Associated Press
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Mike Pompeo forms Iran Action Group to run policy after nuke deal
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has formed a group to coordinate and run US policy toward Iran as the Trump administration moves ahead with efforts to force changes in the Islamic Republic’s behaviour after withdrawing from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
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Suicide bomber targets Shiite students in Kabul, killing 48
A suicide bomber targeted students preparing for university exams in a Shiite neighbourhood of Kabul today, killing at least 48 people and wounding 67 in an attack blamed on the Islamic State group, officials said.
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Taliban attack in north kills 30 troops: Afghan officials
A Taliban assault on two adjacent checkpoints in northern Afghanistan killed at least 30 soldiers and police, officials said Wednesday, as life gradually returned to normal in parts of the eastern city of Ghazni after a massive insurgent attack last week, with sporadic gunbattles still underway in some neighborhoods.
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To fend off Netflix, movie theaters try 3-screen immersion
Sit at the back of the movie theater, and it’s possible to see the appeal of ScreenX, the latest attempt to drag film lovers off the sofa and away from Netflix.
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South Korea bans BMW over Car fires recall!
Nearly 40 fires of BMW vehicles this year are suspected to have been caused by engine problems. Images and videos of BMW sedans engulfed in smoke and gutted by fires caused alarm among drivers.
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NASA administrator supports Donald Trump ‘space force’ proposal
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has expressed full support for President Donald Trump’s proposed military “Space Force” but added that it will have a role separate from NASA.
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Yes, Google tracks you wherever you go, like it or not
Google wants to know where you go so badly that it records your movements even when you explicitly tell it not to.
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North Korea-South Korea start talks meant to set up leaders’ summit
Senior officials from the rival Koreas are meeting to set a date and venue for a third summit between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
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Gas explosion in Pakistan coal mine kills 4, traps 13
Police in Pakistan says a methane gas explosion in a coal mine has killed at least four miners and trapped 13 others.
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Donald Trump praises Mexico, threatens Canada with auto tariffs
President Donald Trump says a trade deal with Mexico is “coming along nicely.” But he is threatening Canada with auto tariffs if the U.S. and Canada can’t forge a deal.
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WWII pilot’s remains return home after 7 decades
The remains of a World War II pilot have finally been buried with full military honors in his home state of Nebraska after 73 years in foreign soil.
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NASA sending spacecraft straight into sun’s glittering crown
NASA is sending a spacecraft straight into the sun’s glittering crown, an atmospheric region so hot and harsh any normal visitor would wither.
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Facebook fight between ‘keyboard gangsters’ ends in shooting
A political argument on Facebook led to a 44-year-old Florida man driving to the home of a stranger he’d been arguing with and shooting and wounding him.
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Greece forest fire: Blaze brings toll to 93, PM pledges to overhaul the national disaster response agency
The prime minister of Greece pledged Thursday to overhaul the national disaster response agency as authorities publicly named the people killed by the country’s deadliest forest fire in decades _ victims whose ages ranged from 6 months to 95 years.
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Puerto Rico: 1,400 died from Hurricane Maria but toll still at 64
Puerto Rico is estimating in a report to Congress that Hurricane Maria killed more than 1,400 people, though an island official said Thursday that the confirmed toll remains frozen at 64 pending a scientific review due out soon.
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Oscars add popular film category, sets earlier 2020 date
The Oscars are adding a new category to honour popular films and promising a brisk three-hour ceremony and a much earlier air date in 2020.
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Malaysia’s former PM Najib Razak pleads not guilty to money laundering charges
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak pleaded not guilty today to three new money-laundering charges related to the alleged multibillion-dollar looting of a state investment fund that led to his stunning electoral defeat three months ago.
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More than 700,000 foreigners overstayed visas last year in US
More than 700,000 foreigners who were supposed to leave the United States during a recent 12-month period overstayed their visas, the Homeland Security Department said today.
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US China trade war: Donald Trump to slap 25% tariffs on $16 billion in Chinese imports from August 23
The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it will go ahead with imposing 25 percent tariffs on an additional $16 billion in Chinese imports.
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Malaysia: Indonesia returns yacht seized in graft probe
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said today that Indonesia has handed over a yacht allegedly bought with money stolen from the multibillion-dollar looting of a state investment fund.
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Hiroshima Day 2018: Japanese students use Virtual Reality to recreate bombing
It’s a sunny summer morning in the city of Hiroshima, Japan. Cicadas chirp in the trees. A lone plane flies high overhead. Then a flash of light, followed by a loud blast. Buildings are flattened and smoke rises from crackling fires under a darkened sky.
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California: Five killed when small plane crashes in Santa Ana parking lot
Ella Pham said it was a painful thing to see. Pham, 20, and her boyfriend were walking in a parking lot Sunday when they saw a twin-engine Cessna crash, she told the Los Angeles Times.
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Indonesia earthquake: At least 98 dead after powerful quake slams tourist island Lombok
A powerful earthquake flattened houses and toppled bridges on the Indonesian tourist island of Lombok, killing at least 98 people and shaking neighbouring Bali, as authorities said today that rescuers still hadn’t reached some devastated areas and the death toll would climb.
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Strong earthquake of magnitude 6.4 hits Indonesia’s Lombok island; at least 3 dead
A strong earthquake struck the Indonesian tourist island of Lombok today, killing at least three people and shaking neighbouring Bali, one week after another quake on Lombok killed more than a dozen.
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Zimbabwe Elections result: President Emmerson Mnangagwa calls for unity after winning presidential polls
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa won election today with just over 50 per cent of the ballots as the ruling party maintained control of the government in the first vote since the fall of longtime leader Robert Mugabe.
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Trade War: China says US tariff threat runs against trend of the times
China’s foreign minister said Thursday that U.S. threats to hike tariffs run against the trend toward globalization and will hurt US businesses and consumers.
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ASEAN asked to brace amid trade feuds, repel protectionism
Southeast Asia’s top diplomats opened an annual meeting today to tackle a slew of security concerns, including South China Sea territorial disputes, with host Singapore calling on the bloc to brace for external tumult such as rising protectionism.
