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Impeachment trial to begin with rules fight, long days
Published On: January 21, 2020 01:23 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Jan 21: President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial is set to unfold at the Capitol, a contentious proceeding to render judgment on his Ukraine actions as Americans form their own verdict at the start of an election year.
Trump lawyers call for immediate acquittal in legal, political defense
Published On: January 21, 2020 11:22 AM NPT By: Reuters
WASHINGTON, Jan 21: U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday rejected the Democratic-led House of Representatives’ impeachment charges and called for their immediate dismissal by the Republican-led Senate in a memo offering a legal and political case against his removal.
Myanmar probe: Security forces likely committed war crimes
Published On: January 20, 2020 09:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar, Jan 20: An independent commission established by Myanmar’s government has concluded there are reasons to believe that security forces committed war crimes in counterinsurgency operations that led more than 700,000 members of the country’s Muslim Rohingya minority to flee to neighboring Bangladesh.
Prince Harry: ‘Powerful media’ is why he’s stepping away
Published On: January 20, 2020 08:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
LONDON, Jan 20: Prince Harry took aim at the journalists who have dissected his life since the day he was born as he expressed regret for the way he has had to step down from royal duties.
EU sets up $998 million budget for humanitarian aid
Published On: January 20, 2020 07:15 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BRUSSELS, Jan 20: The European Union has set up a 900 million euro ($998 million) budget to help countries hit by humanitarian crises, with Africa getting the largest share of the money.
China’s Xi says coronavirus outbreak must be taken seriously
Published On: January 20, 2020 06:45 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIJING, Jan 20: Chinese President Xi Jinping said Monday that it’s “extremely crucial” to take every possible measure to combat a new coronavirus that has infected more than 200 people in the country.
Spain's 2019 tourist arrivals hit seventh straight annual record
Published On: January 20, 2020 06:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
MADRID, Jan 20: Spain hit a record of tourist arrivals for the seventh year in a row, Industry and Tourism Minister Reyes Maroto said on Monday, adding that she was optimistic about 2020, but without providing any specific forecast.
Election 2020: The unexpected durability of Biden, Sanders
Published On: January 20, 2020 04:05 PM NPT By: Associated Press
DES MOINES, LOWA, Jan 20: When Sen. Kamala Harris’ advisers assessed the Democratic primary field early in her campaign, they viewed Joe Biden as headed for an inevitable collapse and Bernie Sanders as unlikely to recapture the magic of his 2016 campaign.
Bangladesh sentences 10 to death for 2001 political bombings
Published On: January 20, 2020 03:11 PM NPT By: Associated Press
DHAKA, Bangladesh, Jan 20: A court in Bangladesh on Monday sentenced 10 members of a banned Islamist militant group to death for a deadly bomb attack on a Communist Party rally in 2001.
Extradition hearing for Huawei executive begins in Canada
Published On: January 20, 2020 01:49 PM NPT By: Associated Press
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Jan 20: The first stage of an extradition hearing for a senior executive of Chinese telecom giant Huawei begins Monday in a Vancouver courtroom, a case that has infuriated Beijing, set off a diplomatic furor and raised fears of a brewing tech war between China and the United States.
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