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Under heavy rocket fire, Israeli reprisals kill 6
Published On: May 5, 2019 10:30 AM NPT By: Associated Press
GAZA, May 5: Palestinian militants on Saturday fired over 250 rockets into Israel, drawing dozens of retaliatory airstrikes on targets across the Gaza Strip in a round of heavy fighting that broke a month-long lull between the enemies. Six Palestinians, including a pregnant mother and her baby, were killed, while four Israelis were wounded, including an elderly man who was in a critical condition.
Japan child population falls for 38th year, hits postwar low
Published On: May 4, 2019 08:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
TOKYO, May 4: Japan's government says the country's child population has declined for the 38th year in a row and now at a record low.
Thailand's king becomes 'living god' in country's first coronation for seven decades
Published On: May 4, 2019 07:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
BANGKOK, May 4: Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn on Saturday completed Buddhist and Brahmin rituals to symbolically transform him into a living god as the Southeast Asian nation crowned its first monarch in nearly seven decades.
Cyclone hits Bangladesh after battering India, mass evacuations save lives
Published On: May 4, 2019 04:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
DHAKA/BHUBANESWAR, May 4: The strongest cyclone to hit India in five years killed at least 12 people in eastern Odisha state, before swinging north-eastwards into Bangladesh on Saturday where four more people died although more than a million had been moved to safety.
China's natural gas consumption grows amid pollution fight
Published On: May 4, 2019 02:30 PM NPT By: Reuters
SHANGHAI, May 4: China’s natural gas consumption grew steadily in the first quarter amid the country’s fight against air pollution, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.
North Korea fires short-range projectiles, raising tensions amid stalled U.S. talks
Published On: May 4, 2019 01:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
SEOUL, May 4: North Korea fired several short-range projectiles from its east coast on Saturday, South Korea’s military said, as analysts said the country is stepping up pressure against the United States after February’s failed nuclear summit in Hanoi.
Ebola outbreak deaths top 1,000 in Congo amid clinic attacks
Published On: May 4, 2019 12:42 PM NPT By: Associated Press
CONGO, May 4: More than 1,000 people have died from Ebola in eastern Congo since August, the country’s health minister said Friday as hostility toward health workers continues to hamper efforts to contain the second-deadliest outbreak of the virus.
UPDATE: Boeing 737 slides off runway into Florida river, 21 hurt
Published On: May 4, 2019 11:20 AM NPT By: Reuters
FLORIDA, May 4: A chartered Boeing 737 jetliner with 143 people on board slid off a runway and into the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida, on Friday while attempting to land at a military base in a thunderstorm, injuring 21 people.
Heavy fighting in southern Tripoli displaces over 50,000 people: UN
Published On: May 4, 2019 10:00 AM NPT By: Agencies
UNITED NATIONS, May 4: Heavy fighting in southern Tripoli, including airstrikes and rocket barrages, has taken a toll on civilians and structures alike, forcing more than 50,000 people to leave their homes, a UN spokesman said on Friday.
Boeing 737 slides into Florida river with 136 on board, no fatalities
Published On: May 4, 2019 09:28 AM NPT By: Reuters
FLORIDA, May 4: A Boeing 737 commercial jet with 136 people on board slid into the St. John’s River near Jacksonville, Florida after landing on Friday, a spokesman for Naval Air Station Jacksonville said.
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