Top aides to President Trump want to leave a lasting legacy of ruptured ties between the two powers. China’s aggression has been helping their cause. ( read original story ...)
The US Navy again has 2 carrier strike groups in the South China Sea as the US and China trade jabs
The Navy says the exercises are unrelated to current events, but they come at a time of heightened tensions in the South China Sea. ( read original story ...)
Maldives should drop charges against migrants, urges Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Saturday urged the Maldives to drop charges against 80 migrant workers arrested for demanding their unpaid wages in a country otherwise known for its upmarket tourism. The ... ( read original story ...)
Lotus flowers in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia
Photo taken on July 25, 2020 shows lotus flowers at a park in Hohhot, capital of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.Photo:Xinhua Photo taken on July 25, 2020 shows lotus flowers at a park ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore man admits being Chinese spy in US
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the decision was taken because China was "stealing" intellectual property. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin responded by sayin ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon Police investigate a drowning
A patient at WellSpan PhilHaven was found drown in a pond. ( read original story ...)
Kyrgyzstan’s rights activist Azimzhan Askarov dies at 69
Azimzhan Askarov, a human rights defender in Kyrgyzstan who was serving a life term on charges of involvement in ethnic violence that were widely criticized as trumped-up, has ... ( read original story ...)
Kyrgyzstan Activist Azimzhan Askarov Dies in Jail Clinic
Azimzhan Askarov, a human rights defender in Kyrgyzstan who was serving a life term on charges of involvement in ethnic violence that were widely criticized as trumped-up, has died in a prison clinic. ( read original story ...)
Kyrgyzstan: Human Rights Defender Dies in Prison
Human rights defender, Azimjon Askarov, has died in prison in Human Rights Watch said today. Askarov, 69, was serving a life sentence impos ... ( read original story ...)
Jailed Rights Defender Dies in Kyrgyzstan, Lawyer Says
A rights defender whose detention in Kyrgyzstan became a point of contention between the Central Asian country and the United States has died in jail, his lawyer said Saturday. Ex-Soviet Kyrgyzstan - ... ( read original story ...)