Violent clashes as Hong Kong marks China handover anniversary

Jul 2,2019
Anti-government protesters trying to ram their way into Hong Kong's parliament battled police armed with pepper spray Monday as the territory marked the anniversary of its handover to China.
4 officers killed in Nigeria police station attack
Jul 02
One divisional police officer and three other policemen were confirmed killed by gunmen following an attack on a police station in Nigeria's southern state of Bayelsa on Monday, local police authorities said.
Bangladesh PM leaves for China on official visit
Jul 02
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday left for an official visit to China and will attend the 13th Summer Davos Forum in northeast China's Dalian before that.
East-based army destroys Libyan government's drone in Tripoli airport
Jul 01
Libya's east-based army announced Sunday that it has destroyed a Turkish-made drone aircraft of the UN-backed government in the capital Tripoli's M'etiga international airport.
31 killed, 15 injured as vehicle falls into gorge in Kashmir
Jul 01
At least 31people were killed and 15 others injured Monday after a bus they aboard skidded off the mountainous road and fell into a deep gorge in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said.
North Korea hails 'historic' Kim-Trump summit
Jul 01
North Korea on Monday hailed the weekend meeting between leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump in the Demilitarized Zone as "historic", as analysts said Pyongyang was looking to shape the narrative to its own agenda.
Heavy rain intensifies in parts of southern Japan
Jul 01
Japanese meteorological authorities have issued evacuation advisories for more than one million people in the prefectures of Kagoshima, Kumamoto, Miyazaki and Ehime.