British ministers in US to 'fast-track' post-Brexit trade deal

Aug 7,2019
Britain was seeking to fast-track a crucial post-Brexit trade deal with the United States on Wednesday after new Prime Minister Boris Johnson dispatched his top diplomat and foreign trade minister to Washington.
Typhoon Wipha kills 12, leaves 9 missing in Vietnam
Aug 07
Typhoon Wipha, the third tropical storm to strike Vietnam so far this year, has killed 12 people and left nine others missing, the country's Central Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control said on Wednesday.
N.Korea: Kim Jong Un oversaw missile launch
Aug 07
North Korea's state-run media say the country's leader, Kim Jong Un, oversaw the launch of a new type of tactical guided missile on Tuesday.
Scientists discover fossil of world's largest parrot in New Zealand
Aug 07
The fossil of a giant parrot that stood up to 1 meter tall and weighed about 7 kilograms was discovered in New Zealand, scientists said Wednesday.
Security forces clash with terrorists near Kabul airport: official
Aug 07
Casualties were feared in clashes between security forces and a terrorist gang near Kabul airport on early Wednesday, a source and witnesses said.
Taliban threatens Afghan presidential election
Aug 07
The anti-government militant group Taliban in Afghanistan has declared that it intends to obstruct the country's presidential election next month.
Boy thrown from London's Tate Modern is French tourist visiting UK
Aug 06
A six-year-old boy thrown from a tenth-floor viewing platform at London's Tate Modern gallery is a French national who was visiting the British capital with his family, police said Monday.