Millions of Myanmar migrant workers are thought to be stranded in Thailand after the border was closed and jobs were lost by the coronavirus lockdown. ( read original story ...)
Big powers urged to freeze sanctions on Syria, Iran, Venezuela during virus
Major powers must suspend economic sanctions against countries including Syria, Iran and Venezuela during the coronarivus pandemic which threatens to worsen hunger and suffering for the poor, an ... ( read original story ...)
Iran dissidents say regime should get ‘not even a penny’ of IMF coronavirus aid, backing US stance
Iranian dissidents are urging the international community not to give the government $5 billion in International Monetary Fund (IMF) aid in response to the coronavirus outbreak, saying it would only ... ( read original story ...)
Mother and newborn separated by closed Iran-Iraqi border
Iraqi border. Posted . A distraught Iraqi mother has spoken of her agony as the closed Iraq-Iran border is preventing her from be ... ( read original story ...)
Iran’s coronavirus death toll rises by 71 to 5,877 – health ministry official
A new national poll shows that 60 percent of Americans support mail-in voting, while dozens of Wisconsin primary voters and poll workers have reportedly contracted the coronavirus after participating ... ( read original story ...)
Extent of COVID-19 outbreak remains a mystery in Russia, Iran, North Korea
U.S. officials find the true extent of the coronavirus pandemic hard to assess in 'black hole' countries; Gillian Turner reports. ( read original story ...)
Iran satellite launch ‘sends a message’ on failed US pressure
Tehran defiant after 'very sophisticated' deployment of its Nour military satellite amid US and Israeli admonitions. ( read original story ...)
False belief poison cures virus kills over 700 in Iran
The false belief that toxic methanol cures the coronavirus has seen over 700 people killed in Iran, an official said Monday. ( read original story ...)
B1B Lancer flies 29-hour mission for exercise with Japan Air Self Defense Force
B Lancer assigned to the 37th Bomb Squadron integrated with the Japan Air Self Defense Force to conduct bilateral and theater familiarization training near Japan last week, the Air Force announced. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus cases in India climb towards 30,000; Pakistan mosques a growing worry
India was nearing 30,000 coronavirus infections on Tuesday, second only to China in Asia, a steady rise that would make it difficult to lift a nearly six-week lockdown that ends this weekend, health ... ( read original story ...)