A group of Lankans stranded in the Myanmar were repatriated today in a chartered Myanmar Airways flight (8M611).The flight 8M611 had 74 passengers and flight had arrived this afternoon at the ... ( read original story ...)
‘Today there are two zeros’ as Thailand reports no news cases or deaths
As the number of deaths neared 90,000 in the U.S., the House passed a $3 trillion coronavirus relief package that would include another round of stimulus payments of up to $1,200 per person. President ... ( read original story ...)
Iran sentences French-Iranian academic to six years in prison – lawyer
Fariba Adelkhah to appeal against sentence over security breaches and propaganda ... ( read original story ...)
Fariba Adelkhah: French academic ‘jailed for six years’ in Iran
Ms Adelkhah has protested her innocence and on 24 December she began a hunger strike at Tehran's Evin prison along with the Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert, according to Science Po. Ms ... ( read original story ...)
Trump faces foreign policy challenges in Syria and Iran
President Trump is warning Syria and its allies Russia and Iran not to kill innocent civilians in Syria's Idlib Province. Meanwhile in Iran, officials shut down internet service to try to stop ... ( read original story ...)
Iran’s OPEC governor dies after brain hemorrhage
Iran's OPEC governor Hossein Kazempour-Ardebili has died of a brain hemorrhage two weeks after falling into a coma, the oil ministry said on Saturday. "Kazempour-Ardebili, who had gone into a coma ... ( read original story ...)
Iran-backed protesters withdraw from U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad
Violent mass demonstrations that spilled onto the grounds of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad have ended after two days. Iran-backed protesters withdrew from the compound and claimed victory. CBS News ... ( read original story ...)
I cycled from the Netherlands to Turkey – and learned to live in the moment
On this epic slow ride to Istanbul, following the Rhine and Danube rivers, our writer ‘turned the pedals and waited for the world to unfold’ ... ( read original story ...)
Amidst Lockdown, Philippines’s Largest TV Network Goes Off Air
Filipino government forces a TV network off air. Plus, COVID-19 is used as cover to stifle dissent in Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
Philippines records 11 new coronavirus deaths, 214 more infections
The Philippines' health ministry on Saturday reported 11 more coronavirus deaths and 214 additional infections. ( read original story ...)