Refugees reaching Zambia accuse DRC troops of killing civilians: U.N.

Published On: September 23, 2017 02:20 PM NPT By: Reuters

LUSAKA, Sept 23: Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government forces have been killing civilians in an insurgency-hit region, prompting the latest influx of refugees into northern Zambia, a senior U.N. official said, citing accounts of asylum seekers.

Iran successfully tested new ballistic missile: state media

Published On: September 23, 2017 02:04 PM NPT By: Reuters

DUBAI, Sept 23: Iran has successfully tested a new ballistic missile with a range of 2,000 km (1,200 miles) which it displayed at a military parade on Friday, state media reported on Saturday.

Nearly 10,000 leave homes around active Bali volcano

Published On: September 22, 2017 06:12 PM NPT By: Associated Press

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Sept 22:  Nearly 10,000 villagers have left their homes around the Mount Agung volcano on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali because of a possible eruption.

Kim fires off insults at Trump and hints at weapons test

Published On: September 22, 2017 06:04 PM NPT By: Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea, Sept 22:  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un lobbed a string of insults at President Donald Trump on Friday, calling him a "mentally deranged U.S. dotard" and hinting at frightening new weapons tests.

Grenade attack kills 3, wounds 23 in Indian-held Kashmir

Published On: September 21, 2017 03:33 PM NPT By: Associated Press

SRINAGAR, India, Sept 21:  Three civilians were killed and 23 others wounded after suspected rebels Thursday lobbed a grenade at a motorcade of a local government minister in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said.

Maria destroys homes, triggers flooding in Puerto Rico

Published On: September 21, 2017 12:37 PM NPT By: Associated Press

SAN JUAN, Sept 21: The strongest hurricane to hit Puerto Rico in more than 80 years destroyed hundreds of homes, knocked out power across the entire island and turned some streets into raging rivers Wednesday in an onslaught that could plunge the U.S. territory deeper into financial crisis.

226 killed as 7.1 magnitude quake fells buildings in Mexico

Published On: September 20, 2017 10:59 AM NPT By: Associated Press

MEXICO CITY, Sept 20:  A powerful earthquake shook central Mexico on Tuesday, collapsing buildings in plumes of dust and killing at least 226 people. Thousands fled into the streets in panic, and many stayed to help rescue those trapped.

Motorbike explosion in Syrian city kills child, monitors say

Published On: September 19, 2017 11:46 AM NPT By: Republica

BEIRUT, Sept 19: A booby-trapped motorbike exploded in the northeastern Syrian city of Qamishli on Monday, killing a child and wounding six other people, the monitoring group Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.

UK police arrest 2nd man in London subway attack case

Published On: September 17, 2017 06:57 PM NPT By: Associated Press

LONDON, September 17:  London police say a second man has been arrested in connection with the London subway attack.

Palestine's Hamas ready for talks with Fatah, elections: statement

Published On: September 17, 2017 11:03 AM NPT By: Reuters

CAIRO, Sept 17: Palestine’s Hamas group has agreed to talks with rival Fatah movement, to dissolve the Gaza administrative committee and hold general elections as a way to implement a deal to end their long-running feud, the group said in a statement on Sunday.