HONG KONG -- Despite the habitual silence of some West and Hong Kong media on how rioters have wreaked havoc on Hong Kong's traffic safety system, Hong Kong residents have long been indignant at the systematic smashing of traffic light control boxes and cutting of the power lines of traffic lights.

Vandalism escalated during the last weekend when a flock of rioters tore down a multifunctional smart lamppost and damaged about 20 others. (HK-Violence-Traffic)

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SYDNEY -- A class action lawsuit against American aviation giant Boeing now has 3,000 pilots from 12 international airlines onboard, said the Australian newspaper on Tuesday.

Filed to the United States District Court in Illinois on June 21, the action led by Australia's International Aerospace Law and Policy Group (IALPG), in partnership with American firm PMJ PLLC, is seeking "compensatory and punitive damages" from Boeing for losses stemming from design issues and failures to warn pilots in the lead up to two major disasters. (Australia-Boeing-Law Suit)

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MANILA -- China is willing to further cooperation and promote development of bilateral relations with Tonga and the Philippines in the future, a high-level Chinese delegation has told senior Tongan and Philippine officials during separate visits to the two countries.

A delegation of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), led by Zheng Jianbang, the vice-chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, paid a visit to Tonga and the Philippines from Aug. 20 to 27. (China-Philippines-Tonga-Relation)

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QALA-E-NAW, Afghanistan -- Eight Afghan soldiers and eight militants were killed during clashes at an army checkpoint in western Badghis province overnight as daily violence and clashes have been continuing in the country, a district chief said Tuesday.

"Taliban militants stormed a joint security checkpoint on outskirts of Qadis district Monday night, leading to heavy clashes lasting for hours. Five national army and three local army personnel were martyred during the fighting," district chief Abdullah Mohammadi told Xinhua. (Afghanistan-Clash) Enditem

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