U.S. House votes to begin repealing Obamacare

Published On: January 14, 2017 06:15 PM NPT By: Reuters

U.S. House Republicans on Friday won passage of a measure starting the process of dismantling Obamacare, despite concerns about not having a ready replacement and the potential financial cost of repealing Democratic President Barack Obama's landmark health insurance law.

Bush daughters offer advice to Obama’s dughters in open letter

Published On: January 14, 2017 05:45 PM NPT By: Agencies

Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Bush, no strangers to life after the White House, have told Malia and Sasha Obama that after Inauguration Day on Jan. 20, they will, “Be writing the story of your lives, beyond the shadow of your famous parents.”

A 15-year-old girl appeared in court on Wednesday accused of murdering a 7-year-old girl in the northern English town of York, a case that shocked the nation and drew expressions of sympathy in parliament.

KABUL, Afghanistan, Jan 11: The United Arab Emirates says five of its diplomats were killed in a bombing in Kandahar, Afghanistan, the previous day.

In final address, Obama touts values and prods Trump (with video)

Published On: January 11, 2017 11:41 AM NPT By: Reuters

CHICAGO, Jan 11: With a final shout of his campaign mantra "Yes We Can," President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged Americans to stand up for U.S. values and reject discrimination as the country transitions to the presidency of Republican Donald Trump.

WASHINGTON, Jan 11: Classified documents that the heads of four U.S. intelligence agencies presented last week to President-elect Donald Trump included claims that Russian intelligence operatives have compromising information about him, two U.S. officials said Tuesday evening.

US man sentenced to 22 years imprisonment for stealing TV remote

Published On: January 10, 2017 05:05 PM NPT By: Agencies

A man from Illinois, United States who stole a television remote has been sentenced to more than two decades behind bars.

Skincare deal gives fresh face to L’Oreal in US

Published On: January 10, 2017 05:00 PM NPT By: Agencies

French cosmetics giant L’Oreal said Tuesday it had agreed to buy three leading skincare brands from Valeant for $1.3 billion in a move set to give its US offering a facelift.

Bangladesh court orders doctors to write legibly

Published On: January 10, 2017 04:55 PM NPT By: Agencies

Doctors the world over are renowned for their bad handwriting, but now a Bangladesh court is seeking to ban the sloppy scrawl after prescriptions became so illegible that patients were taking the wrong medicines.

25 dead, 1 million affected by floods in southern Thailand

Published On: January 10, 2017 02:26 PM NPT By: Associated Press

BANGKOK, Jan 10: Authorities say at least 25 people have died in severe flooding in southern Thailand since New Year's Day, leaving businesses paralyzed and thousands of tourists stranded.