IS militants disguised in women dress arrested in E. Afghanistan

Nov 7,2019
The Afghan security forces have arrested four Islamic State (IS) militants disguised in women dress during a search operation in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province, provincial government said Thursday.
US F-16 accidentally drops inert bomb in Aomori
Nov 07
A US military fighter jet accidentally dropped an inert bomb on private land outside training grounds in Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan, on Wednesday evening.
Japan-South Africa business committee launched
Nov 07
Officials from Japan and South Africa are working together to help Japanese companies make the most of business opportunities. A signing ceremony for a new promotions committee was held in Johannesburg on Wednesday.
Foreign tourists and locals stabbed in Jordan
Nov 07
An assailant has stabbed and injured eight people, including foreign tourists, at a popular sightseeing destination in Jordan.
Disinformation, surveillance seen as growing threats to democracy: watchdog
Nov 06
Governments around the world are increasingly using social media to manipulate elections and monitor their citizens, in a worrisome trend for democracy, a human rights watchdog said Tuesday.
Libya's UN-backed government accuses east-based army of killing 2 policemen
Nov 06
The UN-backed government of Libya on Tuesday accused the rebel east-based army of launching an airstrike that killed two policemen and injured four others in the south of the capital Tripoli.
S.Korea to reduce number of troops to 500,000 by 2022
Nov 06
South Korea planned to reduce the number of troops to 500,000 by 2022 as part of efforts to tackle a demographic change, the Ministry of Economy and Finance said Wednesday.