Russia celebrates Kalashnikov's legacy - and his gun

Oct 3,2019
Dozens of cadets and youngsters from Russia's Youth Army have been getting up close and personal with perhaps the world's most iconic firearm as their country prepares to mark the centenary of the birth of Mikhail Kalashnikov, maker of the legendary rifle.
Modi calls for end to single-use plastics by 2022
Oct 03
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says his country needs to reach the goal of ending the consumption of single-use plastics by 2022, but stopped short of announcing a blanket ban.
North Korea fires ballistic missile ahead of nuclear talks
Oct 02
North Korea fired what appeared to be a "submarine-launched ballistic missile", Seoul said Wednesday, a day after Washington and Pyongyang announced they would resume stalled nuclear talks.
5 IS militants killed in drone strikes in E. Afghanistan
Oct 02
At least five Islamic State (IS) militants have been killed in NATO-led coalition drone strikes in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province, the provincial government said Wednesday.
1 killed, 200 wounded in anti-gov't protests in Iraq
Oct 02
Iraqi authorities on Tuesday said that a protester was killed and 200 others were wounded in anti-government protests across the country against lack of basic services and job opportunities.
Two dead in Taiwan bridge collapse
Oct 02
Two people are dead after a bridge spanning a harbor collapsed in northeastern Taiwan. 
One dead in Finland school attack
Oct 02
An armed man has killed one person and wounded several others at a vocational college in Finland.