Chad suspended all operations of China National Petroleum Corp. in the country, blaming the Chinese state-run firm for an oil spill in several places near a forest, Chadian Oil Minister Djerassem Le Bemadjiel said Aug. 14, BBC reported.
Panama will probably return in roughly a month the 35 crew members from the North Korean ship that was detained for smuggling Cuban weapons, a government official said, Reuters reported Aug. 13.
Two men were sentenced to death by a Chinese court Aug. 13 for their role in violent protests in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, AFP reported, citing Xinhua.
Cambodia has postponed or canceled international military cooperation programs with the United States and others following the country's disputed election, U.S. State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said Aug. 12, AP reported.
A cargo ship that departed northeastern China's Dalian port on Aug. 8 is attempting China's first-ever commercial transit of the Northeast Passage, north of Russia, the Financial Times reported Aug. 11.
Indian Defense Minister AK Antony said Aug. 12 that Indian forces have a free hand to respond to anyone trespassing on Indian territory, Zee News reported.
