Disinformation, surveillance seen as growing threats to democracy: watchdog

Nov 6,2019
Governments around the world are increasingly using social media to manipulate elections and monitor their citizens, in a worrisome trend for democracy, a human rights watchdog said Tuesday.
Libya's UN-backed government accuses east-based army of killing 2 policemen
Nov 06
The UN-backed government of Libya on Tuesday accused the rebel east-based army of launching an airstrike that killed two policemen and injured four others in the south of the capital Tripoli.
S.Korea to reduce number of troops to 500,000 by 2022
Nov 06
South Korea planned to reduce the number of troops to 500,000 by 2022 as part of efforts to tackle a demographic change, the Ministry of Economy and Finance said Wednesday.
US slams Iran's resumption of uranium enrichment
Nov 06
The US government has criticized Iran's decision to resume uranium enrichment at a nuclear facility in the central part of the country, calling it a big step in the wrong direction.
3 killed in terror attack in NW Pakistan
Nov 06
A terrorist attack on a vehicle of security forces in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday left three people dead, including two security personnel, police said.
41 immigrants found in truck in Greece
Nov 05
Police in Greece have discovered 41 people who are believed to be illegal immigrants hiding inside a refrigerated truck.
Cameroonian gendarmerie arrests more than 200 suspected kidnappers
Nov 05
Cameroonian gendarmerie has captured more than 200 suspected kidnappers in Adamawa and North regions of the country, a security officer said on Monday.