E-cigs may damage the heart, study says

Nov 7,2019
Vaping devices and the chemicals they deliver -- increasingly popular among teens -- may damage the cardiovascular system, a study said Thursday, adding to a growing chorus of concern over injury and deaths related to e-cigarettes.
IS militants disguised in women dress arrested in E. Afghanistan
Nov 07
The Afghan security forces have arrested four Islamic State (IS) militants disguised in women dress during a search operation in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province, provincial government said Thursday.
US F-16 accidentally drops inert bomb in Aomori
Nov 07
A US military fighter jet accidentally dropped an inert bomb on private land outside training grounds in Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan, on Wednesday evening.
Japan-South Africa business committee launched
Nov 07
Officials from Japan and South Africa are working together to help Japanese companies make the most of business opportunities. A signing ceremony for a new promotions committee was held in Johannesburg on Wednesday.
Foreign tourists and locals stabbed in Jordan
Nov 07
An assailant has stabbed and injured eight people, including foreign tourists, at a popular sightseeing destination in Jordan.
15 killed in suspected rebel attacks in Thailand's south: army 
Nov 06
At least fifteen people were killed and another four injured in attacks by suspected Muslim rebels in Thailand's violence-wracked south, an army spokesman said on Wenesday, the largest death toll in years. 
Disinformation, surveillance seen as growing threats to democracy: watchdog
Nov 06
Governments around the world are increasingly using social media to manipulate elections and monitor their citizens, in a worrisome trend for democracy, a human rights watchdog said Tuesday.