China’s northern Shandong province says all schools to stay closed until end-February
China’s northern Shandong province said all schools will stay closed until the end of February amid an ongoing coronavirus outbreak, the province’s education bureau said in a statement on its official website on Sunday.
Singapore kicks off depleted air show amid coronavirus clampdown
Organizers scrambled on Sunday to shore up the Singapore Airshow, which is going ahead under a cloud of health and economic concerns after dozens of exhibitors pulled out of Asia’s largest aerospace gathering due to coronavirus fears.
Thai soldier’s killing spree left 26 dead, 57 wounded: PM
A Thai soldier who went on a rampage in a northeastern city that ended in a standoff in a packed shopping mall killed 26 people and wounded at least 52, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Sunday.
Two U.S. service members killed, six injured in Afghanistan
Two U.S. service members were killed and six others injured when an individual in an Afghan uniform opened fire on them with a machine gun in eastern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said on Saturday.
Philippines evacuates 30, including infant, from virus-hit Wuhan
Thirty Filipinos returned to the Philippines on Sunday from Wuhan City in China’s Hubei province, the epicenter of a coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than 800 in the mainland, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.
Thai soldier who killed 20 shot dead in shopping mall siege
Thai security forces on Sunday shot and killed a rogue soldier who went on a rampage in a shopping mall in a northeastern city, ending an overnight siege after a series of attacks that left at least 20 people dead.
Thai mass shooter killed 20, wounded 42: health official
A mass shooter in Thailand killed a total of 20 people and wounded 42 before he himself was shot dead by security forces on Sunday, a health official said.
American, Afghan soldiers killed in shootout in Afghanistan: NY Times
U.S. and Afghan forces came under attack in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, officials said in Kabul, as they launched investigations into what the New York Times described as a deadly shootout between Afghan and American soldiers during a joint exerci…
Over 70 Singapore Airshow exhibitors have pulled out, public tickets limited: organizer
More than 70 trade exhibitors have pulled out of the Singapore Airshow amid concerns over the new coronavirus and the number of public tickets available will be less than half of those on offer in 2018 to limit attendance, the show’s organizer said on …
Thai mass shooter killed at shopping mall: security sources
Thai security forces on Sunday killed a soldier after he carried out a shooting rampage that left at least 21 people dead, police and military sources said.
