HOUSTON, Sept 23: U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared a stage and showered each other with praise on Sunday at a “Howdy, Modi!” rally attended by upward of 50,000 people, a rare mass showing for a foreign leader on American soil.

UK believes Iran was behind Saudi oil attacks: PM Johnson

Published On: September 23, 2019 01:52 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW YORK, Sept 23: Britain believes Iran was responsible for an attack on Saudi oil facilities and will work with the United States and European allies on a joint response, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday.

At UN, Trump to face questions about Iran, Ukraine, allies

Published On: September 23, 2019 11:49 AM NPT By: Associated Press

NEW YORK, Sept 23: Faced with growing tumult at home and abroad, President Donald Trump heads into his three-day visit to the United Nations this week hoping to lean on strained alliances while fending off questions about whether he sought foreign help to damage a political rival.

LONDON, Sept 23: The world’s oldest travel firm Thomas Cook (TCG.L) collapsed on Monday, stranding hundreds of thousands of holidaymakers around the globe and sparking the largest peacetime repatriation effort in British history.

BEIJING, Sept 22: The State Council Information Office of China on Sunday released a white paper on its progress in the field of human rights over the past 70 years.

Somalia’s al Shabaab raid military base, loot weapons

Published On: September 22, 2019 05:21 PM NPT By: Reuters

MOGADISHU, Sept 22: Fighters belonging to Somali Islamist militant group al Shabaab stormed an army base near the capital Mogadishu on Sunday, looted it for weapons and then withdrew, a military source, residents and the group told Reuters.

BEIJING, Sept. 22: Jin Liqun, the president of China-initiated Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), said on Sunday that the bank will invest in six projects with 1.09 billion U.S. dollars in countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

South Africa slowly turning tide against rhino poaching, says minister

Published On: September 22, 2019 02:43 PM NPT By: Reuters

CAPE TOWN, Sept 22: Bringing local communities into mainstream conservation was vital to South African efforts aimed at curbing rhino poaching that has steadily declined from a peak of 1,215 animals killed five years ago, the environmental minister said on Sunday.

Hong Kong riot police curb airport protest after clashes

Published On: September 22, 2019 01:47 PM NPT By: Reuters

HONG KONG, Sept 22: Hong Kong riot police took up position at the main rail station serving the airport on Sunday to prevent a new anti-government protest targeting air travel after a night of violent street clashes in the Chinese-ruled territory.

Big companies commit to slash emissions ahead of U.N. climate summit

Published On: September 22, 2019 01:41 PM NPT By: Reuters

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 22: Almost 90 big companies in sectors from food to cement to telecommunications are pledging to slash their greenhouse gas emissions in a new campaign to steer multi-nationals towards a low-carbon future, organizers said on Sunday.