North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un attended groundbreaking ceremonies for new housing and farming projects in the capital, Pyongyang …
Chinese Citizens in Texas Are Incensed Over a Proposal to Ban Them From Buying Property in the State
Activist Ling Luo says her Chinese community in Texas has gone from fearful to infuriated — and they’re demanding that their voices be heard.
S. Korea says N. Korea fires missile as allies ready drills
South Korea’s military said North Korea on Saturday fired one suspected long-range missile from its capital toward the sea, a day after it threatened to take strong measures against South Korea and …
What Yemen Needs Now
In December 2022, a Yemen war powers resolution was offered for consideration in the U.S. Senate. Bipartisan majorities in Congress supported similar legislation in 2019 but declined to advance the …
In Yemen, a Debt That Can Never Be Repaid
Parked in a bustling market in northern Yemen, the school bus and its exuberant passengers seemed far away from the conflict that led the United Nations to declare their country the world’s …
UN votes unanimously to extend sanctions on Yemen’s Houthis
The U.N. Security Council has voted unanimously to extend the arms embargo on Yemen’s Houthi rebels and an asset freeze and travel ban on Houthi leaders and top officials until Nov. 15 UNITED …
Kidnapping charges lodged as Lackawanna woman resists forced marriage in Yemen: ‘You are no longer in the West’
When the former University at Buffalo student refused to marry in Yemen, her father whipped her with a belt and choked her with his hands, an assault she said she survived only because her mother …
Turkey rages at shoddy construction of ‘earthquake-proof’ homes
Turkey’s Urbanisation Ministry estimates 84,700 buildings have … Some 10 million people applied to benefit from the amnesty and 1.8 million applications were accepted. Property owners paid to …
MIDAS SHARE TIPS: Vietnam Opportunity Fund profits from weddings
A private company, it grabbed the attention of VinaCapital VIETNAM OPPORTUNITY FUND (VOF), which specialises in tracking down unlisted businesses and shepherding them as they grow. Some firms end up …
Qatar’s Man Utd powerplay is much bigger than hosting a World Cup
The Qatar ruling elite spent £200 billion on a Fifa World Cup finals which proved a rocky path in terms of global reputation and domestic scrutiny over 12 years of build-up, yet for a fraction of the …