Asia & Pacific

Asia & Pacific 03/05/20, 16:27

Several Philippine senators expressed concern about the possible infiltration of up to 3,000 soldiers of the Chinese regime into their country, with a mission unknown so far. Sen. Panfilo Lacson, chairman of the National Defense and ...

Asia & Pacific 02/28/20, 22:40

Two media owners and four prominent Hong Kong politicians were arrested by police today, Feb. 28, after all six of them took part in pro-democracy protests in August 2019. One of those arrested was Jimmy Lai, ...

U.S. 02/25/20, 11:01

The U.S. president and his wife visited one of India's most famous shrines to eternal love and were cheered on at a rally the country's prime minister invited them to attend on Feb. 24. President Donald ...

Asia & Pacific 02/21/20, 01:56

A Japanese expert on infectious diseases was ejected from the Diamond Princess that docked off Yokohama Port, Japan, after he heavily criticized the infection protocols on the liner, calling them “chaotic.” Dr. Kentaro Iwata, an infectious ...

Australia & Oceania 02/20/20, 11:11

In an explosive television interview on Wednesday, Feb. 19, a former Australian prime minister revealed that “top levels” of the Malaysian government believed the pilot of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 that disappeared six years ...

Asia & Pacific 02/18/20, 12:24

A Chinese family of four has been wiped out by the coronavirus after they were turned away from the hospital and sent home for quarantine. Chang Kai, 55, a well-known director at Hubei Film Studios in ...

Europe 02/16/20, 11:28

Nearly 30 countries and territories outside mainland China have found coronavirus infections, with nearly 770 cases reported as of Sunday, Feb. 16, a calculation from China’s National Health Commission shows. Accordingly, there have been 766 cases ...

Asia & Pacific 02/14/20, 11:25

The 15th case of coronavirus has been confirmed in San Antonio, a patient evacuated from China in quarantine at Joint Base San Antonio Lackland. The patient was officially diagnosed with the disease that first originated in ...

Asia & Pacific 02/10/20, 13:24

A total of 130 people on the quarantined cruise ship the Diamond Princess, docked off the coast of Yokohama, south of Tokyo, have tested positive for the coronavirus, as Japan's Health Ministry announced 60 more ...

Asia & Pacific 02/10/20, 11:16

The president of Taiwan said some of its most vulnerable nationals were excluded by Chinese officials on the first flight of evacuees out of Wuhan, the center of the coronavirus epidemic. President Tsai Ing-wen is also ...

Asia & Pacific 02/10/20, 00:57

Two U.S. service members were killed and six more wounded during an attack on a joint operation between American and Afghan forces in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, on Saturday, Feb. 8. Early indications suggest that the two ...

Asia & Pacific 02/07/20, 13:28

The health ministry announced on Friday, Feb. 7, that a total of 61 people tested positive for the coronavirus on a quarantined cruise ship off Yokohama, Japan, a steep increase from the 20 confirmed cases ...

Asia & Pacific 02/07/20, 00:17

So far, estimates of the spread of the coronavirus from Wuhan, the epicenter exceed 10,000 infected with more than 200 deaths in China, but the potential for casualties could be comparatively higher if the figures ...

Asia & Pacific 02/06/20, 22:29

Taiwan accused the Chinese regime of giving misinformation to the World Health Organization (WHO) about the cases of coronavirus on the island, in a new clash between the two systems of government. Taiwanese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman ...

Africa 02/05/20, 18:16

Dense swarms of locusts (Schistocerca gregaria) that block sunlight are arriving in Saudi Arabia and Yemen, threatening the food security of their inhabitants, after causing crop destruction in Africa. "A swarm the size of Rome can ...

Central America 01/31/20, 15:38

The USMCA trade agreement between the United States, Mexico, and Canada is larger than any other agreement in history and marks a milestone for world trade, said Christian Whiton, former senior adviser to Presidents Donald ...