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German IS woman accused of letting Yazidi 'slave' girl die of thirst on trial
Published On: April 9, 2019 07:00 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS
A German woman who allegedly joined Islamic State has gone on trial accused of letting a five-year-old Yazidi girl she kept as a slave die of thirst while chained outside in the "scorching heat".
Nine Hong Kong pro-democracy activists found guilty over 2014 protests
Published On: April 9, 2019 05:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
HONG KONG, April 9: A Hong Kong court found leaders of the 2014 “Occupy” civil disobedience movement guilty on Tuesday of public nuisance charges during the mass protests, in a landmark verdict that comes as the China-ruled city’s freedoms come under strain.
As Mueller release nears, White House renews attacks
Published On: April 9, 2019 04:01 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, April 9: President Donald Trump took a victory lap after special counsel Robert Mueller concluded his Russia investigation. It may have been premature.
Theresa May to ask Merkel and Macron for Brexit delay
Published On: April 9, 2019 02:30 PM NPT By: Reuters
LONDON, April 9: British Prime Minister Theresa May will meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday to argue for a Brexit delay while her ministers hold crisis talks with Labour to try to break the deadlock in London.
BJP-led alliance to win slim majority in general election: poll
Published On: April 9, 2019 02:27 PM NPT By: Reuters
NEW DELHI, April 9: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling alliance will win a thin majority in a general election that starts on Thursday, an average of four opinion polls showed, with a focus on national security appearing to trump concerns over jobs and farm prices.
India delays May order for Iran oil, awaits clarity on sanctions waiver: sources
Published On: April 9, 2019 01:16 PM NPT By: Reuters
NEW DELHI, April 9: Indian refiners are holding back from ordering Iranian oil for loading in May pending clarity on whether Washington will extend a waiver from U.S. sanctions against the OPEC-member, four sources said.
Israelis go to polls in referendum on Netanyahu's record reign
Published On: April 9, 2019 12:58 PM NPT By: Reuters
JERUSALEM, April 9: Israelis began voting in an election on Tuesday that could hand conservative Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a record fifth term or see him dethroned by an ex-general who has pledged clean government and social cohesion.
Vaccines blocked as deadly cholera raged across Yemen
Published On: April 9, 2019 12:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
ADEN, April 9: In the summer of 2017, a plane chartered by the United Nations idled on the tarmac at an airport in the Horn of Africa as officials waited for final clearance to deliver half a million doses of cholera vaccine to Yemen. Amid the country’s ruinous war, the disease was spiraling out of control, with thousands of new cases reported each day.
Tanzania to ban single-use plastics by July
Published On: April 9, 2019 12:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
DODOMA, April 9: Tanzania plans to ban the production, importation, sale and use of all single-use plastic bags by July, to help tackle pollution from non-biodegradable waste.
U.S. bans 16 Saudi individuals from U.S. for role in Khashoggi's murder
Published On: April 9, 2019 11:15 AM NPT By: Agencies
April 9: The State Department on Monday publicly barred 16 individuals from entering the U.S. for their roles in the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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