Body cams prevent North Korean customs agents from living off bribes
To cut down on rampant bribery, North Korean customs agents checking truck shipments coming across…
7 months ago
South Asia
Dalai Lama discharged from hospital after knee surgery
The Dalai Lama was discharged from a New York City hospital Saturday after undergoing successful…
7 months ago
Workers say some 60 Cambodian rescued maids still in Saudi Arabia
Some 60 Cambodian maids who complained publicly about abuse and labor rights violations remain stranded…
7 months ago
North Korea draws navigable group in round 3 of FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers
The road to the 2026 FIFA World Cup for the North Korean team will go…
7 months ago
China’s Communist Party expels ex-defense chief, predecessor in graft probe
China’s ruling Communist Party on Thursday expelled ex-Defense Minister Li Shangfu and his predecessor over…
7 months ago
UN rights envoy urges action to stop Myanmar’s access to weapons, funds
Financial institutions must do more to stop the Myanmar junta acquiring weapons, a U.N. human…
7 months ago
Drug runners in Laos shoot at police, abandon vehicles packed with meth and heroin
Alleged drug runners in northwest Laos shot at police and fled on foot into dense…
7 months ago
‘Neither hospitals nor doctors’ for 10,000 displaced in Myanmar
About 10,000 people in Myanmar, most of them members of the mainly Muslim Rohingya minority…
7 months ago
Thousands welcome Dalai Lama’s arrival in US for knee surgery
Updated at 18:40 ET on June 23, 2024. The Dalai Lama was greeted by a…
8 months ago
What was Vietnam thinking, welcoming Putin?
Why did Hanoi welcome Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, for a state visit this past…
8 months ago
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