China's Ministry of Public Security releases 10 typical personal data crime cases in nationwide crackdown, saying effort aims to protect citizens' rights in the digital era

Nigeria police say 29 killed in Kebbi State gunfight with bandits, including 10 officers and two civilians. Seventeen suspected bandits died in the Monday evening clash near Rafin Makuku after gunmen arrived from Zamfara State.

A total of 29 people, including 10 policemen and two civilians, were killed during a gunfight between security operatives and suspected bandits in Nigeria's northwestern Kebbi State, police said Tuesday. Seventeen bandits were killed after security operatives intercepted the gunmen, who were riding motorcycles, near Rafin Makuku on Monday evening; some gunmen fled wounded and four motorcycles were disabled.

Rostov-on-Don court recognizes Nazi Oberlander's role in killing 3,000 Soviet citizens during WWII, TASS reports. Prosecutors charge him with genocide of civilians and POWs in Rostov and Krasnodar regions.

A court in Rostov-on-Don recognized the involvement of Nazi Oberlander in the killing of 3,000 residents of the USSR, a TASS correspondent reported from the courtroom. Oberlander is accused of genocide of civilians and prisoners of war in Rostov Oblast and Krasnodar Krai during the Great Patriotic War, according to the Prosecutor General's Office.

China urges PIF Secretariat to abide by one-China principle and 'properly handle' Taiwan's attendance at Aug 30-Sept 4 leaders meeting in Palau, spokesperson Guo Jiakun says

China's foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun urged the Secretariat of the Pacific Islands Forum on Tuesday to abide by the one-China principle and properly handle Taiwan-related issues ahead of the forum's annual leaders meeting scheduled in Palau from August 30 to September 4.

China's NEV penetration hit a record 65.1% of passenger car retail sales in July, up 11.6 percentage points year-on-year, the China Passenger Car Association said. Domestic brands reached 83.8%.

China's NEV penetration rate hit a new high of 65.1 percent of total passenger car retail sales in July, up 11.6 percentage points year-on-year, according to the China Passenger Car Association. Among domestic brands the rate reached 83.8 percent, while luxury vehicles stood at 30.9 percent.