Middle East

‘We never expected that after all that, there would be such a cruel outcome’

The daughter of an outspoken Chinese poet who called on ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping to step…

2 years ago

North Korean authorities try to stop rise in street prostitution in cities

North Korean authorities are scrambling to deter a rapid rise in prostitution in the country’s major cities as a dire…

2 years ago

China arrests Taiwanese man for ‘separatism’ as Pelosi departs democratic island

As U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi left Taiwan Wednesday after a stopover that angered China, authorities in the eastern Chinese…

2 years ago

U.S. House Speaker meets Taiwan’s president and praises the island’s resilience

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen presented U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi with a special award on Wednesday, calling her…

2 years ago

Junta troops kill 5 in raid on school run by Myanmar shadow government

Junta troops killed five people and detained more than 110 others during a raid on a village school run by…

2 years ago

Woman accused of defrauding thousands of people extradited to Laos

A Lao national who allegedly defrauded millions of dollars from thousands of people and traveled to neighboring Thailand with the…

2 years ago

Uyghur poet and educator said to be serving 13-year prison term in Xinjiang

A prominent Uyghur poet and associate professor at a teacher’s college was detained in 2017 as a “threat to social…

2 years ago

Russia backs China on Taiwan as sanctions, incursions expected during Pelosi visit

Russia on Tuesday backed Beijing's disapproval of an expected visit by U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the…

2 years ago

Myanmar stages countrywide demonstrations against military junta

Burmese citizens, angered by the execution of four democracy activists last week and worn down by 18 months of military…

2 years ago

UN Security Council joins condemnation of Myanmar junta’s execution of 4 activists

The U.N. Security Council condemned the Myanmar military’s execution of four democracy activists over the weekend but stopped short of…

2 years ago

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