North Korea asks UN to help address food shortage

Feb 22,2019
North Korea has asked UN aid agencies for help to address a looming food crisis after figures forecast a sharp drop in crop production for this year, a UN spokesman said Thursday.
Maduro shuts border with Brazil as Guaido goes in search of aid
Feb 22
President Nicolas Maduro ordered the closure of Venezuela's border with Brazil on Thursday in an increasingly fraught power struggle with Juan Guaido, the opposition leader spearheading efforts to bring humanitarian aid into the country despite a military blockade.
Vietnam grants e-visas to citizens of 35 countries
Feb 22
Under a decree recently issued by the Vietnamese government, citizens from 35 countries, including China, are eligible for e-visas under a pilot program, local media reported on Thursday.
Japan-France exchange event draws 3 mil. Visitors
Feb 22
An exhibition to promote Japanese culture in France is set to wrap up this month after attracting a total of 3 million visitors.
North and South, Let's Be "Us" Again
Feb 21

Trump bars US-born woman who joined IS from returning
Feb 21
President Donald Trump said Wednesday he is barring a US-born former Islamic State propagandist from returning home, making the highly unusual case that she is not a US citizen.
Fire kills 69 in Bangladesh capital: official
Feb 21
At least 69 people have died in a huge blaze that tore through apartment buildings also used as chemical warehouses in an old part of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, fire officials said Thursday.