Myanmar coup leader: 'Join hands' with army for democracy February 11, 2021 at 08:57PM

Myanmar's coup leader used the country's Union Day holiday on Friday to call on people to work with the military if they want democracy. “I would seriously urge the entire nation to join hands with the Tatmadaw for the successful realization of democracy,” Senior General Min Aung Hlaing said using the local term for the military.

North Korea's Kim blasts bureaucracy for unambitious economic plans February 11, 2021 at 08:47PM

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ripped into the performance of his cabinet and fired a senior economic official he appointed a month ago, saying they'd failed to come up with new ideas to salvage an economy in decay.

Saudi woman activist's family credits Biden for release February 11, 2021 at 08:18PM

Hathloul, 31, was provisionally released by Saudi authorities on Wednesday. She was detained in May 2018 with about a dozen other women activists, just weeks before the kingdom's historic lifting of a decades-long ban on female drivers -- a reform they had long campaigned for.

Jade and rubies: How Myanmar's military amassed its fortune February 11, 2021 at 07:59PM

Through two highly secretive military-controlled behemoths -- Myanmar Economic Holdings Limited (MEHL) and the Myanmar Economic Corporation (MEC) -- at least 133 companies in the country are wholly or partially overseen by generals, according to a report by Justice For Myanmar (JFM).

Myanmar's protesters back on streets as US sanctions coup leaders February 11, 2021 at 07:02PM

जिनपिंग को सच्चाई से परहेज:चीन में BBC बैन; कोरोनावायरस और उईगर महिलाओं से रेप के मामलों का खुलासा किया था February 11, 2021 at 05:33PM

Australia's Victoria state imposes five-day Covid-19 lockdown February 11, 2021 at 04:50PM

Convict Trump or face dire democracy damage, prosecutors say February 11, 2021 at 04:32PM

Trump's defense will take the Senate floor on Friday, arguing that as terrible as the attack was, it clearly was not the president's doing. The proceedings could finish with a vote this weekend by the senators who are sitting as impeachment jurors.

US newspaper chain sues Google, FB over digital ad ‘monopoly’ February 11, 2021 at 04:22PM

US slaps sanctions on 10 current and former Myanmar military officers February 11, 2021 at 04:24PM

Larry Flynt, who built a $400m porn empire with ‘Hustler’, dies February 11, 2021 at 04:07PM

कोरोना दुनिया में:बाइडेन बोले- ट्रम्प ने महामारी के दौरान जिम्मेदारी नहीं निभाई, न्यूजीलैंड को आखिरकार वैक्सीन मिली February 11, 2021 at 04:02PM

दुनिया में अब तक 10.82 करोड़ से ज्यादा संक्रमित, 23.77 लाख मौतें हो चुकीं, 8.03 करोड़ स्वस्थ,अमेरिका में संक्रमितों का आंकड़ा 2.78 करोड़ से ज्यादा, अब तक 4.83 लाख लोगों ने गंवाई जान

'Working with Oxford on new jab that works against strains' February 11, 2021 at 03:57PM

Countries curb diplomatic ties, weigh sanctions on Myanmar February 10, 2021 at 10:22PM

A growing number of governments are curbing diplomatic ties with Myanmar and increasing economic pressure on its military over the coup last week that erased the fragile democratic progress in the long-oppressed Southeast Asian nation.

Biden announces new Pentagon task force on China February 10, 2021 at 10:09PM

The new 15-member task force was given four months to come up with assessments and recommendations on US military strategy toward China; technology, force structure and force posture; and alliances and bilateral defense relations with Beijing.

Heathrow Airport passenger numbers plunge 89% in Jan February 10, 2021 at 09:27PM