Category 4 Hurricane Michael roars nearer to Florida coast

Published On: October 10, 2018 05:07 PM NPT By: Associated Press

FLORIDA, Oct 10: Michael roared nearer to the Florida Panhandle as a still-growing Category 4 hurricane Wednesday, lashing wind and rain and pushing a storm surge onto white-sand beaches and coastal communities hours before making landfall.

China to sell unmanned, strike-capable drones to Pakistan

Published On: October 10, 2018 03:50 PM NPT By: Agencies

TEHRAN, Oct 10: China has agreed to sell a batch of military-grade drones to Pakistan just days after India signed a multi-billion-dollar arms deal with Russia in defiance of US warnings against military transactions with Moscow.

WASHINGTON DC, Oct 10: With US envoy to the UN Nikki Haley set to depart by year’s end, speculation is rampant as who might replace her. Will it be President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka, or her husband Jared Kushner? Or maybe someone else?

WASHINGTON DC, Oct 10: From bullying countries into voting in line with Washington to proclaiming that the US and Russia will never be friends, retiring US ambassador Nikki Haley has said a lot of eyebrow-raising things at the UN. Here are some of them.

SOFIA, Oct 10: The German police have detained a new suspect linked to the murder of Bulgarian journalist Viktoria Marinova, the Chief Prosecutor's office has reported.

BANGLADESH, Oct 10: At an age when many young Rohingya women have children, Rahima Akter has other plans.

PAKISTAN, Oct 10: Pakistan's currency plunged by nearly 7 percent after the government said it would seek emergency bailout loans from the International Monetary Fund.

10 hurt in Hollywood promotional even by rapper Phora

Published On: October 9, 2018 03:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, Oct 9: Authorities say 10 people have been injured at a Hollywood rap event after a possible stampede.

SEOUL, Oct 9: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wants Pope Francis to visit the officially atheist country, South Korea said Tuesday.

MOSCOW, Oct 9: A TV reporter who covered EU funds fraud cases was brutally murdered and allegedly raped in northern Bulgaria. The horrific indent is the third murder of a journalist in the EU amid concerns over press freedom.