Donald Trump asks people to stop harassment of Muslims, Latinos

Published On: November 15, 2016 04:35 PM NPT By: Agencies

WASHINGTON, Nov 15: Saddened by the reports of harassment of Muslims, African-Americans and Latinos following his victory in the election, President-elect Donald Trump has for the first time publicly asked people to “Stop it”.

Thousands of students carry protests against Trump into second week

Published On: November 15, 2016 12:16 PM NPT By: Reuters

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 15: Demonstrations protesting the U.S. presidential election victory of Republican Donald Trump entered their second week on Monday, with thousands of students chanting phrases like "Not My President" after walking out of classes across the country.

When Mark Zuckerberg was declared dead by Facebook

Published On: November 15, 2016 11:51 AM NPT By: Agence France-Presse

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 15: Facebook accidentally declared its founder Mark Zuckerberg and many other users dead on Friday, acknowledging after fixing the problem that it had committed a "terrible error."

Trump will get wake-up call when he takes office, Obama says

Published On: November 15, 2016 11:13 AM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Nov 15: President-elect Donald Trump is in for a quick wake-up call and will have to adjust his temperament when he confronts the realities of his new job on Jan. 20, President Barack Obama said on Monday.

BEIJING, Nov 15: Pictures of a golden pheasant in China are going viral because some people think he bears a resemblance to US President-elect Donald Trump.

Pakistan says seven soldiers killed by Indian shelling

Published On: November 14, 2016 06:56 PM NPT By: Reuters

Seven Pakistani soldiers were killed by Indian shelling across the frontier in the disputed Kashmir region overnight, Pakistan's military said on Monday, as tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours simmer.

Here’s how you can see the biggest ‘Supermoon’ since 1948

Published On: November 14, 2016 04:14 PM NPT By: Agencies

If you look up at the moon today you might notice it looks bigger and brighter than usual. We won’t see another supermoon like this until 2034, so make sure you get a look.

In phone call, China's Xi tells Trump cooperation is only choice

Published On: November 14, 2016 04:11 PM NPT By: Reuters

BEIJING/WASHINGTON, Nov 14: Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. President-elect Donald Trump that cooperation was the only choice for relations between the world's two largest economies, with Trump saying the two had established a "clear sense of mutual respect".

Donald Trump announces plan to deport 3m immigrants

Published On: November 14, 2016 01:57 PM NPT By: Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Nov 14:  President-elect Donald Trump's tough-talking plan to rein in illegal immigration showed signs of cracking on Sunday, with the president-elect seemingly backing off his vow to build a solid wall along the southern U.S. border and the top House Republican rejecting any "deportation force" targeting people in the country illegally.

Tsunami hits New Zealand after series of strong quakes

Published On: November 13, 2016 06:42 PM NPT By: Reuters

WELLINGTON, Nov 13: An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 struck central New Zealand just after midnight (1102 GMT Sunday), the U.S. Geological Survey said, generating a tsunami that hit the northeast coast of the South Island.