July 6, 2020 Lightning strikes in India kill 147 over 10 days, hundreds have died since May Nearly four dozen people were fatally struck by lightning on Saturday in northern India, joining the hundreds who have died from strikes in the past two months.
July 6, 2020 Japan flooding death toll rises to 49 as more heavy rain hits region Torrential rain brought another deluge to southern Japan on Monday as the death toll from days of flooding and mudslides climbed to at least 49 people as rescuers searched for missing people.
July 5, 2020 Rep. Adam Kinzinger: Trump could do 'better job' reassuring public amid new coronavirus surge Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., said Sunday that while President Trump is not responsible for the new coronavirus surge reported in cities across the U.S., he could do a "better job" reassuring Americans of the country's preparedness.
July 5, 2020 China braces for more storms after floods leave 121 dead or missing this year A wide swath of southern China braced Sunday for more seasonal rains and flooding that state media said has already left more than 120 people dead or missing this year
July 5, 2020 Japan floods leave up to 34 dead, many at nursing homes Deep floodwaters and the risk of more mudslides that left at least 34 people confirmed or presumed dead hampered search and rescue operations Sunday in southern Japan.
July 2, 2020 Landslide at Myanmar jade mine triggers 'muddy wave,' killing over 160, shocking video shows A hillside of rock and debris slides down a hill into a crater, triggering a massive wave on a lake in shocking footage that shows the deadly landslide in Myanmar that struck a jade mine.Â
July 1, 2020 Hundreds arrested in Hong Kong after China imposes new national security law More than 180 people have been arrested in Hong Kong Tuesday after China implemented a new national security law that Western powers argue violates the territory’s semiautonomous judicial independence and gives Beijing unprecedented power over the city.
June 29, 2020 Intelligence isn't sure Russian Bounty report is factual: Jack Keane Retired Gen. Jack Keane on U.S.-Russia relations post Cold War
June 29, 2020 Hong Kong police arrest dozens of protesters amid China's review of national security bill Hong Kong police arrested dozens of protesters Sunday during a demonstration against a controversial national security bill, which China’s legislature has begun to review.
June 29, 2020 China subjects Muslim minorities to forced birth control, abortions to suppress population, report says Hundreds of thousands of women in China have been subjected to forced birth control methods -- or even mandatory abortions -- as part of the Chinese government’s campaign to slash birth rates among the predominantly Muslim Uighurs and other minority groups, according to a report published Monday. Â