Large fire breaks out at French factory in Rouen

Published On: September 26, 2019 12:15 PM NPT By: Reuters

PARIS, Sept 26: A large fire broke out in the early hours of Thursday at a French factory in the northern port city of Rouen, local authorities said.

Afghans face presidential vote amid violence, corruption

Published On: September 26, 2019 11:56 AM NPT By: Associated Press

KABUL, Sept 26:  Millions of Afghans are expected to go to the polls on Saturday to elect a new president, despite an upsurge of violence in the weeks since the collapse of a U.S.-Taliban deal to end America’s longest war, and the Taliban warning voters to say away from the polls.

Washington plunges into Trump impeachment investigation

Published On: September 26, 2019 09:00 AM NPT By: Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Sept 26: President Donald Trump pressed the leader of Ukraine to “look into” Joe Biden, Trump’s potential 2020 reelection rival, as well as the president’s lingering grievances from the 2016 election, according to a rough transcript of a summer phone call that is now at the center of Democrats’ impeachment probe.

DUBAI, Sept 25: Iran is willing to give reassurances on not seeking nuclear arms and accept changes to its 2015 nuclear accord with world power if the United States returns to the deal and lifts sanctions, a government spokesman said on Wednesday.

Philippines risks polio problem as parents skip child vaccines - WHO

Published On: September 25, 2019 05:44 PM NPT By: Reuters

MANILA, Sept 25: The Philippines risks having more cases of polio unless it sharply steps up its vaccinations of children under 5 years of age, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.

Death toll from Pakistan earthquake rises to 37 - local official

Published On: September 25, 2019 05:02 PM NPT By: Reuters

ISLAMABAD, Sept 25: The death toll from an earthquake in Pakistan on Tuesday has risen to 37, the Mirpur divisional commissioner, Muhammad Tayyab, said on Wednesday.

PM Johnson to face the music in parliament after Supreme Court blow

Published On: September 25, 2019 04:33 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, Sept 25: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson returned home from a foreign trip on Wednesday to face parliament in what is likely to be a stormy session after a humiliating Supreme Court ruling that he had unlawfully suspended the assembly.

Nintendo's Mario mobile game suffers launch day server overload

Published On: September 25, 2019 03:11 PM NPT By: Reuters

TOKYO, Sept 25: Nintendo Co Ltd’s (7974.T) hotly awaited mobile title Mario Kart Tour launched on Wednesday with many users complaining server overload meant they were unable to play the game - seen as a major test of the Kyoto-based company’s mobile ambitions.

Johnson flies back to face parliament as Brexit chaos deepens

Published On: September 25, 2019 01:40 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, Sept 25: A defiant Prime Minister Boris Johnson was flying home early on Wednesday after the Supreme Court ruled he had unlawfully suspended parliament, with no end in sight to Britain’s deep political crisis over Brexit.

Climate activist Greta Thunberg wins 'alternative Nobel Prize'

Published On: September 25, 2019 01:25 PM NPT By: Reuters

STOCKHOLM, Sept 25: Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg was named on Wednesday as one of four winners of the 2019 Right Livelihood Award, known as Sweden’s alternative Nobel Prize.