China says its navy chief to visit United States next month
China defence ministry said on Thursday that navy chief Shen Jinlong will visit the United States next month, amid an escalating trade row between the two countries that threatens to spill into other areas of tension between them.
TV journalist, second man shot dead in Mexico’s Cancun resort
A news cameraman and another man were found shot dead in the Mexican resort of Cancun on Wednesday, the local prosecutor’s office said, the latest killing in a country that press advocacy groups call one of the most dangerous in the world for reporters…
China says U.S. has no right to criticize its minorities policies
China said on Thursday that the United States had no right to criticize its policies on ethnic minorities, after U.S. lawmakers called for sanctions on Chinese officials responsible for human rights abuses against Muslims in China’s Xinjiang region.
Eight Malaysian former spies under probe for graft
A group of former agents from Malaysia’s foreign intelligence agency, including its chief, are being investigated for alleged misappropriation of government funds, a senior Malaysian anti-graft official said on Thursday.
China says U.S. remarks on North Korea issue are “irresponsible”
China said on Thursday that U.S. remarks on the North Korea issue are “irresponsible” and hard to understand, after U.S. President Donald Trump questioned Beijing’s role in resolving the crisis over Pyongyang’s development of nuclear weapons.
At least 10 killed in South Africa bus crash
At least ten people died after a bus traveling from South Africa’s Cape Town to the Eastern Cape overturned in the early hours of Thursday morning, traffic officials said.
Suicide attack kills two policemen near Iraq’s Kirkuk
At least two policemen were killed and three wounded when a suicide bomber drove a car full of explosives at their checkpoint near the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Thursday, police sources said.
Hello, stranger: South Koreans recount awkward reunions with families in North
There were no tearful hugs when 81-year-old South Korean Jung Hak-soon met her North Korean nephew and sister-in-law for the first time.
Russia discusses Syria peace settlement with opposition’s al-Hariri
Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov discussed options for a peace settlement in Syria with Syrian opposition leader Nasra al-Hariri, the ministry said in a statement on Thursday.
China launches platform to stamp out ‘online rumors’
China has launched a platform, which includes a mobile app, that lets the public report “online rumors” and even uses artificial intelligence to identify reports that are false, as Beijing cracks down on what it views as socially destabilizing content….
