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July 13, 2021

World hunger problem worsened by coronavirus pandemic, UN says

The COVID-19 pandemic caused a worsening of the world's hunger in 2020.

July 9, 2021

Fire in food factory in Bangladesh kills at least 49 people

At least 49 people have died in a fire that broke out at a food and beverage factory outside Bangladesh's capital, fire officials and local TV stations said Friday.

July 8, 2021

Afghan women carry guns in streets, protest Taliban as country struggles

Women have taken up arms in heavily-contested regions of Afghanistan as the Taliban continues to make nationwide gains during the U.S. military's withdrawal. 

July 4, 2021

Deadly Japan mudslide: 1,000 involved in rescue operation in resort town

More than 1,000 soldiers, firefighters and police on Sunday waded through a giant mudslide that ripped through a Japanese resort town southwest of Tokyo a day earlier, killing at least two people and leaving about 20 missing as it swept away houses and cars

July 4, 2021

Philippine military plane crashes, 31 dead, 50 rescued

A Philippine air force C-130 aircraft carrying combat troops crashed in a southern province while landing Sunday, killing at least 29 army soldiers on board and two civilians on the ground, while at least 50 were rescued from the burning wreckage

July 2, 2021

YouTube removes videos exposing China's abuse of Uyghurs, citing policy violation: report

A human rights group that gained popularity on YouTube largely because of its videos exposing China's human rights abuses against the Uyghur Muslims had several of its videos removed from the platform, with YouTube citing unrelated policy violations, according to a report.

July 1, 2021

China’s Xi warns Taiwan on independence, sends message to West

President Xi Jinping on Thursday marked his Communist Party’s 100th anniversary from Tiananmen Square and struck a bellicose tone, reconfirming China’s ‘historic mission’ to control Taiwan while warning other countries not to interfere.

June 30, 2021

Police shoot, kill California man near marijuana farms evacuated by fire

Officers shot and killed a man who pulled a gun as they tried to keep him out of a complex of marijuana farms in an area of far Northern California where thousands of people were ordered to evacuate as a wildfire raged during a heat wave enveloping part of the U.S. West, authorities said.

June 30, 2021

Taiwanese boy, 7, dies after judo instructor, classmates body-slam him nearly 30 times, report says

A 7-year-old boy in Taiwan who was allegedly body-slammed 27 times during judo practice — by both his classmates and coach — suffered a brain hemorrhage and was ultimately removed from life support, a report Tuesday said.

June 28, 2021

State TV: North Koreans heartbroken over Kim's 'emaciated looks'

Heartbroken North Koreans have been worrying tearfully about leader Kim Jong Un's "emaciated looks," state media quoted a local resident as saying, in a rare acknowledgement of foreign speculation about his weight loss.