Algerian ex-PM in court for corruption probe: Ennahar TV

Published On: April 30, 2019 03:45 PM NPT By: Reuters

ALGIERS, April 30: Algeria’s ex-Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia appeared in court as part of a corruption probe, private channel Ennahar TV reported on Tuesday.

TOKYO, April 30: Emperor Akihito began his abdication rituals at a Shinto shrine Tuesday morning as Japan embraces the end of his reign with reminiscence and hope for a new era.

UNITED NATIONS, April 30: The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said Monday that at least 327,000 children from Venezuela are living as migrants and refugees in Colombia, warning that their health, education, protection, and well-being will be in jeopardy without increased support.

IS leader appears in video for first time in 5 years

Published On: April 30, 2019 10:00 AM NPT By: Associated Press

BEIRUT, April 30: The shadowy leader of the Islamic State group claimed to appear for the first time in five years in a video released by the extremist group’s propaganda arm on Monday, acknowledging defeat in the group’s last stronghold in Syria but vowing a “long battle” ahead.

JAKARTA, April 29: Indonesian President Joko Widodo is considering reshuffling his cabinet before he is sworn in for a second five-year term in October, according to comments he made in an interview with the Tempo newspaper published on Monday.

KABUL, April 29: Thousands of Afghans congregated in Kabul on Monday for a rare consultative meeting aimed at finding ways to negotiate a peace deal with the Taliban and end Afghanistan’s war.

Indonesia floods, landslides kill at least 29

Published On: April 29, 2019 01:54 PM NPT By: Reuters

JAKARTA, April 29: Landslides and floods triggered by torrential rain have killed at least 29 people in Indonesia, the disaster agency said on Monday, with thousands taking shelter in evacuation centers amid fears of disease.

LONDON, April 29: British opposition leaders are pressuring the government to act on climate change after weeks of protests put the issue at the heart of the political debate.

AMPARA, April 29: The effects of Sri Lanka’s Easter suicide bombings reverberated across two faiths Sunday, with Catholics shut out of their churches for fear of new attacks, left with only a televised Mass, and Muslim women ordered to stop wearing veils in public.

8 shot, 1 fatally, in latest Baltimore shooting

Published On: April 29, 2019 09:57 AM NPT By: Associated Press

BALTIMORE, April 29: A gunman fired indiscriminately into a crowd that had gathered for Sunday afternoon cookouts along a west Baltimore street, killing a man and wounding seven other people, authorities and reports said.