East Timor Welcomes Admission ‘in Principle’ to ASEAN
web DeskPHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA — East Timor welcomed a decision Saturday by Association of Southeast Asian Nations leaders to admit the tiny country “in principle” as its 11th member, indicating the…
UN Campaign Aims to Protect Displaced Families from Winter Cold
GENEVA — The United Nations refugee agency announced Friday it has launched a global funding campaign to help people forcibly displaced by war and persecution survive the bitterly cold winter…
Turkmenistan Bars Students From Leaving Country Ahead Of Census
ASHGABAT -- Turkmen students set to study abroad are being barred from leaving the country at Ashgabat International Airport, parents and eyewitnesses say. It’s not clear how many students have…
Will Kazakhstan’s Presidential Election Be A Turning Point?
Incumbent Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev is sure to win Kazakhstan’s early presidential election on November 20. But this has been a tumultuous year for the country, starting with the largest outbreak of…