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Bid to revoke Obama methane rule fails in surprise U.S. Senate vote
Published On: May 11, 2017 07:16 AM NPT By: Reuters
WASHINGTON, May 11: The U.S. Senate on Wednesday rejected a resolution to revoke an Obama-era rule to limit methane emissions from oil and gas production on federal lands, dealing a blow to President Donald Trump's efforts to free the drilling industry from what he sees as excessive environmental regulation.
Trump fires FBI Director Comey, setting off U.S. political storm
Published On: May 10, 2017 07:41 AM NPT By: Reuters
WASHINGTON, May 10: U.S. President Donald Trump ignited a political firestorm on Tuesday by firing FBI Director James Comey, who had been leading an investigation into the Trump 2016 presidential campaign's possible collusion with Russia to influence the election outcome.
South Korea’s newly elected liberal president starts duties
Published On: May 10, 2017 07:35 AM NPT By: Associated Press
SEOUL, May 10: Hours after celebrating his election win with thousands of supporters in wet Seoul streets, new South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday was quickly thrown into the job of leading a nation deeply split over its future and faced with growing threats from North Korea and an uneasy alliance with the United States.
Exit polls in South Korea forecast win for liberal Moon
Published On: May 9, 2017 05:48 PM NPT By: Associated Press
SEOUL, May 9: Exit polls in South Korea forecast that liberal candidate Moon Jae-in will win an election Tuesday to succeed ousted President Park Geun-hye.
12 killed, including 10 S Korean children, in China accident
Published On: May 9, 2017 03:24 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIJING, May 9: Twelve people, including 10 South Korean school children, were killed Tuesday when their bus was involved in an accident and caught fire inside a tunnel in eastern China, the local government and a South Korean diplomat said.
UN: Up to 245 missing after 2 Mediterranean shipwrecks
Published On: May 9, 2017 03:12 PM NPT By: Associated Press
GENEVA, 9: U.N. agencies say up to 245 migrants and refugees are missing and feared dead following two recent shipwrecks of smugglers' boats in the Mediterranean Sea.
Jakarta's Christian governor jailed for blasphemy against Islam
Published On: May 9, 2017 02:48 PM NPT By: Reuters
JAKARTA, May 9: Jakarta's Christian governor was sentenced to two years in jail for blasphemy against Islam on Tuesday, a harsher than expected ruling in a trial that was seen as a test of religious tolerance in Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim-majority nation.
Indian SC sentences High Court Judge to jail
Published On: May 9, 2017 12:33 PM NPT By: Agencies
NEW DELHI, May 9: The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday sentenced Calcutta High Court judge Justice CS Karnan to six months in jail while holding him guilty of contempt.
Yates: Alarm about Russian blackmail led to warning on Flynn
Published On: May 9, 2017 09:52 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, May 9: Former acting Attorney General Sally Yates told Congress Monday she bluntly warned the Trump White House in January that new National Security Adviser Michael Flynn "essentially could be blackmailed" by the Russians because he apparently had lied to his bosses about his contacts with Moscow's ambassador in Washington.
Trump's daughter Tiffany to attend Georgetown Law School
Published On: May 9, 2017 09:13 AM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW YORK, May 9: Another Trump is going to Washington. Tiffany Trump, the youngest daughter of the president, will be enrolling at Georgetown University Law School this fall, according to her brother. Eric Trump, who revealed the school choice, received his undergraduate degree from Georgetown.
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