Four militants killed in J-K's Baramulla, Shopian districts

Aug 4,2019
Four militants, including a commander of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), were killed in two separate encounters with security forces in Baramulla and Shopian districts of Jammu and Kashmir in the last 36 hours, police said on Saturday.
About 6.25 mln people in Yunnan cast off poverty from 2012 to 2018
Aug 04
-- Southwest China's Yunnan Province reduced its poverty-stricken population from 8.04 million in 2012 to 1.79 million in 2018, according to the survey team of the National Bureau of Statistics in the province.
Twin rallies after tear gas clashes in Hong Kong tourist district
Aug 04
Pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong are set to defy Chinese authorities with another two major rallies later Sunday, a day after police fired tear gas to disperse them in one of the city's most renowned tourist districts.
Thai PM orders immediate investigation on bomb blasts in Bangkok
Aug 02
A Thai government spokesperson said on Friday that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha had ordered an immediate investigation into various bombing incidents, urging the public not to be panicked.
75 illegal immigrants rescued from western Libyan coast
Aug 02
Libyan Interior Ministry said Friday that 75 illegal immigrants were rescued from the country's western coast in two days.
5,000 Hondurans in U.S. migrant detention centers: first lady
Aug 02
Some 5,000 Hondurans are currently housed at U.S. migrant detention centers, Honduran first lady Ana Garcia said on Thursday.
UN: 12,000 children killed or maimed in conflict
Aug 02
The United Nations says a record number of children were killed or maimed in armed conflicts around the world in 2018.