From the AP story: President Barack Obama paid tribute Wednesday to survivors maimed by some 80 million unexploded bombs America dropped on Laos decades ago. Some 20,000 people killed or wounded …
Heavy rains kill 13 in central Tajikistan
Dozens of avalanches struck Tajikistan’s Badakhshan region in February. (Committee of emergency situations and civil defence of Tajikistan/Reuters pic) DUSHANBE: At least 13 people were killed …
Dubai property: $6.7bn of real estate transactions this week
Dubai saw real estate and property transactions valued at AED24.7bn ($6.7bn) in the week ending September 1, according to the Dubai Land Department. In total there were 3,223 transactions in the week.
Now worth a giant $3.5bn, Michael Jordan STILL can’t sell home 11 years on
Michael Jordan has owned the palatial spread for over 30 years. He bought the 56,000-square-foot property back in 1991, paying $2 million (£1.6m) for the privilege. After living in the home for many …
Analysts: Cambodia’s New Leader Poses Dilemma for Western Powers
Hun Manet, educated in the United States and Britain, became prime minister after an unopposed election as his father, Hun Sen, relinquished leadership …
It’s Time for Peace in Syria
Displaced Syrians “will not return so long as they risk being drafted into the Syrian army, unjustly detained, tortured, and forcibly disappeared,” said Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield.
Geopolitical Rivalry in World Order: Lesson for Nepal
Critics argue that the international political and financial systems, created by the USA following the Second World War (1939-1945), are in a state of crumbling. The foreseeable international system …
Proud Boys Joseph Biggs and Zachary Rehl sentenced in Jan. 6 case for seditious conspiracy
but acquitted of charges including assaulting officers and destruction of government property. Prosecutors had asked U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly to sentence Biggs — an Iraq war veteran who …
US Marine from Massachusetts accused of stolen valor: Feds say he applied for Purple Heart he hadn’t earned
Paul John Herbert, 52, of Shelburne Falls, was arrested Friday following an indictment charging him with theft of government property and making false statements. He was released from custody …
South Korea needs more babies and workers. It’s hoping foreign housekeepers will fix that
As South Korea struggles to get young people interested in marriage and kids, authorities are trying a new tack: importing foreign workers to carry some of the household burden.