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Ohio nightclub shooting leaves one dead, 14 wounded; shooter at large
Published On: March 26, 2017 05:20 PM NPT By: Reuters
Gunfire erupted inside a packed nightclub in Cincinnati, Ohio, early Sunday morning, killing at least one person and injuring 14, and police said they were still looking for the shooter.
US air strike in Afghanistan kills senior Al-Qaeda leader: Pentagon
Published On: March 26, 2017 04:50 PM NPT By: Agencies
WASHINGTON, March 26: A US drone strike in eastern Afghanistan on March 19 killed the senior Al-Qaeda military commander Qari Yasin, who has been linked to numerous attacks in Pakistan, the US military confirmed on Saturday.
Failure on health bill also hurts prospects for tax overhaul
Published On: March 26, 2017 08:57 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans' failure to repeal Barack Obama's health care law deals a serious blow to another big part of President Donald Trump's agenda: tax reform.
With healthcare bill dead, Republicans turn to taxes
Published On: March 26, 2017 08:35 AM NPT By: Thompson Reuters Foundation
After failing to repeal Obamacare, Republicans in the U.S. Congress quickly pivoted on Friday to President Donald Trump's next priority: overhauling the federal tax code, but their plan has already split the business community.
Laptop ban hits Dubai for 1.1m weekend travellers
Published On: March 25, 2017 06:54 PM NPT By: Agencies
DUBAI, 25 March: Dubai International Airport and its flag carrier Emirates began implementing a ban on laptops and tablets on direct flights to the US Saturday, on one of the busiest travel weekends of the year.
UN Peacekeeping chief expects 3 mission to close by March 2018
Published On: March 25, 2017 12:04 PM NPT By: Associated Press
UNITED NATIONS, March 25: The U.N. peacekeeping chief said Friday he expects operations in Haiti, Ivory Coast and Liberia to end by March 2018 which will save hundreds of millions of dollars.
Trump tastes failure as U.S. House healthcare bill collapses
Published On: March 25, 2017 08:47 AM NPT By: Reuters
WASHINGTON, March 25: President Donald Trump suffered a stunning political setback on Friday in a Congress controlled by his own party when Republican leaders pulled legislation to overhaul the U.S. healthcare system, a major 2016 election campaign promise of the president and his allies.
Egypt's former leader Mubarak walks free for first time in six years : lawyer
Published On: March 24, 2017 04:20 PM NPT By: Reuters
Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president overthrown in 2011 and the first leader to face trial after the Arab Spring uprisings that swept the region, walked free on Friday for the first time in six years, his lawyer said.
Police identify British-born attacker, victim count rises to four
Published On: March 24, 2017 07:54 AM NPT By: Thompson Reuters Foundation
The attacker who plowed a car through a throng of pedestrians and then stabbed a policeman outside Britain's parliament was named on Thursday as Khalid Masood, a British-born man who was once investigated by MI5 intelligence officers over concerns about violent extremism.
UK parliament attack: Police arrest seven
Published On: March 23, 2017 06:50 PM NPT By: Agencies
LONDON, March 23: The police have arrested seven people in the investigation into a lone-wolf attacker who killed five people and injured 40 before being shot dead by police near the parliament in London, Britain’s most senior counter-terrorism officer said on Thursday.
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