Mahathir, 94, had said he would seek to oust Muhyiddin from office for making a "backdoor arrangement" that brought back into power a graft-tainted party rejected by voters in an election in 2018. In ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-Malaysia PM Mahathir Mohamad expelled from own political party
Mahathir, who was chairman of United Indigenous Party of Malaysia, is fired for not supporting the country's government. ( read original story ...)
Why Are the Taliban Wooing a Persecuted Afghanistan Minority Group?
Reports that the Taliban have recruited a Hazara leader are part of broader efforts to change the militant group’s image. ( read original story ...)
South Korea tightens distancing measures as COVID-19 cases climb again
South Korea is tightening social distancing measures in the Seoul metropolitan region as the country reported its highest number of new COVID-19 cases in nearly two months. ( read original story ...)
South Korea to Close Public Facilities After New Cluster of Coronavirus Cases Emerges
Kim said that more than 4,150 people connected to the cluster have been put under quarantine and 83% of them have been tested. Health officials report more than 11,340 COVID-19 ca ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea restores coronavirus lockdown restrictions after new spike in cases
South Korea has reimplemented lockdown restrictions after seeing its biggest spike in coronavirus cases in more than 50 days. ( read original story ...)
Spike in South Korea coronavirus cases prompts alarm and a new crackdown
After being lauded for its success in containing the coronavirus, a spike in cases in Seoul has prompted South Korean officials to tighten social distancing measures so as to curb a second wave of the ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea re-imposes some coronavirus restrictions after spike in new cases
Museums, parks, and art galleries will all be closed again from Friday for two weeks, with authorities struggling to identify transmission routes ... ( read original story ...)
Pandemic Adds New Threat for Rohingyas in Myanmar
This is what life is like for the 130,000 internally displaced Rohingyas trapped in detention camps in central Rakhine state in Myanmar: in the camps, they have no future, with little access to land ... ( read original story ...)
Iran says nuclear work will not be hurt by end of U.S. sanctions waivers
A U.S. decision to terminate sanctions waivers that have allowed foreign companies to do some work at Iranian nuclear sites will not affect Iran's nuclear programme, Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation ... ( read original story ...)