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Trump signs new anti-terror travel ban without new fanfare
Published On: March 7, 2017 08:11 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, March 7: Without fanfare, President Donald Trump signed a scaled-back version of his controversial ban on many foreign travelers Monday, hoping to avoid a new round of lawsuits and outrage while fulfilling a central campaign promise. His order still bars new visas for people from six Muslim-majority countries and temporarily shuts down America's refugee program.
NKorea: US-SKorea exercises leading to 'nuclear disaster'
Published On: March 7, 2017 08:01 AM NPT By: Associated Press
UNITED NATIONS, March 7: North Korea warned Monday that U.S.-South Korean military exercises, which it called "the most undisguised nuclear war maneuvers," are driving the Korean Peninsula and northeast Asia toward "nuclear disaster."
30 dead as intense fighting breaks out in Myanmar-China border town
Published On: March 6, 2017 08:44 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS
YANGON, March 6: At least 30 people were killed Monday in a day of intense fighting in a town on Myanmar's border with China, authorities said, after rebels dressed in police uniforms launched a surprise raid.
Former U.S. intelligence chief rejects Trump wiretap accusation
Published On: March 6, 2017 07:45 PM NPT By: Reuters
The former top U.S. intelligence official rejected President Donald Trump's accusation that his predecessor, Barack Obama, wiretapped him even as the White House on Sunday urged Congress to investigate Trump's allegation.
Seoul: North Korea fires 4 ballistic missiles into ocean
Published On: March 6, 2017 03:38 PM NPT By: Associated Press
SEOUL, South Korea, March 6: North Korea on Monday fired four banned ballistic missiles that flew about 1,000 kilometers (620 miles), with three of them landing in waters that Japan claims as its exclusive economic zone, South Korean and Japanese officials said, in an apparent reaction to huge military drills by Washington and Seoul that Pyongyang insists are an invasion rehearsal.
US-led strikes claim 21 civilian lives
Published On: March 5, 2017 01:25 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS
Twenty-one civilians were killed in US-led coalition air strikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria in recent months, officials acknowledged today. The deaths bring to at least 220 the number of civilians unintentionally killed since operations to defeat IS began in late summer 2014, though critics say the real number is a lot higher.
Trump accuses Obama of tapping his phones, cites no evidence
Published On: March 5, 2017 08:47 AM NPT By: Associated Press
PALM BEACH, Florida, March 5: President Donald Trump on Saturday accused former President Barack Obama of tapping his telephones during last year's election, lodging a startling allegation of abuse of power without evidence or explanation.
Rule change could make Abe longest-serving leader in Japan
Published On: March 5, 2017 07:58 AM NPT By: Associated Press
TOKYO, March 5:Japan's ruling party is expected to approve a change in party rules Sunday that could pave the way for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to become the country's longest-serving leader in the post-World War II era.
Arnold Schwarzenegger opens up about affair, Trump feud
Published On: March 4, 2017 06:53 PM NPT By: Associated Press
LOS ANGELES, March 4: Arnold Schwarzenegger says he doesn't dwell on the affair that cost him his marriage to Maria Shriver and is focused on having a great relationship with his kids.
Interpol: $5.1 million of illegal wildlife and timber seized
Published On: March 4, 2017 01:02 PM NPT By: Associated Press
UNITED NATIONS, March 4: Interpol says a three-week operation to tackle the illegal trade in wildlife and timber in 43 countries has led to the seizure of $5.1 million worth of illicit products from wild cats to seahorses and the jailing of almost 90 people.
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