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Police: At least 12 dead in capsizing of boat of Rohingya
Published On: October 9, 2017 10:26 AM NPT By: Associated Press
COX’S BAZAR, BANGLADESH, Oct 9: An overcrowded boat carrying Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar capsized in the confluence of a river and the Bay of Bengal and at least 12 people died, police said Monday. Five of the dead were children.
At party meeting, Kim Jong Un's sister gets promotion
Published On: October 9, 2017 10:26 AM NPT By: Associated Press
TOKYO, Oct 9: Kim Jong Un has promoted his younger sister to a new post within North Korea's ruling party.
Hurricane Nate closes in on Mississippi, eyes 2nd landfall
Published On: October 8, 2017 10:23 AM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS, Oct 8: Hurricane Nate came ashore on a sparsely populated area at the mouth of the Mississippi River on Saturday and closed in on Mississippi, pelting the central Gulf Coast region with strong winds and heavy rains.
Car hits pedestrians outside London museum; some injured
Published On: October 7, 2017 08:53 PM NPT By: Associated Press
LONDON, Oct 7: British emergency services raced to London’s Natural History Museum after a car struck pedestrians Saturday outside the building. Police said a number of people were injured and one person was detained at the scene.
North Korea preparing long-range missile test: RIA cites Russian lawmaker
Published On: October 7, 2017 05:21 PM NPT By: Reuters
MOSCOW, Oct 7: North Korea is preparing to test a long-range missile which it believes can reach the west coast of the United States, a Russian lawmaker just returned from a visit to Pyongyang was quoted as saying on Friday.
Hurricane Nate forms, heads to central Gulf of Mexico
Published On: October 7, 2017 04:04 PM NPT By: Associated Press
MEXICO CITY, Oct 7: Hurricane Nate gained force as it continues rapidly moving over the central Gulf of Mexico early Saturday after drenching Central America in rain that was blamed for at least 21 deaths. Forecasters said it was likely to reach the U.S. Gulf Coast over the weekend.
Danish police find missing body parts of Swedish journalist Kim Wall
Published On: October 7, 2017 02:30 PM NPT By: Reuters
COPENHAGEN, Oct 7: Danish police said on Saturday they had found the head and the legs of Swedish journalist Kim Wall, who died in mysterious circumstances on an inventor’s homemade submarine.
Welcome to Vegas: Billboards ask for tips on gunman’s motive
Published On: October 7, 2017 12:26 PM NPT By: Republica
LAS VEGAS, Oct 7: Tourists coming to gamble and party on the Strip will soon find something other than bright lights welcoming them to “Fabulous Las Vegas.”
EU braces for Brexit talks collapse as May falters
Published On: October 7, 2017 11:18 AM NPT By: Reuters
BRUSSELS, Oct 7: As in-fighting consumes the British government, Europeans have stepped up quiet preparations for a possible collapse of Brexit talks that could see Britain crash out of the EU without a deal 18 months from now.
Japanese woman 'dies from overwork' after logging 159 hours of overtime in a month
Published On: October 6, 2017 03:14 PM NPT By: Agencies
TOKYO, Oct 6: Japan has again been forced to confront its work culture after labor inspectors ruled that the death of a 31-year-old journalist at the country’s public broadcaster, NHK, had been caused by overwork.
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