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UN joins Clooney in decrying 'inhuman' Brunei anti-gay law
Published On: April 1, 2019 08:00 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS
The United Nations has condemned “cruel and inhuman” laws set to take effect in Brunei this week that impose death by stoning for gay sex and adultery, and amputations for theft.
Comedian leads Ukraine presidential vote, runoff in 3 weeks
Published On: April 1, 2019 07:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
KIEV, April 1: Early results Monday in Ukraine’s presidential election showed a comedian with no political experience maintaining his strong lead against the incumbent in the first round, setting the stage for a presidential runoff in three weeks.
30 killed while fighting forest fire in China
Published On: April 1, 2019 06:12 PM NPT By: The New York Times
SICHUAN, April 1: Thirty people were killed while trying to stop a forest fire in southwestern China, officials said on Monday.
Naruhito era will use name ‘Reiwa,’ to mean pursuing harmony
Published On: April 1, 2019 04:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
TOKYO, April 1: The era of Japan’s next emperor, Naruhito, will use the name “Reiwa” to connote pursuing harmony, the government said Monday, selecting the culturally significant phrase from ancient Japanese poetry as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pushes to promote national pride.
China to build 6-8 nuclear reactors a year to meet 2030 development goals
Published On: April 1, 2019 03:00 PM NPT By: Thompson Reuters Foundation
BEIJING, April 1: China will be able to build six to eight nuclear reactors a year if project approval processes return to normal as expected in the near future, the chairman of the state-owned China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) told Reuters on Monday.
New Zealand initiates bill to ban guns used in mosque attack
Published On: April 1, 2019 01:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WELLINGTON, April 1: New Zealand's government on Monday introduced a bill it plans to rush into law that would ban the types of weapons a gunman used to kill 50 people at two mosques.
Vietnam woman pleads guilty to lesser charge in Kim killing
Published On: April 1, 2019 01:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
SHAH ALAM, April 1: A Vietnamese woman who is the only suspect in custody for the killing of the North Korean leader’s half brother pleaded guilty to a lesser charge in a Malaysian court on Monday, with her lawyer saying she could be freed as early as next month.
Murder at the airport: the brazen attack on Kim Jong Nam
Published On: April 1, 2019 10:30 AM NPT By: Reuters
KUALA LUMPUR, April 1: Early on a February morning last year, a balding man in a gray suit entered Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur airport, glanced up at the departures board and walked to check in for his flight to Macau. Moments later, his killers struck.
U.N. head wants democratic transition in Algeria
Published On: March 31, 2019 09:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
ALGIERS, March 31: U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Sunday that he welcomed efforts towards a peaceful and democratic transition in Algeria, where weeks of protests have pushed for President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to end his 20-year rule.
Conversion is not your mission, pope tells Catholics in Morocco
Published On: March 31, 2019 08:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
RABAT, March 31: Pope Francis told Morocco’s tiny Catholic community on Sunday their role in the predominantly Muslim country was not to covert their neighbors but live in brotherhood with all other faiths.
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