World First Syria torture trial opens in Germany. Posted . Two suspected members of President Bashar al-Assad's security services had charges of torture and sexual assault read ou ... ( read original story ...)
German Court Opens First Syria Torture Trial
Two suspected members of President Bashar al-Assad's security services had charges of torture and sexual assault read out against them on Thursday in a German court, in what lawyers say is the first ... ( read original story ...)
Syria civil war: Germany holds unprecedented state torture trial
The two - identified as Anwar R and Eyad A - allegedly worked as government intelligence officers. Both fled Syria in the midst of its ongoing civil war and applied for asylum in Germany, where they ... ( read original story ...)
Kim Jong Un sent letters to Syria, Cuba leaders, state media says
Kim Jong Un sent a diplomatic letter to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, state media said, amid speculation the North Korean leader could be in poor health. ( read original story ...)
For Syria, a light of justice in a German courtroom
The trial of two former secret police is a first in using an independent court to expose war crimes in Syria. It probably won’t be the last. ( read original story ...)
In Syria Rebel Stronghold, Building Makeshift Ventilators to Fight Virus
A team of volunteers in Syria have cobbled together prototypes of a ventilator and a testing machine - homemade equipment to fight the new coronavirus if it hits the last rebel stronghold, where ... ( read original story ...)
Asia virus latest: Sri Lanka soldiers isolated; China to give WHO more money
Sri Lanka isolated a navy camp near the capital Colombo after 30 sailors tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday. The military said the entire facility in the Colombo suburb of Welisara was ... ( read original story ...)
Quarantined and caring for 54 kids in rural Nepal: How one CNN Hero is doing it
In Nepal, CNN Hero Maggie Doyne is quarantined with her 54 kids and has mobilized her nonprofit, BlinkNow, to offer lifesaving food and aid to women and children amid the pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Learning from disasters: Nepal copes with coronavirus pandemic 5 years after earthquake
Now, Nepal’s nearly 30 million citizens have been mandated to stay at home since March 24, and the tourism trade and other international supply chains upon which the country depends are severely ... ( read original story ...)
Nepal’s coronavirus cases rise up to 47
Kathmandu, Apr 23 (PTI) Nepal reported two fresh cases of the deadly coronavirus on Thursday, taking the total number of infections in the Himalayan nation to 47, according to the health ministry. A ... ( read original story ...)