Koreas hold groundbreaking ceremony for railway project

Published On: December 26, 2018 09:45 AM NPT By: Associated Press

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, Dec 26 : South Korean officials attended a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday for an aspirational project to modernize North Korean railways and roads and connect them with the South.

Japan approves 126 measures to attract more foreign workers

Published On: December 25, 2018 04:00 PM NPT By: Agencies

TOKYO, Dec 25: Japan's government on Tuesday adopted a slew of measures to encourage foreign nationals to work in the country and to smooth their integration into society.

CAIRO, Dec 25 : Amnesty International says it has “credible reports” that Sudanese police have killed 37 protesters in clashes during anti-government demonstrations that erupted last week across much of the country.

Militants attack Libya’s Foreign Ministry, 3 killed

Published On: December 25, 2018 03:49 PM NPT By: Associated Press

LIBYA, Dec 25: Security officials say a suicide bomber has targeted Libya’s Foreign Ministry in the capital, Tripoli, killing three people.

Sick, hungry Indonesia tsunami survivors cram shelters

Published On: December 25, 2018 03:00 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS

INDONESIA, Dec 25: Desperately needed aid flowed into a stretch of Indonesia's tsunami-struck coastline Tuesday, but humanitarian workers warned that clean water and medicine supplies were dwindling as thousands crammed makeshift evacuation centres.

North Korea ordered to pay parents, estate of student $500M

Published On: December 25, 2018 02:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Dec 25: A federal judge ordered North Korea to pay more than $500 million in a wrongful death suit filed by the parents of Otto Warmbier, an American college student who died shortly after being released from that country.

Trump: 'Nothing new' on shutdown, 'need border security'

Published On: December 25, 2018 01:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Dec 25: Both sides in the fight over President Donald Trump's border wall with Mexico have given a little on the money. What they can't seem to agree on is what is should be spent on.

Gunmen kill at least 28 in raid on Afghan government building

Published On: December 25, 2018 09:00 AM NPT By: Reuters

KABUL, Dec 25: Gunmen who raided a government building in the Afghan capital killed at least 28 people - mostly government employees - and wounded more than 20 others in a seven-hour standoff with police that ended on Monday night, Afghan authorities said.

Helicopter crash claims Puebla governor, ex-governor

Published On: December 25, 2018 08:40 AM NPT By: Associated Press

MEXICO CITY, Dec 25: A husband-and-wife political power couple who were the current and ex-governors of the central Mexican state of Puebla died in a Christmas Eve helicopter crash, officials announced.

Pakistan’s former PM sentenced to 7 years for corruption

Published On: December 24, 2018 04:34 PM NPT By: Associated Press

ISLAMABAD, Dec 24: A court in Pakistan has sentenced former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to seven years in prison for corruption and acquitted him in a second case.