Gunshots heard at mall in Thailand where shooter holed up
Several bursts of automatic gunfire were heard early on Sunday from a shopping mall in northeastern Thailand where police said a soldier was holed up after killing at least 20 people, Reuters witnesses said.
U.S., Afghan forces come under attack in eastern Afghanistan: U.S. official
U.S. and Afghan forces came under attack in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, a U.S. official in Kabul said.
Soldier kills 20 in shooting rampage in Thailand’s northeast
A Thai soldier shot dead at least 20 people Saturday, posting messages on Facebook as he went on the rampage in a northeastern city where he was still holed up in a mall well over 12 hours after he first struck, authorities said.
‘OUT’: Trump says he was right to remove ‘insubordinate’ NSC aide
U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday defended the ouster of impeachment witness Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman from the White House National Security Council, calling him “insubordinate” and saying he had incorrectly reported the contents of T…
In China’s locked-down coronavirus city, grocery delivery is a lifeline
Reluctant to go outside for fear of catching the new coronavirus sweeping the Chinese city of Wuhan, Edward Wang found a lifeline: grocery delivery services provided by local retailers.
Ethnic clashes in Kazakhstan leave eight dead, scores wounded
Eight people were killed and scores wounded in a series of clashes overnight in villages in Kazakhstan’s southern Zhambyl province, with homes and businesses torched, the interior minister said on Saturday.
Factbox: Carmakers close Chinese factories because of coronavirus
Automakers and parts suppliers have shut factories in China, in line with government guidelines, or have flagged a hit to profits following the coronavirus outbreak.
Soldier kills 20 in shooting rampage in Thailand
A soldier killed at least 20 people in a shooting rampage in northeastern Thailand on Saturday, posting messages on Facebook during the attack, and was holed up in a shopping mall nine hours after he first struck, authorities said.
American dies of coronavirus in China; five Britons infected in French Alps
(This Feb. 8 story has been corrected to remove erroneous reference to the American citizen who died as a man, as the U.S. embassy did not state the gender of the deceased)
Lebanon’s Aoun: foreign states, especially France, want to help Lebanon
Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun said on Saturday that foreign states, particularly France, had expressed a desire to help his country emerge from a severe economic crisis.
