WASHINGTON DC, Nov 25: Bitcoin (BTC) has hit a 14-month low, trading below the $4,000 threshold for the first time since last year, shedding thousands of virtual coins since the start of the week.

EU set to endorse Brexit deal but hard work lies ahead

Published On: November 25, 2018 02:53 PM NPT By: Associated Press

BRUSSELS, Nov 25: In a bittersweet landmark, European Union leaders gathered Sunday to seal an agreement on Britain’s departure next year — the first time a member country will have left the 28-nation bloc.

DAMASCUS, Nov 25: Russian military chemists arrived in the Syrian city of Aleppo, at which militants fired shells filled with poisonous agents on Saturday, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov told reporters on Sunday.

LISBON, November 24: The Islamic State terrorist organization (outlawed in Russia) is allied with Washington, in carrying out the objective of regime change in Syria, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov suggested after talks with his Portuguese counterpart Augusto Santos Silva on Saturday.

Syria state TV: 50 injured in rebel poison gas attack

Published On: November 25, 2018 10:30 AM NPT By: Associated Press

DAMASCUS, Nov 25: At least 50 civilians were being treated Saturday following a suspected poison gas attack by Syrian rebel groups on the government-held Aleppo city in the country’s north, according to reports in Syrian state media.

French police fire tear gas at fuel price protesters

Published On: November 24, 2018 06:24 PM NPT By: Reuters

PARIS, Nov 24: Police fired tear gas and used water cannon to disperse protesters in Paris who are angry over rising fuel costs and President Emmanuel Macron’s economic policies, the second weekend of “yellow vest” protests that have caused disruption across France.

Armed men kidnap 15 girls in southeastern Niger - mayor

Published On: November 24, 2018 03:54 PM NPT By: Reuters

NIAMEY, Nov 24: Armed men kidnapped 15 girls overnight in southeastern Niger, the local mayor said on Saturday.

India, China hold border talks in Chengdu

Published On: November 24, 2018 11:57 AM NPT By: Agencies

KATHMANDU, Nov 24: The 21st round of border talks between India and China has been underway in China's southwestern Sichuan province since Saturday morning, media reports said.

China factory blast kills 2, injures 24

Published On: November 24, 2018 11:00 AM NPT By: Reuters

BEIJING, Nov 24: Two people were killed and 24 others injured in an explosion at a machinery plant in the northern Chinese province of Jilin, the local government said on Saturday.

TIJUANA, Mexico, Nov 24:The mayor of Tijuana has declared a humanitarian crisis in his border city and said Friday he was asking the United Nations for aid to deal with the approximately 5,000 Central American migrants, most of whom were camped out inside a sports complex.