Key dates in the House impeachment inquiry into Trump

Published On: December 19, 2019 09:53 AM NPT By: Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Dec 19:  Key dates in the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump:

Factbox: Trump impeachment - What happens next?

Published On: December 19, 2019 09:42 AM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Dec 19: Donald Trump on Wednesday became the third U.S. president to be impeached as the House of Representatives formally charged him with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.

President Donald Trump impeached by US House on 2 charges

Published On: December 19, 2019 08:04 AM NPT By: Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Dec 19: President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday night, becoming only the third American chief executive to be formally charged under the Constitution’s ultimate remedy for high crimes and misdemeanors.

SEOUL, Dec 18:  South Korea and the United States failed on Wednesday to reach an agreement over Seoul’s contribution towards hosting some 28,500 U.S. troops, ending two days of talks that were the last before their existing deal expires on Dec. 31.

UK bans e-cigarette ads on Instagram, other social media

Published On: December 18, 2019 07:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

UNITED KINGDOM, Dec 18: Companies including British American Tobacco (BAT) (BATS.L) will be barred from promoting e-cigarettes on Instagram and other social media sites as a result of a ruling by the UK’s advertising watchdog on Wednesday.

In historic move, U.S. House set to vote to impeach Trump

Published On: December 18, 2019 06:58 PM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Dec 18: The U.S. House of Representatives is set to take a momentous and deeply polarizing vote on Wednesday when it is likely to impeach President Donald Trump on charges of abusing his office and obstructing a congressional probe.

SYDNEY, Dec 18:  Australia experienced its hottest day on record and temperatures are expected to soar even higher as heatwave conditions embrace most of the country.

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO: A European spacecraft launched from South America Wednesday on a three-year mission to study planets in other solar systems.

India rejects final death sentence appeal in 2012 gang rape

Published On: December 18, 2019 04:37 PM NPT By: Associated Press

NEW DELHI, Dec 18: India’s Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the final appeal of one of the four men sentenced to death for the 2012 fatal gang rape of a woman on a moving bus in New Delhi, paving the way for the four to be hanged.

Blair tells Labour: change or face dustbin of history

Published On: December 18, 2019 03:51 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, Dec 18: Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Labour’s most successful election winner, on Wednesday urged moderates in the party to grab back control from leader Jeremy Corbyn, whose brand of “quasi-revolutionary socialism” had failed.