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Turkey's Erdogan declares referendum victory, opponents plan challenge
Published On: April 17, 2017 01:39 PM NPT By: Reuters
ANKARA/ISTANBUL, April 17: President Tayyip Erdogan declared victory in a referendum on Sunday to grant him sweeping powers in the biggest overhaul of modern Turkish politics, but opponents said the vote was marred by irregularities and they would challenge its result.
A Saudi woman's plea for help exposes risks runaways face
Published On: April 16, 2017 05:19 PM NPT By: Associated Press
DUBAI, April 16: A young Saudi woman's plea for help after she was stopped in an airport in the Philippines en route to Australia where she planned to seek asylum has triggered a firestorm on social media and drawn attention to the plight of female runaways.
Pence lands in South Korea after North's failed launch
Published On: April 16, 2017 03:46 PM NPT By: Associated Press
SEOUL, April 16: U.S. Vice President Mike Pence arrived in South Korea on Sunday to begin a 10-day trip to Asia that comes amid turmoil on the Korean Peninsula over North Korea's threats to advance its nuclear and defense capabilities, and just after a failed missile launch by the North.
Harder on Russia and softer on China, Trump's views evolving
Published On: April 16, 2017 09:52 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Once soft on Russia and hard on China, President Donald Trump rapidly reversed course in the last weeks, concluding there's more business to be done with Beijing than with Moscow.
US: North Korean test missile explodes on launch
Published On: April 16, 2017 08:34 AM NPT By: Associated Press
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A North Korean missile exploded during launch Sunday, U.S. and South Korean officials said, a high-profile failure that comes as a powerful U.S. aircraft supercarrier approaches the Korean Peninsula in a show of force.
Train stuck in tunnel 3 hours, then stun gun sparks stampede
Published On: April 15, 2017 06:47 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW YORK, April 15: A train with about 1,200 passengers became stuck in a tunnel between New York and New Jersey for nearly three hours on Friday, and the chaotic scene escalated to pandemonium when Amtrak police used a stun gun to subdue a disruptive man in a station, sparking a stampede.
10 killed in Sri Lanka as massive mound of garbage collapses
Published On: April 15, 2017 02:18 PM NPT By: Associated Press
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, April 15: At least 10 people were killed and 12 others injured when a massive mound of garbage collapsed on part of a poor neighborhood near Sri Lanka's capital during festivities to mark the local new year, officials said Saturday.
North Korea rolls out missiles, other weaponry at parade
Published On: April 15, 2017 02:07 PM NPT By: Associated Press
PYONGYANG, April 15: North Korea paraded its intercontinental ballistic missiles Saturday in a massive military display in central Pyongyang, with ruler Kim Jong Un looking on with delight as his nation flaunted its increasingly sophisticated military hardware amid rising tensions across the region.
Trump admin. declines to brand China a currency manipulator
Published On: April 15, 2017 09:33 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration declined Friday to label China a currency manipulator despite President Donald Trump's insistent pledge during the election campaign that he would do so as soon as he took office.
N. Korea starts celebrating birthday of country's founder
Published On: April 15, 2017 09:02 AM NPT By: Associated Press
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appeared in a massive parade in the capital city on Saturday celebrating the birthday of his late grandfather and North Korea founder Kim Il Sung.
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