Typhoon Wipha kills 12, leaves 9 missing in Vietnam

Aug 7,2019
Typhoon Wipha, the third tropical storm to strike Vietnam so far this year, has killed 12 people and left nine others missing, the country's Central Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control said on Wednesday.
N.Korea: Kim Jong Un oversaw missile launch
Aug 07
North Korea's state-run media say the country's leader, Kim Jong Un, oversaw the launch of a new type of tactical guided missile on Tuesday.
Scientists discover fossil of world's largest parrot in New Zealand
Aug 07
The fossil of a giant parrot that stood up to 1 meter tall and weighed about 7 kilograms was discovered in New Zealand, scientists said Wednesday.
Security forces clash with terrorists near Kabul airport: official
Aug 07
Casualties were feared in clashes between security forces and a terrorist gang near Kabul airport on early Wednesday, a source and witnesses said.
Taliban threatens Afghan presidential election
Aug 07
The anti-government militant group Taliban in Afghanistan has declared that it intends to obstruct the country's presidential election next month.
Boy thrown from London's Tate Modern is French tourist visiting UK
Aug 06
A six-year-old boy thrown from a tenth-floor viewing platform at London's Tate Modern gallery is a French national who was visiting the British capital with his family, police said Monday. 
Quarter of world's population facing extreme water stress
Aug 06
Nearly a quarter of the world's population lives in 17 countries facing extremely high water stress, close to "day zero" conditions when the taps run dry, according to a report released Tuesday.