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Somalia security forces end militant attack on hotel that killed 13: police officer
Published On: July 13, 2019 12:30 PM NPT By: Reuters
MOGADISHU, July 13: Somalia’s security forces on Saturday ended an overnight attack by the al Shabaab Islamist militant group on a hotel in the southern port city of Kismayu that killed at least 13, a police officer said.
U.S. House overwhelmingly passes bill to re-authorize funding for 9/11 victims
Published On: July 13, 2019 11:59 AM NPT By: Agencies
WASHINGTON, July 13: The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill on Friday to renew funding for victims of the Sept. 11 attacks in 2001.
Suicide car bomb targets hotel in Somali port city, two journalists confirmed dead
Published On: July 13, 2019 11:32 AM NPT By: Reuters
MOGADISHU, July 13: A car bomb went off on Friday at a hotel in Somalia’s port city of Kismayu where local elders and lawmakers had been discussing an upcoming regional election and was followed by gunfire, police said, adding that the death toll could be high.
Trump says nationwide immigration arrests to begin Sunday
Published On: July 13, 2019 10:51 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, July 13: The head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement said efforts to deport families with orders to leave the country will continue after an upcoming national sweep that President Donald Trump said would start Sunday.
Hawaii governor declares emergency for Maui wildfire
Published On: July 13, 2019 09:58 AM NPT By: Reuters
HONOLULU, July 13: Hawaii’s governor on Friday declared an emergency on the island of Maui, where firefighters were battling a blaze that has forced the evacuations of thousands of people and sent huge clouds of smoke billowing over nearby beaches.
'It’s powerful’: Tropical storm starts lashing Louisiana
Published On: July 13, 2019 09:30 AM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS, July 13: Homeowners sandbagged their doors and tourists trying to get out of town jammed the airport Friday as Tropical Storm Barry began rolling in, threatening an epic drenching that could test how well New Orleans has strengthened its flood protections in the 14 years since Hurricane Katrina.
Iran calls on Britain to release seized oil tanker immediately
Published On: July 13, 2019 09:20 AM NPT By: Reuters
DUBAI, July 13: Iran called on Britain on Friday to immediately release an oil tanker that British Royal Marines seized last week on suspicion it was breaking European sanctions by taking oil to Syria, a foreign ministry spokesman told state news agency IRNA.
Quake of magnitude 6.1 strikes north of Japan's Okinawa: USGS
Published On: July 13, 2019 08:10 AM NPT By: Associated Press
SINGAPORE, July 13: An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck north of Japan’s islands of Okinawa on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey said.
New Orleans’ levees face a hard test as storm bears down
Published On: July 12, 2019 06:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
July 12: Even as Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, the Mississippi River’s levees held up when those in other parts of the city did not.
Dutch PM to visit Trump for talks on trade, defense
Published On: July 12, 2019 05:20 PM NPT By: Associated Press
THE HAGUE, July 12: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is visiting U.S. President Donald Trump next week, amid reports that the Netherlands is considering an American request to help protect shipping in the Persian Gulf.
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