NEW DELHI, April 12: Russia has awarded Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Order of St Andrew the Apostle, the highest order of the Russian Federation, on Friday.

OSLO, April 12: When Norway’s largest political party decided that the Lofoten Islands in the north should not be opened up to oil exploration, a chill ran down the spine of the energy industry.

UK PM May defends Brexit delay, critic asks her to resign

Published On: April 12, 2019 02:30 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, April 12: British Prime Minister Theresa May defended her decision to delay Brexit and seek a compromise exit plan with the opposition Labour Party as one angry lawmaker from her own party stood up in parliament on Thursday and asked her to resign.

Workshop fire kills 8 in Vietnam's capital

Published On: April 12, 2019 02:06 PM NPT By: Agencies

HANOI, April 12: A fire broke out at four workshops here Friday early morning, killing eight local people, Vietnam News Agency reported.

DURHAM, April 12: The gas explosion that killed one person and injured 25 others in North Carolina also damaged a building that houses a rarely seen but world-famous collection of Porsches.

WASHINGTON, April 12: Greg Craig, who served as former President Barack Obama’s top White House lawyer, was charged on Thursday with lying about work he performed in 2012 for Ukraine in a case that grew out of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.

UNITED NATIONS, April 12: The latest fighting in Tripoli is the "heaviest" since hostilities broke out around the Libyan capital last week, forcing thousands to flee their homes, a UN spokesman said Thursday, expressing concern for the safety of civilians.

PAKISTAN, April 12: A powerful bomb has exploded at an open-air market in the western city of Quetta, killing at least 16 people and wounding 30 others, media reports said on Friday.

SpaceX launches mega rocket, lands all 3 boosters

Published On: April 12, 2019 11:00 AM NPT By: Associated Press

CAPE CANAVERAL, April 12: SpaceX launched its second supersized rocket and for the first time landed all three boosters Thursday, a year after sending up a sports car on the initial test flight.

EL PASO, April 12: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will send about 100 agents to the Mexico border to speed up crossing times, a U.S. congresswoman said on Thursday, as businesses grapple with trade delays after officers were redeployed to immigration duties.