The majority of those drugs are from the Golden Triangle, the border region where Myanmar, Laos and Thailand meet. Myanmar’s Shan State is a particularly important production hub, and in response, …
Pakistan PM: We will not recognize Israel until Palestinian state formed
“We cannot ever accept Israel as long as Palestinians are not given their rights and there is no just settlement.” …
U.S. blacklists two UAE-companies, businessman over Iran
The United States has blacklisted two Dubai-based companies and an Iranian businessman for helping to supply U.S.-designated Mahan Air with key parts and logistic services.
U.S. imposes sanctions on two UAE-based companies for aiding Iran’s biggest airline
The Trump administration slapped fresh sanctions on two United Arab Emirates-based companies for providing material support to Iran’s largest airline, the Treasury Department said Wednesday.
Man convicted of killing Michael Jordan’s father gets parole date
Though North Carolina’s current law eliminates parole for crimes committed on or after October 1994, Demery was eligible because he was sentenced before the change in guidelines, …
North Korea’s Leader Admits His Economic Goals Have Failed
Kim Jong-un plans to hold a rare Workers’ Party congress in January to chart a new course after the country was hammered by sanctions, floods and the pandemic.
Lives Lost: Doctor who battled disease outbreaks in Yemen
Wareth was one of a handful of epidemiologists in Yemen, hunting for disease outbreaks that are as endemic as armed conflicts in the Middle East’s poorest nation …
EXCLUSIVE: The end of Jewish Yemen is imminent
Yemen’s Jewish community is estimated to have reached about 200,000 before members began leaving early in the last century, the exodus reaching a pinnacle in 1949 and 1950 with …
BAM and BWF to decide on Malaysia Open
THE BA of Malaysia (BAM) and the Badminton World Federation (BWF) will decide together on the future of this year’s Malaysia Open.
Officials: attacks in Kabul, provinces of Afghanistan kill 5
Bomb attacks in Kabul and in northern Afghanistan, as well as an ambush in the country’s south killed at least five people on Wednesday and wounded 15, officials said. Two sticky bombs targeted …