1 killed, 1 injured in attacks in Iraq

Dec 16,2019
An Iraqi civil society activist was shot dead and another was wounded by unknown gunmen in central Iraq on Sunday, an Interior Ministry official said.
HK police arrest 5 protesters for man's death
Dec 16
Police in Hong Kong have arrested five teenagers on suspicion of causing a man's death last month.
Japan, S.Korea meet over trade row
Dec 16
Senior officials from Japan and South Korea are sitting down together in Tokyo, in a bid to resolve a bilateral trade dispute.
Kono expresses concern at China’s sea activities
Dec 15
Japan's Defense Minister Taro Kono has expressed concern about China's maritime activities and underscored the importance of the rule of law.
Mexico rejects bid in US Congress to impose trade-pact inspectors
Dec 15
Mexico rejected on Saturday an attempt in the US Congress that would send American inspectors into Mexican factories to ensure they respect labor protections provided by the new North American trade pact.
Ex-Sudan president Bashir gets 2 years in lockup
Dec 15
A court in Sudan has convicted former president Omar al-Bashir of corruption, handing down a 2-year unsuspended term.
Cuba-US relations backslide five years after landmark thaw
Dec 15
Five years ago this week, Washington and Havana surprised the world when they agreed to reopen diplomatic ties severed in 1961, but relations have since slid downhill as if on a fresh layer of Cold War ice.