Twitter and Facebook have accused the Chinese government of backing a social media campaign to discredit Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement and sow political discord in the city.
The Kingdom of Bahrain says it will participate in an international coalition proposed by the United States to ensure security in the Strait of Hormuz.
US social media companies Twitter and Facebook say they have suspended accounts aimed at undermining ongoing protests in Hong Kong. They say they confirmed the involvement of Chinese authorities in the accounts.
Eight Chinese nationals were killed, 29 others injured and one remained missing in a bus crash in northern Laos, the Chinese Embassy to Laos told Xinhua on Tuesday.
South Korea's major carrier Korean Air Lines Co. said Tuesday that it is reviewing the further suspension of its flights to Japan as the number of visitors to Japan has dropped significantly due to thorny ties between the two countries.
A customer shot a waiter dead at an eatery on the outskirts of Paris, apparently enraged at being made to wait for a sandwich, a source close to the investigation said Saturday.