Chinese diplomats take to Twitter to defend Beijing

Jul 17,2019
Chinese diplomats are increasingly turning to Twitter to defend Beijing's policies to the international community, taking combative stances and courting controversy on a platform banned in their own country.
Prehistoric settlement discovered near Jerusalem
Jul 17
Archeologists in Israel said on Tuesday that they have discovered a huge prehistoric settlement outside Jerusalem dating back to 9,000 years ago.
Building collapse kills at least 11 in Mumbai
Jul 17
Officials in the Indian city of Mumbai say at least 11 people died after a four-story building collapsed on Tuesday.
Iran dismisses Trump’s remarks on missile talks
Jul 17
US President Donald Trump was quickly rebuffed by Iran after expressing hopes for talks with it over its ballistic missile program.
Monsoon rains wreaking flood havoc across South Asia
Jul 16
Torrential monsoon rains swept away homes and triggered landslides across South Asia, affecting millions of people and claiming at least 180 lives, officials said Tuesday.
Worsening world hunger affects 821 million, says UN
Jul 16
More than 821 million people suffered from hunger worldwide last year
Italy seizes missile from far-right sympathisers
Jul 16
Italian police seized an air-to-air missile, machine guns and rocket launchers during raids sparked by an investigation into far-right extremist groups on Monday, a huge haul of weapons that authorities said was almost without precedent.