February 21, 2020 US, Taliban 'reduction of violence' will start tonight, official says The weeklong “reduction in violence” agreed upon by the U.S. and Taliban is set to go into effect Friday night in Afghanistan, starting a countdown clock to when both sides will sign a peace deal that would bring an eventual end to the 18-year conflict, officials say.
February 21, 2020 Tennessee doctor, wife see coronavirus turn their cruise vacation into a nightmare as wife tests positive A Tennessee doctor remained Thursday aboard the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship that's seen more than 600 passengers and crew -- including his wife -- test positive for the coronavirus, according to multiple reports.
February 20, 2020 Rodrigo Duterte: 5 shocking quotes from the Philippines president In world politics, there are fewer leaders as outspoken and foul-mouthed as Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte.
February 19, 2020 Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 pilot suspected by 'top levels' of mass murder-suicide, ex-Aussie PM says The "top levels" of the Malaysian government have long suspected that the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 nearly six years ago was an act of mass murder-suicide by the pilot, Australia's former prime minister said in an explosive interview that aired Wednesday.
February 19, 2020 Utah woman accused of smuggling baby in luggage at Philippines airport arrested on new kidnapping charge A Utah woman, who already faces a human trafficking charge for trying to fly out of the Philippines with a 6-day-old baby hidden inside her carry-on bag last year, was charged with an additional count of kidnapping, authorities said Wednesday.
February 18, 2020 State Department designates 5 Chinese media outlets 'foreign missions' The State Department is designating five Chinese media outlets “foreign missions,” calling them, in essence, state-sponsored propaganda and agents of the Communist Party of China, officials announced Tuesday.
February 18, 2020 Trump fans in India worship president with statues, prayers as government accused of 'hiding' slums behind walls President Trump’s popularity in India is being celebrated with songs, prayers and statues ahead of his first visit to the south Asian nation – which has quickly constructed its own wall along a slum before the U.S. leader’s arrival.
February 18, 2020 Fatal shooting at Thailand mall, 10 days after mass shooting at another mall Thailand police responded Tuesday to a fatal shooting at a mall in Bangkok, 10 days after a mass shooting at another mall in another part of the country.
February 17, 2020 Kim Jong Un spent over $500G on Russian horses over past decade, data show North Korea, which previously staged photo-ops of leader Kim Jong Un riding a white stallion, has spent more than $500,000 importing horses from Russia over the past decade, according to Russian customs data.
February 17, 2020 Database shows how China targets minority Uighur Muslims A recently leaked database from China reportedly shows religion and family ties as playing a key role behind the internment of the country’s minority Uighur Muslims.