2 policemen killed, 1 injured in firing in Pakistan's Islamabad

Aug 22,2019
At least two policemen were killed and another was injured when some unknown militants opened fire at a police check post here on Wednesday night, the additional deputy commissioner (ADC) of Islamabad told Xinhua.
US missile test aimed at countering China
Aug 22
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper has indicated that the purpose of the recent US cruise missile test was to counter China's growing stockpile of intermediate-range missiles.
UN chief to call for tackling global warming
Aug 22
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres plans to call on world leaders to accelerate efforts to tackle global warming in international conferences due to be held later this month.
N.Korea: No interest in talks because of 'threats'
Aug 22
North Korea says it is not interested in denuclearization talks as long as the United States and South Korea keep up their "military threats."
Japan-US trade negotiators fail to close gap
Aug 22
Japan's minister in charge of trade negotiations with the US says he and his US counterpart have yet to bridge their difference.
9 dead, 35 missing as rain batters southwest China
Aug 22
The death toll has risen to nine after heavy downpours and mudslides battered Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, local authorities said Thursday.
A dozen passengers kidnapped in Cameroon's Far North region
Aug 21
Unknown gunmen kidnapped a dozen passengers Tuesday afternoon in Cameroon's Far North region, according to security sources.