July 13, 2020 French man accused of molesting hundreds of children kills self in Indonesia jail, police say A French man accused of molesting more than 300 children in Indonesia has died in a suspected suicide in his jailcell, local authorities said Monday.
July 12, 2020 4 Pakistani troops, 4 militants killed in shootout, military says A shootout in a northwestern region of Pakistan near the Afghanistan border early Sunday left four soldiers and four militants killed, Pakistan's military said.
July 12, 2020 Magnitude 5.1 quake shakes northeast China; no injuries reported A 5.1 magnitude earthquake shook the northeastern Chinese city of Tangshan on Sunday, the government reported.
July 11, 2020 State Dept. warns Americans in China of risk of detention, interrogation: report The State Department is warning Americans to use “increased caution” in China over what it says is an increased risk of “prolonged interrogations and extended detention” amid increased tensions between Beijing and Washington.
July 10, 2020 U.S. Marine Corps base in Okinawa reports coronavirus infections A number of personnel at a US. Marine Corps base on the Japanese island of Okinawa have been diagnosed with the coronavirus, officials say.
July 10, 2020 WHO sends team to China to set up investigation into COVID-19 origins: report The team will investigate when and where human-animal transmission might have occurred.
July 10, 2020 Hong Kong suspends plans for school reopening weeks after relaxing coronavirus lockdown restrictions Hong Kong officials announced Friday that they are suspending classes in kindergarten, primary, and secondary schools after a recent spike in new coronavirus cases.
July 10, 2020 EXCLUSIVE: Chinese virologist accuses Beijing of cover-up: 'I know how they treat whistleblowers' Li-Meng Yan told ӣƵ that she believes China knew about the coronavirus well before it claimed it did. She says her supervisors also ignored research she was doing that she believes could have saved lives.
July 10, 2020 Late Seoul mayor said he felt ‘sorry to all people’ in apologetic will left behind Park Won-soon, 64, was found dead early Friday in a wooded hill of northern Seoul hours after he vanished.
July 10, 2020 Philippines' largest TV network has license renewal rejected Philippine lawmakers voted Friday to reject the license renewal of the country’s largest TV network, one of the critical news agencies the president has repeatedly threatened, in a move that shut down a major news provider amid the coronavirus pandemic.