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Canadian capital of Ottawa declares state of emergency as waters swell
Published On: April 26, 2019 07:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
MONTREAL/OTTAWA, April 26: Rising waters were prompting further evacuations in central Canada on Thursday, with the mayor of the country’s capital, Ottawa, declaring a state of emergency and Quebec authorities warning that a hydroelectric dam was at risk of breaking.
North Korean leader warns of a return to tension, blames U.S. 'bad faith'
Published On: April 26, 2019 04:46 PM NPT By: Reuters
SEOUL, April 26: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told Russian President Vladimir Putin peace and security on the Korean peninsula depended on the United States, warning that a state of hostility could easily return, North Korean media said on Friday.
68,000 families displaced amid fighting in Yemen's Hajjah: UN
Published On: April 26, 2019 12:15 PM NPT By: Agencies
SANAA, April 26: Ongoing fighting in Yemen's northwestern border province of Hajjah has resulted in 68,000 internally-displaced families since the beginning of this year, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Yemen (UNOCHA) said on Thursday.
Second Belt and Road Forum begins in Beijing, Xi stresses on strong cooperation under BRI framework
Published On: April 26, 2019 10:57 AM NPT By: Agencies
BEIJING, April 26: Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on participants of the Belt and Road Initiative to continuously advance the initiative along the path of high-quality development.
Father of suspected Easter bombers arrested; Colombo on edge
Published On: April 25, 2019 06:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
COLOMBO, April 25: The father of two of the suspected Easter suicide bombers was arrested on suspicion of aiding his sons on Thursday, according to Sri Lanka’s former navy chief, as investigators continued to comb his Colombo mansion for evidence of the attacks that killed 359 people.
Ex-Vice President Biden launches 2020 presidential campaign
Published On: April 25, 2019 05:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, April 25: Former Vice President Joe Biden formally joined the crowded Democratic presidential contest on Thursday, betting that his working-class appeal and ties to Barack Obama’s presidency will help him overcome questions about his place in today’s increasingly liberal Democratic Party.
Putin lends Kim support for ending nuke standoff
Published On: April 25, 2019 10:37 AM NPT By: Associated Press
President Vladimir Putin has opened his talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, saying that Russia would like to help support efforts to resolve the North Korean nuclear standoff.
Muslims flee, Christians grieve in Sri Lankan town torn by violence
Published On: April 25, 2019 09:41 AM NPT By: Reuters
NEGOMBO, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - As mourners buried the remains of Christian worshippers killed by the Easter Sunday suicide bomb attacks in Sri Lanka, hundreds of Muslim refugees fled Negombo on the country’s west coast where communal tensions have flared in recent days.
North Korea’s Kim upbeat as he arrives for Putin summit
Published On: April 24, 2019 06:45 PM NPT By: Associated Press
VLADIVOSTOK, April 24: Smiling and upbeat, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday stepped off his khaki-green armored train in far-eastern Russia for a much-anticipated summit with President Vladimir Putin that comes amid deadlocked diplomacy on his nuclear program.
Sri Lanka official: Most bombers were highly educated
Published On: April 24, 2019 05:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
COLOMBO, April 24: Many of the suicide bombers who killed more than 350 people in a series of coordinated Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka were highly educated and came from middle- and upper-middle-class families, the junior defense minister said Wednesday.
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