Iranian MP offers $3 million reward for ‘whoever kills Trump’: ISNA
An Iranian lawmaker offered a $3 million reward to anyone who killed U.S. President Donald Trump and said Iran could avoid threats if it had nuclear arms, ISNA news agency reported on Tuesday amid Tehran’s latest standoff with Washington.
Cameroonian soldiers go on trial over shooting of women and children
The trial of seven Cameroonian soldiers accused of participating in the killing of two women and two children has begun behind closed doors, two judicial sources said on Tuesday, after a video of the incident sparked an international outcry.
Turkey says Libya’s Haftar must choose political solution
Eastern Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar must abide by calls for a political solution to the conflict in Libya and take steps to secure “calm on the ground”, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday.
China coronavirus claims sixth victim as holiday travel heightens infection risks
The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in China climbed to six On Tuesday as authorities reported a surge in new cases, with fears that hundreds of millions of people traveling for the Lunar New Year holiday will accelerate the infection rate.
Huawei CFO’s legal team to contest U.S. extradition in day 2 of Canada hearing
Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou is set to return to a Vancouver court on Tuesday, where her lawyers will build on their arguments against the U.S. extradition request that they say is based a sanctions violation and not bank fraud.
WHO expects further spread of new coronavirus in China
The World Health Organisation said on Tuesday that the new coronavirus was likely to spread to other parts of China and possibly other countries in coming days.
Taiwan confirms first case of infection from new coronavirus
Taiwan on Tuesday confirmed the first case of infection from the new coronavirus, a woman in her 50s who had returned to the island after working in the Chinese city of Wuhan where the outbreak began.
Facial recognition could help discover fate of Holocaust victims
An old photograph and modern face recognition technology could help two Israeli brothers find out how their father survived the Nazi Holocaust.
Prince Harry arrives in Canada to prepare for non-royal life
Britain’s Prince Harry has arrived in Canada to join his wife Meghan as the couple prepare for a new life after agreeing to stop using their royal titles as part of a deal to end a crisis in the Windsor family.
In forest monastery, Buddhist abbot faces bushfire with a smile
Buddhist monk Phra Mana helped build his bush monastery with his bare hands three decades ago, but when Australia’s worst wildfires in generations threatened to destroy it he stood up to fate with a smile.
