Published On: May 8, 2017 07:27 PM NPT By: Associated Press
PARIS, May 8: French President-elect Emmanuel Macron laid the groundwork Monday for his transition to power, announcing a visit to Germany and a name change for his political movement and appearing with his predecessor at a solemn World War II commemoration.
Published On: May 8, 2017 06:35 PM NPT By: Associated Press
TOKYO, May 8: After arresting two American university instructors and laying out what it says was an elaborate, CIA-backed plot to assassinate Kim Jong Un, North Korea is claiming to be the victim of state-sponsored terrorism — from the White House.
Published On: May 8, 2017 02:46 PM NPT By: Associated Press
PLEASANT VALLEY, Alaska (AP), May 8: The Alaska Earthquake Information Center says a magnitude 3.8 earthquake hit the central part of the state.
Published On: May 8, 2017 07:40 AM NPT By: Reuters
PARIS, May 8: Emmanuel Macron was elected French president on Sunday with a business-friendly vision of European integration, defeating Marine Le Pen, a far-right nationalist who threatened to take France out of the European Union.
Published On: May 7, 2017 06:56 PM NPT By: Reuters
PYONGYANG, May 7: North Korea said on Sunday it has detained another American citizen for suspicion of acts against the state, which if confirmed would make him the fourth U.S. citizen to be held by the isolated country amid diplomatic tensions.
Published On: May 7, 2017 05:42 PM NPT By: Associated Press
SRINAGAR, May 7: Rebels attacked a police squad in the Indian portion of Kashmir, triggering a gun-battle that left three civilians, one officer and an assailant dead, police said Sunday.
Published On: May 7, 2017 04:08 PM NPT By: Associated Press
PARIS, May 7: Voters across France are choosing a new president Sunday in an unusually tense and important election that could decide Europe’s future, making a stark choice between pro-business independent Emmanuel Macron and far-right populist Marine Le Pen.
Published On: May 7, 2017 02:44 PM NPT By: Associated Press
ABUJA, May 7: Nigeria’s president says he will meet Sunday with 82 Chibok schoolgirls freed this weekend after being kidnapped three years ago by Boko Haram.
Published On: May 7, 2017 08:38 AM NPT By: Associated Press
AUSTIN(Texas), May 7: Parents seeking to adopt children in Texas could soon be rejected by state-funded or private agencies with religious objections to them being Jewish, Muslim, gay, single, or interfaith couples, under a proposal in the Republican-controlled Legislature.
Published On: May 6, 2017 04:10 PM NPT By: Associated Press
PARIS, May 6: France’s election campaign watchdog is investigating a hacking attack and document leak targeting presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron that his political movement calls a last-ditch bid to disrupt Sunday’s tense runoff vote.