North Korea has implemented a number of measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, but its claims of zero cases are highly unlikely. ( read original story ...)
Separatist Group’s Declaration Threatens to Stir New Conflict in Yemen
In the wake of massive floods that have ravaged Yemen 's nominal capital, a separatist group took the opportunity to assert self-rule over the city and other parts of south Yemen, a move that has ... ( read original story ...)
War-torn Yemen reports first virus deaths stoking fears
Yemen has recorded its first two coronavirus deaths, the health minister said late Wednesday, after the war-torn country confirmed five new cases, stoking fears of a major outbreak. "There was an ... ( read original story ...)
Premier League asked US to keep Saudi Arabia on ‘piracy’ watch list
The Premier League wrote to the US government in February after unsuccessful attempts to take legal action a Saudi Arabia pirate network ... ( read original story ...)
US troop drawdown in Afghanistan running ahead of schedule
The US now has fewer than 10,000 US troops in Afghanistan, putting the Trump administration ahead of schedule on the commitment to drawdown troops that it made in the US-Taliban peace deal signed ... ( read original story ...)
Watch coalition aircraft pummeling ISIS cave complexes in Iraq
Gunnery Sgt. Diego D. Pongo, 34, of Simi Valley, California, and Capt. Moises A. Navas, 34, of Germantown, Maryland — were killed while advising Iraqi Security Forces on a mission against ISIS in the ... ( read original story ...)
UN chief praises South Korea’s simultaneous fight against virus, climate change
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres praised South Korea Thursday for combatting the novel coronavirus while simultaneously fighting climate change. Under a so-called Green Deal, South Korea has put ... ( read original story ...)
Hogan: Maryland protected coronavirus tests it secured from South Korea ‘like Fort Knox’
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said Thursday the state is using the Maryland National Guard and state police to keep the coronavirus test kits it secured from South Korea safe -- including from the federal ... ( read original story ...)
Maryland called in National Guard troops to defend coronavirus tests from South Korea against seizure
The National Guard and state police are both guarding these tests at an undisclosed location,' Gov. Hogan said of 500,000 tests from South Korea. ( read original story ...)
Fire at Construction Site Kills 38 in South Korea
The blaze comes as President Moon Jae-in has struggled to make good on his pledge to put an end to the man-made disasters that have convulsed the country. ( read original story ...)