Fire at Czech asylum for mentally ill kills 8 patients

Published On: January 19, 2020 07:40 PM NPT By: Associated Press

PRAGUE, Jan 19: A fire swept through a Czech asylum for the mentally ill on Sunday, killing eight male patients, officials said.

Meghan's father accuses daughter of 'cheapening' UK's royal family

Published On: January 19, 2020 07:31 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, Jan 19: Meghan Markle’s estranged father, Thomas Markle, accused his daughter of “cheapening” the British royal family in part of an interview released a day after Buckingham Palace said Prince Harry and his wife would no longer be working members of the monarchy.

More than 300 people wounded in Beirut protest clashes - rescuers

Published On: January 19, 2020 07:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

BEIRUT, Jan 19: Lebanese rescuers treated more than 300 people for injuries during hours of clashes between security forces and protesters that rocked central Beirut on Saturday night.

KYIV, Ukraine, Jan 19: The bodies of the 11 Ukrainians who died when an Iranian missile shot down a passenger plane have arrived in Ukraine for a farewell ceremony.

Harry and Meghan to drop titles and retire as working royals

Published On: January 19, 2020 06:30 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, Jan 19: Prince Harry and his wife Meghan will no longer be working members of Britain’s monarchy and they will pay their own way in life as they embark on an independent future, Buckingham Palace said on Saturday.

ADEN, Jan 19: Yemen’s president told the military on Sunday it needs to be on high alert and ready for battle following an attack on Saturday by Iran-aligned Houthis on a military training camp in the city of Marib.

BEIJING, Jan 19: China will negotiate with American companies and increase imports of U.S. goods and products according to market principles, an official with its state planner said on Sunday.

Sixty killed in Houthi attack on camp in Yemen's Marib

Published On: January 19, 2020 01:43 PM NPT By: Reuters

CAIRO, Jan 19: Iran-aligned Houthis attacked a military training camp in the Yemeni city of Marib on Saturday, killing‮ ‬60 military personnel and wounding dozens others, Saudi state television said on Saturday evening.

China virus cases spike, 17 new infections reported

Published On: January 19, 2020 01:31 PM NPT By: Reuters

BEIJING, Jan 19: China reported 17 more cases of pneumonia caused by a new coronavirus strain on Sunday, stoking worries of it spreading as the country gears up to celebrate Chinese lunar new year when hundreds of millions of people travel.

BEIJING, Jan 19: China’s state planner said on Sunday that it had approved 157 fixed-asset investment projects in 2019, worth a total 1.33 trillion yuan ($195 billion).