Thai PM orders immediate investigation on bomb blasts in Bangkok

Aug 2,2019
A Thai government spokesperson said on Friday that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha had ordered an immediate investigation into various bombing incidents, urging the public not to be panicked.
75 illegal immigrants rescued from western Libyan coast
Aug 02
Libyan Interior Ministry said Friday that 75 illegal immigrants were rescued from the country's western coast in two days.
5,000 Hondurans in U.S. migrant detention centers: first lady
Aug 02
Some 5,000 Hondurans are currently housed at U.S. migrant detention centers, Honduran first lady Ana Garcia said on Thursday.
UN: 12,000 children killed or maimed in conflict
Aug 02
The United Nations says a record number of children were killed or maimed in armed conflicts around the world in 2018.
Pilot dead in U.S. Navy fighter jet crash
Aug 02
The U.S. Navy Thursday confirmed that a pilot of a fighter jet died in a crash Wednesday in Death Valley National Park, 380 km north of Los Angeles.
Sweltering heat likely to continue in Japan
Aug 02
Weather officials are warning of heatstroke in Japan as sweltering heat continues to grip wide areas of the country.
Plastic junk spawns desert island disaster in Pacific
Aug 01
Floating plastic garbage has swamped a remote Pacific island once regarded as an environmental jewel and scientists say little can be done to save it while a throwaway culture persists.