At least 11 people were killed in India in a gas leak at a South Korean-owned factory making polystyrene products that made hundreds of people sick and led to the evacuation of villagers living nearby ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-South Korea comfort woman accuses activist of exploiting women, funds
RELATED Report: South Korea tested new ballistic missile with larger warhead "I did not even know there was cash coming in," Lee said, referring to the Korean Council's operation of collecting funds ... ( read original story ...)
With coronavirus destroying tourism industry, Thailand elephants in captivity risk starvation
The millions of unemployed in Thailand due to the coronavirus include elephants dependent on tourists to feed their voracious appetites. With scant numbers of foreign visitors, commercial elephant ... ( read original story ...)
Iran’s Coronavirus Cases Rise Anew as Friday Prayers Are Set to Resume
Two weeks after the country began lifting restrictions and a day before some mosques are set to reopen, cases of Covid-19 have surged afresh in Iran, where nearly 6,500 people have died from the ... ( read original story ...)
Extend the Arms Embargo on Iran | OPINION
The end of the arms embargo is one of the many key international restrictions on Iran scheduled to expire over time—the so-called "sunsets" negotiated alongside the nuclear agreement. Yet it makes ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey’s coronavirus death toll rises by 57 to 3,641: health ministry
The number of people who have died from COVID-19 in Turkey has risen by 57 in the last 24 hours to 3,641, Health Ministry data showed on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Japan Approves Gilead Sciences’ Remdesivir as COVID-19 Drug
A lab technician visually inspects a filled vial of investigational coronavirus disease (COVID-19) treatment drug remdesivir at a Gilead Sciences facility in La Verne, California, U.S. March 11, 2020. ( read original story ...)
Pakistan to Ease Coronavirus Lockdown Saturday
Pakistan has announced it will gradually ease a nationwide coronavirus-related “partial" lockdown starting Saturday, saying the number of COVID-19 infections remain relatively low and under control. ( read original story ...)
Monkey enters bank kiosk in India, removes front panel of ATM
Police in India said officers suspecting thieves were behind the damage to an ATM in a bank kiosk reviewed security camera footage and discovered the machine had been partially disassembled by a ... ( read original story ...)
E.U. defends handling of China relations after Beijing censors op-ed by bloc’s ambassadors
European Union officials on Thursday defended their handling of relations with China during the coronavirus pandemic, a day after the E.U. ambassador to China allowed an opinion article about ... ( read original story ...)