Headlines- Iranian authorities have accused the United States of firing at one of Iran's commercial ships in the Gulf of Oman in violation of the two countries' ceasefire agreement.
- US President Donald Trump stated on Sunday that the US Navy fired an Iranian ship in the Gulf of Oman and seized control of it.
- Hours after US President Donald Trump announced he was sending negotiators to Islamabad, Iranian state media stated Tehran did not currently plan to participate in new talks with the United States.
- In an effort to try to reach an agreement with Iran ahead of another round of face-to-face negotiations in Pakistan on Monday, U.S. Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz backed President Donald Trump's renewed threat to eliminate Iran's electrical infrastructure and bridges.
Tag: Drug Addicts
Lao police seize 14 million meth...
Lao police seized more than 14 million methamphetamine tablets during raids on two houses in a village in the notorious crime-ridden Golden Triangle area of Bokeo province and arrested two suspects, police in the northeastern province told Radio Free Asia.
Oregon Trying to Decriminalize Small Amounts...
Decriminalizing small amounts of hard drugs is one novel approach that a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest is trying to combat opioid abuse.
Afghanistan Addiction Crisis:Focus on Bamyan
According to the United Nations, Afghanistan provides 80% of the world’s opium. Millions of people in Afghanistan are affected by drug abuse and addiction
The Menace of Drug Addiction in...
In Afghanistan, the poppy grows wild and has long been the country’s most profitable cash crop. However, opium made from poppy has a competitor in Afghanistan
Afghan Families Are Being Torn Apart...
Afghanistan’s position as the world’s biggest producer of opium is one of the most persistent issues it faces. Afghanistan’s economy and culture are linked with growing, cultivating, and selling the by-products of the indigenous poppy plant
Drugs Continue to Flow in Southeast...
Last month’s arrest of one of Asia’s most wanted men – Tse Chi Lop – may have dented Southeast Asia’s multibillion dollar drug trade
Artificial Nose Developed to Augment Dogs...
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, federal agents on the U.S. borders, at ports and in postal facilities are not letting up their guard against another dangerous killer – the artificial opioid, fentanyl. It’s cheaper and up to 100 times more powerful than heroin and it’s killing tens of thousands of American annual
Drug Addicts of Manipur
According to some estimates,there are about 40,000-50,000 drug addicts in Manipur of whom nearly half of them are injecting drug users (IDU)