It's been nearly two years since American student Otto Warmbier died after he was imprisoned in North Korea. Now, his mother called diplomacy with Kim Jong Un a charade. Chip Reid reports. ( read original story ...)
Yemen’s health system ‘has collapsed’ as coronavirus spreads: UN
World governing body rings alarm bell as it prepares to host donor conference with Saudi Arabia amid the pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Detained Sri Lankan tests positive for COVID-19 in Malaysia
A Sri Lankan detained at an Immigration detention centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia has tested positive for COVID-19, Malaysian authorities confirmed yesterday. The individual is among 35 positive ... ( read original story ...)
Non-emergency U.S. employees told to evacuate Iraq
The United States is ordering all non-emergency employees working in Iraq to leave the country immediately amid escalating tensions with Iran. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin ... ( read original story ...)
Reuters journalists released from Myanmar prison
Two Reuters reporters in Myanmar, who recently shared a Pulitzer Prize, are free after more than a year in jail. Crowds of supporters surrounded Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo when they were released. ( read original story ...)
A Deadly Virus From Africa Is Killing Horses in Thailand
When horses suddenly started dying in Thailand as the nation locked down to stem the spread of Covid-19, researchers feared the cause was another deadly bat-borne virus that could kill humans. ( read original story ...)
Dr. Edsel Salvaña claims that COVID-19 in the Philippines may have originated from India
He said that it’s not known if an Indian was the one that brought the virus to the country but he knows that the “mother virus” came from India. Netizens questioned his clams saying that the first ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan: PIA passenger plane crashes in Karachi, dozens killed
At least 73 killed as PIA plane carrying 91 passengers crashes in Karachi's residential area near airport. Islamabad, Pakistan - At least 73 people have been killed after an Airbus A320 passenger ... ( read original story ...)
One American was aboard the plane that crashed in Pakistan, official says
One US citizen was on board the flight that crashed in Karachi, Pakistan, on Friday, a State Department official told CNN. ( read original story ...)
Deadly passenger plane crash in Karachi, Pakistan
The airline says 98 people were on the Pakistan International Airlines flight from Lahore when it crashed just two miles from the Karachi airport. ( read original story ...)