Death toll hits 21 from Thai shooting after raid into mall
A member of the Thai security forces was killed early on Sunday in a raid into a shopping mall to try to stop a soldier on a shooting rampage, bringing the total death toll to 21, the health minister said.
China’s Hubei province reports 81 new deaths from coronavirus on February 8
The number of deaths in China’s central Hubei province from a coronavirus outbreak had risen by 81 to 780 as of Saturday, the province’s health commission said in a statement on its website on Sunday morning.
Israel drawing up map for West Bank annexations: Netanyahu
Israel has begun to draw up maps of land in the occupied West Bank that will be annexed in accordance with U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed peace plan, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday.
Near tie between three main parties in Irish election: exit poll
An Irish national election exit poll on Saturday showed the three main parties on an almost identical share of the vote.
Near tie between three main parties in Irish election: exit poll
An Irish national election exit poll on Saturday showed the three main parties on an almost identical share of the vote.
Azeri president moves to modernize parliament with snap election
Azerbaijan holds a snap parliamentary election on Sunday, seen as the next step by President Ilham Aliyev to consolidate power and create a younger, more dynamic parliament to push forward economic reforms.
Britain says evacuation flight leaves Wuhan with over 200 on board
Britain said on Saturday that a final evacuation flight from the Chinese city of Wuhan, epicenter of a coronavirus outbreak, had taken off with more than 200 people on board.
U.N. to host new Libya ceasefire talks after no deal in first round
Libya’s warring parties will continue talks this month to try to reach a lasting ceasefire in a war for control of the capital Tripoli, the United Nations said on Saturday, after a first round in Geneva last week failed to yield an agreement.
Two casualties brought out of Thai mall after shooting: witness
Two casualties were brought out of a Thai shopping mall early on Sunday after security forces stormed in to rescue trapped people and hunt down a soldier on a shooting rampage, a Reuters witness said.
U.S., Afghan forces come under fire in eastern Afghanistan: U.S. official
U.S. and Afghan forces came under attack in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, officials said in Kabul as they launched investigations into whether the attackers were Afghan service members or wearing Afghan uniforms, what is known as an “insider attack….
