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Witness to an assassination: A photographer captures attack
Published On: December 20, 2016 10:13 AM NPT By: Burhan Ozbilici
People screamed, hid behind columns and under tables and lay on the floor. I was afraid and confused, but found partial cover behind a wall and did my job: taking photographs.
Invoking Syria, policeman kills Russian ambassador to Turkey
Published On: December 19, 2016 11:39 PM NPT By: Associated Press
ANKARA, Turkey, DEC 19: A Turkish policeman fatally shot Russia's ambassador to Turkey on Monday in front of a shocked gathering at a photo exhibit and then, pacing near the body of his victim, appeared to condemn Russia's military role in Syria, shouting: "Don't forget Aleppo! Don't forget Syria!"
101-year-old UK man jailed for earlier child sex offenses
Published On: December 19, 2016 06:45 PM NPT By: Associated Press
LONDON, Dec 19: A 101-year-old confessed sex offender has been jailed for 13 years for crimes committed against young children in the 1970s and 1980s.
U.S. electors expected to officially confirm Trump victory
Published On: December 19, 2016 03:17 PM NPT By: Reuters
WASHINGTON, Dec 19: The U.S. Electoral College is expected on Monday to officially select Republican Donald Trump as the next president in a vote that is usually routine but takes place this year amid allegations of Russian hacking to try to influence the election.
Muslim man buys giant Christmas tree for Baghdad’s Christians
Published On: December 18, 2016 07:10 PM NPT By: Agencies
A Muslim businessman has erected an 85-foot Christmas tree in Baghdad in a sign of solidarity with Christians during the festive season.
‘Frozen woman’ rescued by cops turns out to be a mannequin
Published On: December 18, 2016 04:35 PM NPT By: Agencies
NEW YORK, Dec 18: Police in the US state of New York broke into a vehicle to ‘rescue’ an apparently frozen woman, only to find it was a life-size mannequin, media reports said.
India appoints new army, air force and intelligence chiefs
Published On: December 18, 2016 02:44 PM NPT By: Reuters
The Indian government has appointed new heads of its army and air force among a series senior military and intelligence appointments, officials said, two weeks before its two most senior defense force chiefs are due to retire.
China to return seized U.S. drone, says Washington 'hyping up' incident
Published On: December 18, 2016 01:52 PM NPT By: Reuters
BEIJING/WEST PALM BEACH, FLA.. Dec 18: China will return an underwater U.S. drone seized by a naval vessel this week in the South China Sea, both countries said on Saturday, but Beijing complained that Washington had been "hyping up" the incident.
Indonesian C-130 military plane crashes in Papua, killing 13
Published On: December 18, 2016 10:36 AM NPT By: Associated Press
INDONESIA, Dec 18: An Indonesian military Hercules C-130 transport plane crashed Sunday in the easternmost province of Papua, killing all 13 people on board.
Quake hits east of Papua New Guinea, tsunami warnings scaled back
Published On: December 17, 2016 07:50 PM NPT By: Reuters
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.9 struck 157 km (98 miles) east of Rabaul in Papua New Guinea on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported, prompting a warning about tsunami waves across parts of the archipelago.
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