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Ranil Wickremesinghe reinstated as Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister
Published On: December 16, 2018 12:14 PM NPT By: Agencies
COLOMBO, Dec 16 : United National Party leader Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka on Sunday, ending a 51-day power tussle in the island nation that had crippled the government, the Press Trust of India reported.
US airstrike kills 20 civilians in Afghanistan: reports
Published On: December 16, 2018 11:47 AM NPT By: Agencies
KABUL, Dec 26: At least 20 women and children were killed in an airstrike conducted by US warplanes in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Kunar, media reports said quoting the local officials.
Nations at UN climate talks back universal emissions rules
Published On: December 16, 2018 11:15 AM NPT By: Associated Press
KATOWICE, Dec 16: After two weeks of bruising negotiations, officials from almost 200 countries agreed Saturday on universal, transparent rules that will govern efforts to cut emissions and curb global warming.
Troops kill 7 civilians as protest turns bloody in Kashmir
Published On: December 16, 2018 10:19 AM NPT By: Associated Press
SRINAGAR, Dec 16: Indian forces who were exchanging fire with insurgents in disputed Kashmir on Saturday fatally shot at least seven civilians when large crowds descended on the site of the gunbattle in support of the militants, police, and residents said.
J&J shares nosedive on report it knew of asbestos in Baby Powder
Published On: December 16, 2018 08:19 AM NPT By: Reuters
(Reuters) - Shares of Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) fell 10 percent on Friday and were on track to post their biggest percentage drop in more than 16 years, after Reuters reported that the pharma major knew for decades that cancer-causing asbestos lurked in its Baby Powder.
Nobel laureate Murad to build hospital in her hometown in Iraq
Published On: December 15, 2018 01:40 PM NPT By: Reuters
SINJAR, Dec 15: Nadia Murad, an Iraqi Yazidi woman held as a sex slave by Islamic State militants who won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, said on Friday she intended to use the prize money to build a hospital for victims of sexual abuse in her hometown.
Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns as Sri Lanka's prime minister : reports
Published On: December 15, 2018 12:29 PM NPT By: Agencies
COLOMBO, Dec 15: Mahinda Rajapaksa has resigned this morning as Sri Lanka's prime minister amid a two-month long power tussle in the island nation, international news agencies reported today.
Australia recognizes West Jerusalem as Israeli capital
Published On: December 15, 2018 11:51 AM NPT By: Agencies
MOSCOW, Dec 15: Australia recognized West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said.
Officials’ fault or parents’ neglect? 7yo migrant child dies in custody after crossing US border
Published On: December 15, 2018 11:28 AM NPT By: Agencies
CARACAS, Dec 15: The death of a 7-year-old Guatemalan girl in US border patrol custody has triggered discussions. While some blame migration officials, others slam her parents who took her on a dangerous journey.
Supporters of ex-al Shabaab leader clash with police in Somalia's Baidoa city, 11 dead
Published On: December 14, 2018 03:18 PM NPT By: Reuters
MOGADISHU, Dec 14 : At least 11 people were killed in Somalia’s city of Baidoa in clashes between security forces and supporters of a former al Shabaab leader who is seeking election as a regional president, a military officer and an elder said on Friday.
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