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Eye blinded covering Hong Kong protests, Indonesian reporter seeks justice
Published On: December 10, 2019 05:08 PM NPT By: Reuters
HONG KONG, Dec 10: Hit by a projectile fired by Hong Kong police while covering an anti-government protest nearly two months ago, Indonesian journalist Veby Mega Indah was blinded in one eye, but that has not blotted out the traumatic flashbacks filling her mind.
Six shot dead in Czech hospital attack
Published On: December 10, 2019 03:28 PM NPT By: Reuters
PRAGUE, Dec 10: A gunman shot dead six people on Tuesday at a hospital waiting room in the eastern Czech city of Ostrava in an unexplained attack, authorities said.
South Korea says North’s recent test was of rocket engine
Published On: December 10, 2019 02:37 PM NPT By: Associated Press
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, DEC 10: South Korea’s defense minister said Tuesday that North Korea’s recent unspecified test at a rocket liftoff site was of a rocket engine, amid speculation the North was making preliminary steps toward a prohibited long-range rocket launch
U.S., Canadian officials converge on Mexico City to seal final changes to trade deal
Published On: December 10, 2019 02:24 PM NPT By: Reuters
WASHINGTON, DEC 10: Senior U.S. and Canadian officials were set to fly to Mexico City on Tuesday to work on the final changes to a languishing North American trade pact that could clear the way for a vote in the U.S. Congress before the end of the year.
11 Australians missing, 13 injured in New Zealand eruption
Published On: December 10, 2019 01:27 PM NPT By: Associated Press
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA,DEC 10: Australia’s prime minister said on Tuesday 11 Australians remained unaccounted for and 13 had been hospitalized after a volcano eruption in New Zealand.
Rohingya pray for justice on eve of Myanmar genocide hearings
Published On: December 10, 2019 01:21 PM NPT By: Reuters
THE HAGUE, DEC 10: Members of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim minority prayed for justice on the eve of hearings at the U.N.’s International Court of Justice during which leader Aung San Suu Kyi will defend the country against genocide charges.
Hope fades for eight missing in 'devastating' New Zealand volcanic eruption
Published On: December 10, 2019 10:45 AM NPT By: Reuters
WHAKATANE, NEW ZEALAND, Dec 10: Eight people were missing and presumed dead on Tuesday after a volcanic eruption covered a small New Zealand island popular with tourists in hot ash and steam, killing five people and seriously injuring about 30 more.
Israeli parties agree on March 2 election if no government formed
Published On: December 9, 2019 09:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
JERUSALEM, Dec 9: Israel’s two biggest parties agreed on Monday on a March 2 election date, barring a last-minute power-sharing deal, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fighting for political survival under criminal indictment.
Peaceful Hong Kong march marred by fire outside court, police say
Published On: December 9, 2019 03:47 PM NPT By: Reuters
HONG KONG, Dec 8: Hong Kong protesters lit a fire outside court buildings, threw petrol bombs and spray-painted graffiti on government buildings, marring what was otherwise a “generally peaceful” march at the weekend, police said on Monday.
Malaysia vaccinating for polio after first case in 27 years
Published On: December 9, 2019 02:34 PM NPT By: Associated Press
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Dec 9: Malaysia began a vaccination campaign in a rural town on Borneo island after a 3-month-old boy was confirmed to have polio in the country’s first case of the highly infectious virus in 27 years.
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