On May 24, a South San Diego County crematorium accident sent heavy clouds of smoke containing human remains over the area.
Ex-Regime Official: South Koreans Must ‘Insist That North Korea Build Churches’
Former North Korean diplomat Thae Yong-ho told the South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo in an interview published Friday that Kim regime leaders view Christianity as a true challenge to them because “they know that Christianity would hamper the Kim family’s dynastic succession to power.”
Malaysia Sentences Grandma ‘Tricked’ into Drug-Trafficking to Death
A court in Malaysia sentenced a grandmother from Australia – who said she was “tricked” into carrying 1.1 kilos of crystal methamphetamine, or “ice”, into the country – to death on May 24.
North Korea Ramped Up Cyberattacks While Talking Peace with Seoul
According to a Wall Street Journal report on Friday, North Korea significantly escalated the pace of its cyberattacks against South Korea in April, even as dictator Kim Jong-un held a historic summit with South Korean President Moon Jae-in and planned for a summit meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.
China Defends University ‘Confucius Institutes’ as Suspicions Grow Deeper
China struggled to protect the reputation of its Confucius Institute as an educational and cultural “bridge” between China and the world in a column on Friday, while suspicions grow deeper the Institutes serve as instruments for spreading Chinese regime influence into other societies.
Families Steal Ebola Patients from Hospital in DR Congo
International public health authorities confirmed 52 cases and 22 deaths in the ongoing outbreak of Ebola virus in Democratic Republic of Congo this week, where locals’ fear that medical professionals are intentionally spreading the disease has triggered at least two cases of families stealing patients out of hospitals.