G7 leaders divided on climate change, closer on trade issues

Published On: May 28, 2017 05:36 AM NPT By: Reuters

TAORMINA, May 28: Under pressure from Group of Seven allies, U.S. President Donald Trump backed a pledge to fight protectionism on Saturday, but refused to endorse a global climate change accord, saying he needed more time to decide.

MANCHESTER, May 28: British police on Saturday released surveillance-camera images of the Manchester concert bomber on the night of the attack as they appealed for more information about his final days.

TAORMINA, Sicily, May 27:President Donald Trump says he’ll make a final decision on whether the U.S. will stay in the Paris climate agreement next week.

MANCHESTER, May 27: Britain reduced its terrorism threat level a notch, from “critical” to “severe,” as authorities said major progress has been made in unraveling the plot behind the Manchester bombing.

Death toll in Egypt attack on Christians rises to 29

Published On: May 27, 2017 01:57 PM NPT By: Associated Press

CAIRO, May 27:  Egyptian authorities say the death toll in the ambush attack on a bus transporting Christians to a monastery south of Cairo has risen to 29.

Sri Lanka confirms 100 dead in mudslides; 99 missing

Published On: May 27, 2017 01:47 PM NPT By: Associated Press

AGALAWATTE, Sri Lanka, May 27: Sri Lanka has appealed for outside help as the death toll from floods and mudslides on Saturday rose to 100 with 99 others missing.

WASHINGTON, May 27:  U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and close adviser, Jared Kushner, had at least three previously undisclosed contacts with the Russian ambassador to the United States during and after the 2016 presidential campaign, seven current and former U.S. officials told Reuters.

CAIRO, May 27: Masked gunmen ambushed a bus carrying Coptic Christians to a monastery south of Cairo on Friday, killing at least 28 people, and Egypt responded by launching airstrikes against what it said were militant training bases in Libya.

BEIRUT, May 26: A fresh wave of airstrikes in eastern Syria killed at least 35 civilians including women and children, state media and an observer group reported Friday, and the U.N. human rights chief said civilians are increasingly paying the price of escalating attacks against the Islamic State group in the country.

Gunmen attack Christians, killing at least 23

Published On: May 26, 2017 04:18 PM NPT By: Associated Press

CAIRO, May 26: Egyptian state TV says 23 people were killed and 25 wounded in an attack by gunmen on a bus carrying Coptic Christians south of Cairo.