Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 182 km WNW of Sorong, Indonesia
Reuters: The Taliban killed Moulay Mahdi, a member of the Hazara minority and one of its former leaders
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 169 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia
Earthquake of magnitude 5.5 - 170 km N of Metinaro, Timor Leste
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 169 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 10 km WNW of Socorro, Philippines
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Wednesday condemned a series of attacks by insurgents in Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat
North Korea has fired two cruise missiles into the sea, according to South Korean officials, in Pyongyang's first weapons test since early last month
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 105 km SSW of Pagar Alam, Indonesia
Earthquake of magnitude 5.4 - 253 km SSE of Katsuura, Japan
US commander says China missile fire over Taiwan must be contested
2 year agoMandalay City Aung Mun Thar San Township, Near Srimantala car park On August 16th, a bomb blast occurred at the Erawati Beer Store, which sells military-made alcohol and beer, at the corner of 89th Street and 23rd Street, and one person
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 98 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste
2 year agoToday the UN Special Rapporteur on Slavery, @TomObokata released a report to the UN Human Rights Council ahead of the 51st sitting, that concludes that forced labor is occurring in Xinjiang in several sectors which may constitute "enslavement as a crime against humanity"
2 year agoChina's major manufacturing hub Sichuan province has ordered all factories to shut down for 6 days to ease a power shortage. Sichuan is key for semiconductor/solar panel industries & China's lithium mining hub. Will hit Foxconn, Intel, Apple, Tesla-supplier factories & more
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 160 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia
2 year agoTaiwan tracks 17 Chinese military aircraft, 5 ships around country
Russian government Tu-214 landed with one engine after bird strike at Chita airport
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 166 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia
Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 - 160 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia
2 year agoJammu & Kashmir: Man identified as Sunil Kumar Bhat shot dead by militants in Chotipora area of Shopian; Security force personnel deployed in the area
Three Manila policemen were arrested for robbery and extortion during an entrapment operation conducted by the Philippine National Police- Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group (PNP-IMEG) on Monday, Aug. 15
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 8 km SSW of Tubajon, Philippines
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) announced on Tuesday, Aug. 16, that the police officer who owns the vehicle involved in a hit-and-run incident in the city that killed a tricycle driver, has been relieved from his post
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 157 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 262 km S of Sinabang, Indonesia
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 154 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia
Several explosions reported in Kabul city
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 93 km NNW of Batang, Indonesia
Myanmar junta court jails Suu Kyi for six years for corruption: Source
