Report: Three killed in California shooting

Jul 29,2019
The New York Times quotes a city councilman as saying three people are dead and 12 are injured in a mass shooting at a food festival in California. He did not know if the number of injured includes the three fatalities.
Wildfires on the rise in the Arctic
Jul 29
An unusually large number of wildfires have been reported in Arctic regions of the United States and Russia in the past two months.
Afghan presidential election campaign starts
Jul 29
Presidential election campaigning got underway in Afghanistan on Sunday with the focus on improving the country's security. But the day brought yet another terrorist attack this time targeting the office of a vice-presidential candidate.
North Korea says new missile a 'solemn warning' to South
Jul 26
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said two missiles fired under his supervision were newly designed tactical weapons that sent a "solemn warning" to the South over plans to hold military drills with the United States.
Tunisian President Essebsi dies at 92
Jul 26
Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi died on Thursday at the age of 92. He was Tunisia's first democratically elected president.
Kono, Pompeo discuss N.Korea's projectiles
Jul 26
Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have reaffirmed the close cooperation between their countries following North Korea's firing of projectiles.
N.Korea likely wants to halt US-South joint drill
Jul 26
North Korea may have conducted its latest projectile launch to press the United States to cancel or postpone its planned joint military exercise with South Korea.