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Fight to end rape in war must begin in peacetime: Mukwege

Published On: December 9, 2018 12:00 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS

CONGO, Dec 9: Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege may have won his Nobel prize for his work to end sexual violence in war, but the crusading surgeon said the groundwork for equality must be laid in peacetime, as he praised movements like #MeToo.

Saudi Arabia hosts GCC summit amid Qatar tensions, Khashoggi crisis

Published On: December 9, 2018 11:30 AM NPT By: Reuters

RIYADH, Dec 9: The Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) annual summit was set to open in Riyadh on Sunday, with regional unity imperilled by a bitter row with Qatar and the host, Saudi Arabia, facing a diplomatic crisis over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Who are France's Yellow Vest protesters, and what do they want?

Published On: December 9, 2018 11:00 AM NPT By: Agencies

PARIS, Dec 9: As part of his environmental policy strategy, French President Emmanuel Macron announced a green tax on fuel last month to go into effect Jan. 1.

Concert stampede in Italy leaves 6 dead, over 50 hurt

Published On: December 9, 2018 10:30 AM NPT By: Associated Press

CORINALDO, Dec 9: Teenagers panicked before a rap concert at a jammed Italian disco, setting off a stampede that killed five of them and a mother who had brought her daughter to the event, authorities and survivors said. Fifty-three people were reported injured, including 13 in very serious condition.

Paris on high alert as city shuts down for 'yellow vest' protests

Published On: December 8, 2018 12:00 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS

PARIS, Dec 8: Paris was on high alert Saturday with major security measures in place ahead of fresh "yellow vest" protests which authorities fear could turn violent for a second weekend in a row.

6 dead, 35 injured in nightclub stampede on Italy’s coast

Published On: December 8, 2018 11:57 AM NPT By: Associated Press

ROME, Dec 8: Six people, all but one of them minors, were killed and about 35 others injured in a stampede of panicked concertgoers early Saturday at a disco in a small town on Italy’s central Adriatic coast, authorities said.

US appeals court won't immediately allow Trump asylum ban

Published On: December 8, 2018 11:00 AM NPT By: Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 8: A divided U.S. appeals court late Friday refused to immediately allow the Trump administration to enforce a ban on asylum for any immigrants who illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border.

Fearing "Act IV" of unrest, France to close Eiffel Tower, Louvre, at weekend

Published On: December 7, 2018 01:21 PM NPT By: Reuters

PARIS, Dec 7: France will close the Eiffel Tower and other tourism landmarks in Paris and draft in thousands more security forces on Saturday to stave off another wave of violent protests in the country over living costs.

China prepares mission to land spacecraft on moon’s far side

Published On: December 7, 2018 12:32 PM NPT By: Associated Press

BEIJING, Dec 7: China was preparing to launch a ground-breaking mission early Saturday to soft-land a spacecraft on the largely unexplored far side of the moon, demonstrating its growing ambitions as a space power to rival Russia, the European Union and U.S.

Trump, Trudeau seek to distance from Huawei move

Published On: December 7, 2018 12:03 PM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON/OTTAWA, Dec 7: President Donald Trump did not know about plans to arrest a top executive at Chinese telecoms giant Huawei in Canada, two U.S. officials said on Thursday, in an apparent attempt to stop the incident from impeding crucial trade talks with Beijing.