May 22, 2020 Pakistan International Airlines plane carrying 98 people crashes in Karachi; at least two survive A Pakistan International Airlines plane reportedly carrying 107 passengers has crashed in Karachi on a flight from Lahore, according to officials.
May 21, 2020 Stampede for coronavirus aid leaves 3 dead in Sri Lanka Three women were trampled to death in Sri Lanka Thursday during a stampede that erupted while aid was being distributed to those affected by the coronavirus outbreak.
May 21, 2020 Cyclone Amphan rips through India and Bangladesh, killing dozens, leaving millions without power More than 80 people killed as Cyclone Amphan rips through India, Bangladesh leaving a trail of death and destruction
May 20, 2020 USS Theodore Roosevelt back at sea after coronavirus outbreak The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt is returning to sea, nearly two months after the ship was sidelined in Guam with a rapidly growing coronavirus outbreak, U.S. officials said.
May 20, 2020 China seizes control of PPE factories, sparking fear of new coronavirus wave China’s Communist Party is again seizing factory lines churning out the world’s supply of medical safety gear — sparking fears the country is preparing for a second wave of the coronavirus, American traders in China said.
May 20, 2020 Singapore sentences man to death via Zoom for masterminding drug deal The sentencing of a man in Singapore to death via Zoom video for his role in a 2011 drug deal has outraged human rights activists who call issuing capital punishment verdicts during the coronavirus pandemic “abhorrent.”
May 20, 2020 Cyclone Amphan, strongest storm in over a decade, slams coast of India, Bangladesh as millions flee One of the strongest storms in more than a decade roared ashore in eastern India and Bangladesh Wednesday, packing heavy rain and wind as millions fled to shelters in an evacuation complicated by the coronavirus pandemic.
May 20, 2020 Canadian pastor faces 3 years in jail for defying Myanmar's coronavirus ban A Christian pastor in Southeast Asia who preached a sermon telling churchgoers they would be immune to coronavirus -- then contracted COVID himself -- is facing charges for organizing services in defiance of Myanmar government orders.
May 20, 2020 China uses new and renovated buildings in Africa for spying: report As tensions with Beijing continue to hit the headlines amid the fallout over its handling of the coronavirus, a new report by the Heritage Foundation sheds light on the alleged nefarious movements of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) across the continent of Africa – its ripple effects spawning all the way to Washington.
May 19, 2020 Chinese man abducted 32 years ago as toddler reunited with birth parents thanks to facial recognition tech A Chinese man who was kidnapped as a toddler 32 years ago was reunited with his biological parents during an emotional news conference Monday after police used facial recognition technology to track him down and confirm his identity, according to reports.