Cyber attack hits U.S. newspaper distribution

Published On: December 30, 2018 10:30 AM NPT By: Reuters

Dec 30: A cyber attack caused major printing and delivery disruptions on Saturday at the Los Angeles Times and other major U.S. newspapers, including ones owned by Tribune Publishing Co (TPCO.O) such as the Chicago Tribune and Baltimore Sun.

Thousands protest against Serbian president

Published On: December 30, 2018 10:21 AM NPT By: Reuters

BELGRADE, Dec 30: Serbians protested against President Aleksandar Vucic and his ruling Serbian Progressive Party in downtown Belgrade on Saturday.

BALTIMORE, Dec 30: Officials say six people have been injured after a “partial equipment failure” involving a jet bridge at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.

Bangladesh PM expected to win third term as vote begins

Published On: December 30, 2018 09:20 AM NPT By: Reuters

DHAKA, Dec 30 : Bangladesh went to the polls on Sunday after violence-plagued campaigning, with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina seeking a third straight term in a face-off against an opposition whose leader is in jail on what she says are trumped up charges.

Egyptian forces kill 40 suspected militants after tourist bus bombed

Published On: December 29, 2018 10:05 PM NPT By: Reuters

CAIRO, Dec 29: Egyptian security forces have killed 40 suspected militants in three separate incidents in North Sinai and Giza, the Interior Ministry said on Saturday, a day after a bombing on a Vietnamese tourist bus in Giza killed four people.

600,000 security personnel deployed for Bangladesh elections

Published On: December 29, 2018 08:00 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS

BANGLADESH, Dec 29: Bangladesh tightened security on Saturday for an election which expects to see Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina win a record fourth term but is dominated by opposition claims that they have been shackled by a government clampdown.

Canadian detained in China has been released

Published On: December 29, 2018 05:33 PM NPT By: Reuters

MONTREAL, Dec 29: A Canadian citizen who was detained in China this month has returned to Canada after being released from custody, a Canadian government spokesman said on Friday.

CAIRO, Dec 29: Three Vietnamese tourists and an Egyptian guide were killed and at least 10 others injured when a roadside bomb blast hit their tour bus on Friday less than 4 km (2.5 miles) from Egypt’s world-famous Giza pyramids, authorities said.

India pips China in FDI inflows first time in 20 years

Published On: December 29, 2018 01:29 PM NPT By: Agencies

Even though China has remained favorite destination for investors for decades, India has pipped its neighbour in 2018 for the first time in the last 20 years in terms of foreign direct investment (FDI), changing the dynamics of attractive Asian market.

Strong quake strikes off Philippines, tsunami warning withdrawn

Published On: December 29, 2018 12:38 PM NPT By: Reuters

MANILA, Dec 29: A strong earthquake of 6.9 magnitude struck off the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Saturday, raising fears of dangerous tsunami waves across the region but after about two hours, the tsunami warning was withdrawn.