Jailhouse letter adds wrinkle in case of mom accused of killing husband, then writing kids’ book

China detains a military group worker suspected of spying for the CIACyprus is sending Syrian migrants back to Lebanon. The UN is concerned but Cypriots say it’s lawful

Poland’s ruling party wants a referendum on the sell-off of state assets'It's too much': Resident unable to sleep as 15 claw machines trill through the night in pasar malamFlash flood in China kills 5 villagers who were herding sheep

China to conduct military exercise around waters in East China Sea Aug 12 to 14Uzbekistan starts trial over 65 child deaths linked to contaminated cough syrups

Two men, woman die trying to rescue dog from cistern in Texas corn field

'Heart of Stone' review: Gal Gadot shoots but Netflix superspy thriller doesn't scoreBiden wants an extra $4 billion for disaster relief, bringing total request to $16 billion

2 French-Moroccan men on water scooters killed by Algerian forces, according to Moroccan mediaIsraeli forces raid a West Bank town, sparking a firefight that kills a Palestinian teacher

Thailand’s king reduces prison term of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to a single yearRussia’s Putin and Turkey’s Erdogan will meet next week after Ukraine grain deal unraveled