year because of COVID-19, instead became an ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey fuels regional power game over Mediterranean gas reserves
Strapped in next to the Cypriot defence minister, Josep Borrell was signalling his support for the island and its allies in a bitter dispute with Turkey over access to the region’s huge gas reserves. ( read original story ...)
North Texas Family Donates Vietnam War Hero’s Medal Of Honor To National Museum In Arlington
The legacy of a Fort Worth man who died a hero in the Vietnam War will forever be preserved in North Texas. ( read original story ...)
UK asks Japan to replace Huawei in 5G networks: report
British officials met with their counterparts in Tokyo on Thursday, two days after Britain ordered Huawei equipment purged from its 5G networks by the end of 2027, the Nikkei said. As Britain prepares ... ( read original story ...)