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At least 25,000 people fled Syria's Idlib for Turkey over two days

Published On: December 22, 2019 05:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

ANKARA, Dec 22: At least 25,000 civilians have fled Syria’s northwestern region of Idlib and headed toward Turkey over the past two days, Turkish state media said on Sunday, as Syrian and Russian forces intensified their bombardment of the region.

Trump invites UK's Johnson to White House in new year

Published On: December 22, 2019 02:06 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, Dec 22 : U.S. President Donald Trump has invited British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to visit him in the White House in the new year, British media reported on Sunday.

Hundreds arrested in India during days of protests over citizenship law

Published On: December 21, 2019 08:48 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI, Dec 21: More than 1,500 protesters have been arrested across India in the past 10 days, officials said, as police try to quell sometimes violent demonstrations against a citizenship law that critics say undermines the country’s secular constitution.

Australia battles ‘catastrophic’ wildfires as PM rushes home

Published On: December 21, 2019 08:25 PM NPT By: Associated Press

PERTH, Dec 21: Australia’s most populous state was paralyzed by “catastrophic” fire conditions Saturday amid soaring temperatures, while one person died as wildfires ravaged the country’s southeast, officials said.

Twitter suspends accounts linked to Saudi spying case

Published On: December 21, 2019 06:30 PM NPT By: Reuters

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 21: Weeks after U.S. authorities brought a spying case against three Saudi nationals for digging up dissidents’ personal data at Twitter, the company suspended tens of thousands of accounts that appear to be linked to one suspect’s company.

Modi holds security talks as protests rage over citizenship law

Published On: December 21, 2019 06:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI, Dec 21: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his council of ministers on Saturday to discuss security measures to end violent protests against a citizenship law, government sources said, in one of biggest crises yet for his Hindu nationalist government.