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Arunachal MLA, ten others gunned down by militants
Published On: May 22, 2019 10:49 AM NPT By: Agencies
ITANAGAR, May 22: Suspected NSCN militants Tuesday gunned down sitting MLA and NPP assembly poll candidate Tirong Aboh and ten others, including his son and security personnel, in Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh, PTI reported quoting a top police officer.
In Pennsylvania, Trump touts 2020 chances, swipes at Biden
Published On: May 21, 2019 05:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
MONTOURSVILLE, May 21: President Donald Trump voiced confidence Monday in his ability to win a repeat victory in Pennsylvania in 2020 and took a fresh swipe at one of his leading Democratic rivals, telling rallygoers that native son Joe Biden had abandoned them by representing Delaware in the Senate.
In tearful ceremony, Sri Lanka Catholics mark one month since bombings
Published On: May 21, 2019 03:17 PM NPT By: Reuters
COLOMBO, May 21: Weeping Sri Lankan Catholics lit candles and prayed in a memorial service outside a bombed church on Tuesday, one month after Easter bombings by Islamist militants killed more than 250 people.
Tornadoes on the Plains not as bad as feared; threat remains
Published On: May 21, 2019 12:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
OKLAHOMA CITY, May 21: An intense storm system moved across the Southern Plains on Monday, spawning tornadoes that caused scattered damage and a deluge of rain but not the “particularly dangerous” twisters that forecasters had feared.
Man accused of murder in NZ shootings also charged with terrorist act
Published On: May 21, 2019 11:30 AM NPT By: Reuters
WELLINGTON, May 21: New Zealand police said on Tuesday they were charging the man accused of murder in shootings at two Christchurch mosques in March with engaging in a terrorist act.
Venezuela's Maduro proposes early elections for opposition-run congress
Published On: May 21, 2019 11:00 AM NPT By: Reuters
CARACAS, May 21: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday proposed early elections for the National Assembly, which is headed by opposition leader Juan Guaido and is the sole body recognized as democratically legitimate by most Western nations.
Yemen rebels say drone hits arms depot at Saudi airport
Published On: May 21, 2019 10:30 AM NPT By: Associated Press
DUBAI, May 21: Yemen’s Houthi rebels said Tuesday they launched a bomb-laden drone targeting an airport in Saudi Arabia that also has a military base inside of it, an attack acknowledged by the kingdom as Mideast tensions remain high between Iran and the U.S.
Hundreds protest Alabama abortion ban: ‘My body, my choice!’
Published On: May 20, 2019 08:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
MONTGOMERY, May 20: Hundreds of demonstrators marched to the Alabama Capitol on Sunday to protest the state’s newly approved abortion ban, chanting “my body, my choice!” and “vote them out!”
Ukraine’s new leader gets sworn in, dissolves parliament
Published On: May 20, 2019 07:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
KIEV, May 20: Ukrainian TV star Volodymyr Zelenskiy has sought to capitalize on his huge popularity, dissolving the country’s parliament Monday minutes after he was sworn in as president.
China’s pig disease outbreak pushes up global pork prices
Published On: May 20, 2019 07:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIJING, May 20: Hong Kong retiree Lee Wai-man loves pork fresh from the market but eats a lot less now that the price has jumped as China struggles with a deadly swine disease that has sent shockwaves through global meat markets.
