Not guilty: Senate acquits Trump of impeachment charges

Published On: February 6, 2020 12:33 PM NPT By: Associated Press

WASHINGTON. Feb 6: President Donald Trump won impeachment acquittal Wednesday in the U.S. Senate, bringing to a close only the third presidential trial in American history with votes that split the country, tested civic norms and fed the tumultuous 2020 race for the White House.

BEIJING, Feb 6: Ten more people were sickened with a new virus aboard one of two quarantined cruise ships with some 5,400 passengers and crew aboard, health officials in Japan said Thursday, as China reported 73 more deaths and announced that the first group of patients were expected to start taking a new antiviral drug.

International court gathering evidence in Rohingya case

Published On: February 5, 2020 06:12 PM NPT By: Associated Press

DHAKA, BANGLADESH, Feb 5: Investigators from the International Criminal Court have begun collecting evidence for a case involving alleged crimes against humanity by Myanmar against Rohingya Muslims causing them to flee to neighboring Bangladesh, a court official said Tuesday.

Avalanche in Turkey wipes out rescue team; 13 dead overall

Published On: February 5, 2020 06:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press

ANKARA, Turkey, Feb 5:  An avalanche slammed into a mountain road in eastern Turkey on Wednesday, wiping out a huge team of rescue workers sent to find two people missing in an earlier avalanche. Officials said eight rescue workers were killed and an estimated 15 others were buried under the snow.

WASHINGTON, Feb 5: A draft United Nations Security Council resolution on Tuesday condemned an Israeli plan to annex its settlements in the West Bank in a rebuke of President Donald Trump’s pro-Israel peace proposal.

New virus has infected more than 24,500 people globally

Published On: February 5, 2020 02:50 PM NPT By: Associated Press

CHINA, BEIJING, Feb 5: A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 24,500 people globally.

BEIJING/SHANGHAI, Feb 5: Thousands of passengers and crew on two cruise ships in Asian waters were placed in quarantine on Wednesday, as the death toll from an outbreak of a fast-spreading coronavirus rose to nearly 500.

SOUTH KOREA, Feb 5: An autobiography of Dr Hak Ja Han Moon was unveiled in South Korea on Tuesday.

SOUTH KOREA, Feb 5: Former United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has bagged the Sunhak Peace Prize during the World Summit 2020 General Assembly held in Seoul on Wednesday.

Locust swarms threaten more countries in eastern Africa - FAO

Published On: February 4, 2020 09:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

NAIROBI, Feb 4:  Swarms of desert locusts could ravage more countries in eastern Africa and threaten the livelihood of many more people, the United Nations’ Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) said on Monday.