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BEIJING (AP) — China says the United States is jeopardizing military ties by charging five Chinese officers with cyberspying. China says it's suspending cooperation with the U.S. in a joint cybersecurity task force. The U.S. is accusing the Chinese military officers of stealing trade secrets from major American companies.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A top White House official is promising that the CIA will no longer use vaccination programs as cover for spying operations. The agency used the ruse in targeting Osama bin Laden before the U.S. raid that killed him in 2011. President Barack Obama's top counterterrorism adviser, Lisa Monaco, has written to the deans of 13 prominent public health schools, also promising not to use any genetic materials obtained through vaccination programs.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian authorities are releasing to the public satellite data used in the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. The Malaysian government says that data led them to search the Indian Ocean for the plane that disappeared March 8 while flying from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to Beijing.
TOKYO (AP) — The United Nations says Asia's robust economy and strong demand for drugs has driven global production and trafficking of methamphetamine to record levels. The U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime says Asia is the world's largest market for stimulants, and seizures of methamphetamine pills and crystal meth have tripled to 36 tons over the last five years. China serves as a major hub for meth production.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The sheriff in Sonoma County, California says the mother accused of attacking a boy she says was bullying her daughter may have targeted the wrong kid. Investigators say they've found no evidence linking the boy to the bullying allegations. Delia Garcia-Bratcher was arrested Saturday for allegedly grabbing a 12-year-old boy by the throat at her daughter's elementary school. Garcia-Bratcher had asked her daughter to point out the boy who was bullying her.
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