For some students in Howard County, graduating high school is just a small achievement on a long checklist. The rigorous expectations of extracurricular activities, scholarships and college could make ... ( read original story ...)
Report: Iran TV airs 355 coerced confessions over decade
A new report says Iranian state television has broadcast the suspected coerced confessions of at least 355 people over the last decade as a means to both suppress dissent and frighten activists in the ... ( read original story ...)
The Fruits of ‘Maximum Pressure’: An Increasingly Isolated Iran | Opinion
Quite predictably, in this election year, Iran has also become a partisan campaign issue. Democratic Party presidential contender Joe Biden has argued publicly that the Trump White House has "no ... ( read original story ...)
Pompeo says if UN doesn’t extend arms embargo on Iran, US will seek sanctions
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a press conference on Wednesday that if the U.N. Security Council doesn't agree to extend the arms embargo against Iran, then the U.S. will seek to "snap back" ... ( read original story ...)
Iran Plans Oil Exports From the Gulf of Oman to Secure Crude Flow
Iran plans to export oil from a port on its Gulf of Oman coast by March, the president said on Thursday, a shift that would avoid using the Strait of Hormuz shipping route that has been a focus of ... ( read original story ...)
US says if no arms embargo on Iran it will seek UN sanctions
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo threatened to seek to reimpose U.N. sanctions on Iran if the U.N. Security Council does not approve a resolution that would ... ( read original story ...)
Iran says coronavirus deaths top 10,000
Iran on Thursday announced 134 new deaths from the novel coronavirus took the overall toll in the Middle East's deadliest outbreak past 10,000. "We lost 134 of our compatriots in the past 24 hours and ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey still has potential to grow, strategist says
David Hauner, head of emerging EMEA economics and cross asset strategy at BofA Global Research, discusses emerging markets. ( read original story ...)
Turkey blasts Bolton’s ‘misleading, one-sided’ book on Trump
Turkey has denounced as "misleading, one-sided and manipulative" the explosive book by former US national security advisor John Bolton's that describes interactions between Turkish and US presidents ... ( read original story ...)
To beat the heat, Vietnam rice farmers resort to planting at night
Under a pitch-black night sky, a group of Vietnamese farmers planted rice this week in a paddy field on the outskirts of the capital Hanoi using head lamps to illuminate the water-logged ground in ... ( read original story ...)