U.S. approved secret nuclear power work for Saudi Arabia

Published On: March 28, 2019 10:30 AM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, March 28: U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry has approved six secret authorizations by companies to sell nuclear power technology and assistance to Saudi Arabia, according to a copy of a document seen by Reuters on Wednesday.

SEATTLE, March 28: A man opened fire on motorists in a Seattle neighborhood in what authorities are calling a “random” attack that left two dead and two injured Wednesday afternoon.

Mozambique confirms first cholera cases in wake of cyclone

Published On: March 27, 2019 06:15 PM NPT By: Reuters

BEIRA, March 27: Mozambique said on Wednesday five cases of cholera had been confirmed around the badly damaged port city of Beira after a powerful cyclone killed more than 700 people across a swathe of southern Africa.

Trump’s 2020 machine a far cry from fly-by-night 2016 effort

Published On: March 27, 2019 03:12 PM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, March 27: In 2016, President Donald Trump compared Hillary Clinton’s campaign to the lumbering federal bureaucracy. Now he’s building one of his own.

A Southwest Airlines Co Boeing 737 MAX 8 heading to the California desert for parking during a global ban of the aircraft made an emergency landing on Tuesday due to an engine-related problem shortly after take-off, the carrier said.

NEW DELHI, March 27: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India had shot down a live satellite in space on Wednesday with an anti-satellite missile, hailing the test as a major breakthrough in its space program.

Electrical fire darkens much of Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Published On: March 27, 2019 01:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

A transformer fire ignited by a lightning strike plunged much of the city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, into darkness on Tuesday night, police and utility officials said, but there were no immediate reports of injuries.

Israel bombs targets in Gaza as rocket fire resumes

Published On: March 27, 2019 12:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press

JERUSALEM, March 27: The Israeli army on Tuesday bombed several targets in the Gaza Strip and bolstered its forces along the volatile frontier as a truce with the territory’s Hamas rulers showed signs of unraveling.

Trump: media is 'Enemy of the People'

Published On: March 27, 2019 10:50 AM NPT By: Agencies

WASHINGTON, March 27: President Donald Trump branded the mainstream media the "enemy" and the "opposition party" on Tuesday after the Mueller report cleared him of collusion, accusing journalists of covering the Russia probe unfairly.

7 killed in airstrike on Yemen hospital

Published On: March 27, 2019 10:30 AM NPT By: Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS, March 27: A hospital in a rural area of northwest Yemen was hit by an airstrike Tuesday killing seven people and wounding eight others, Save the Children said.