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North Korea's Kim orders 80-day 'battle' to boost economy

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered a nationwide drive to boost the ailing economy ahead of a key party congress in January, state media reported Tuesday. The decision was made during a meeting of the ruling Workers' Party and comes as the coronavirus pandemic and recent floods have...

Kurds say to allow Syrians to leave overcrowded Al-Hol camp

Syria's Kurds have agreed to allow thousands of Syrians including relatives of militants to leave a squalid and over-populated camp they administer, a top official said Monday. "Syrian nationals will leave the Al-Hol camp and only foreigners will remain," said Riyad Derar, the co-chair of...