At least 24 people were killed after a jailbreak involving Islamic State fighters led to a gunfight with Afghanistan’s security forces on Monday (August 3). The attack began on Sunday (August 2) …
Attack on prison in Afghanistan continues; at least 11 dead
Afghan officials say that a complex attack by the Islamic State group against a prison in eastern Nangarhar province that began on Sunday evening has continued into Monday …
The U.S. Military Has Now Been Engaged In Iraq For 30 Years
If this history is any indicator, the U.S. military will remain engaged in and with Iraq in one way or another for at least the foreseeable future.
Mountain lovers wed above the clouds in Kurdish Iraq
Avid mountaineers Salar and Soma met while trekking in Iraqi Kurdistan, so it was only natural they would get married amid its majestic peaks, some 2,000 metres (6,500 feet) above sea level. After a …
Bush’s 2003 Iraq Invasion Forever Changed America And The World (For The Worse)
Every player of the popular video game Civilization knows to hit the save button before engaging in the risky, stupid invasion of foreign country. In the case of the 2003 invasion …
South Korea defends action against defector groups
Legal action needed to be taken against defector organizations, South Korea’s newly appointed unification minister said Monday.
South Korea, New Zealand spar over diplomat in sex harassment case
South Korea and New Zealand are at odds over the case of a South Korean diplomat who has been accused of groping a New Zealand staff member at Seoul’s Embassy in Wellington.
Elections provide U.S. and Iran a brief window to lower tensions: think tank
The United States and Iran will have a brief window between their upcoming presidential elections in which to ease dangerous tensions, according to a new report from a Washington think tank that …
Iran’s Covid death toll three times higher than admitted, says report
BBC says government papers reveal total is more than 42,000 – far above official toll of 17,000 …
Vietnam says it has no plans for widespread lockdown
Vietnam has no plans for a widespread lockdown and will only put areas considered epicentres under strict quarantine, the government’s spokesperson said on Monday.