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Sri Lanka minister: Easter bombings a response to NZ attacks
Published On: April 23, 2019 06:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
COLOMBO, April 23: Sri Lanka’s state minister of defense said Tuesday that the Easter attack on churches, hotels and other sites was “carried out in retaliation” for the shooting massacre at two New Zealand mosques last month, as the Islamic State group sought to claim responsibility for the attack.
Myanmar court rejects appeal of jailed Reuters reporters
Published On: April 23, 2019 03:15 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NAYPYITAW, April 23: Myanmar’s Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the final appeal of two Reuters journalists and upheld seven-year prison sentences for their reporting on the military’s brutal crackdown on Rohingya Muslims.
Sri Lanka bombing victims were from at least 12 countries
Published On: April 23, 2019 02:47 PM NPT By: Associated Press
COLOMBO, April 23: More than 300 people were killed in bombings of churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. Sri Lankan authorities say at least 31 foreigners died in the attacks.
Samsung delays folding phone launch after breaking issues
Published On: April 23, 2019 11:35 AM NPT By: Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO, April 23: Samsung is pushing back this week’s planned public launch of its highly anticipated, $2000 folding phone after reports that reviewers’ phones were breaking.
Quake kills at least 11, 24 missing in northern Philippines
Published On: April 23, 2019 10:15 AM NPT By: Associated Press
PORAC, April 23: Rescuers found more bodies overnight in the rubble of a supermarket that crashed down in a powerful earthquake that damaged buildings and an airport in the northern Philippines, raising the death toll to 11, officials said Tuesday.
Happy birthday: Queen Elizabeth II turns 93 on Easter Sunday
Published On: April 21, 2019 09:15 PM NPT By: Associated Press
LONDON, April 21: Queen Elizabeth II is celebrating her 93rd birthday, which this year coincides with Easter Sunday.
5-year-old Michigan boy calls 911 to ask for McDonalds
Published On: April 21, 2019 03:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WYOMING, April 21: A 5-year-old Michigan boy had a craving for McDonald’s but his grandmother was sleeping so he called 911 and made a request.
Ukraine quiet ahead of presidential election
Published On: April 21, 2019 12:10 PM NPT By: Associated Press
KIEV, April 21: A comedian who plays the role of Ukraine’s president on television is set to take on the job for real, pushing out the man who currently holds the office, according to public opinion surveys ahead of Sunday’s election.
Explosions hit 2 churches in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday
Published On: April 21, 2019 10:49 AM NPT By: Associated Press
COLOMBO, April 21: Two explosions hit two churches in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, wounding at least 50 people, witnesses said.
Egyptians vote on referendum extending el-Sissi’s rule
Published On: April 20, 2019 11:35 AM NPT By: Associated Press
CAIRO, April 20: Egyptians are being asked to vote on constitutional amendments that would allow President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to stay in power until 2030.
Climate protests close London bridge; 570 arrests in 4 days
Published On: April 20, 2019 11:20 AM NPT By: Associated Press
LONDON, April 20: Climate protesters are once again trying to shut down parts of London to urge residents to do more to protect the Earth from rising temperatures.
President Trump to visit Japan in late May, meet new emperor
Published On: April 19, 2019 11:00 AM NPT By: Associated Press
TOKYO, April 19: President Donald Trump and his wife Melania will make a state visit to Japan at the end of May to meet the newly enthroned emperor.
Doctors use HIV in gene therapy to fix ‘bubble boy’ disease
Published On: April 18, 2019 03:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
They were born without a working germ-fighting system, every infection a threat to their lives. Now eight babies with “bubble boy disease” have had it fixed by a gene therapy made from one of the immune system’s worst enemies — HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
60 people charged in illegal prescription opioid crackdown
Published On: April 18, 2019 03:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
CINCINNATI, April 18: Federal authorities said Wednesday they have charged 60 people, including a doctor accused of trading drugs for sex and another of prescribing to his Facebook friends, for their roles in illegally prescribing and distributing millions of pills containing opioids and other drugs.
Bus carrying Germans crashes, kills 29 on Portugal’s Madeira
Published On: April 18, 2019 12:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
LISBON, April 18: A tour bus carrying German tourists crashed on Portugal’s Madeira Island on Wednesday, killing 29 people and injuring 28 others, local authorities said.
2nd phase of voting begins in India’s general election
Published On: April 18, 2019 10:30 AM NPT By: Associated Press
SRINAGAR, April 18: Voting began in the second phase of India’s general elections Thursday amid massive security and a lockdown in parts of the main city in Indian-controlled Kashmir.
Monkey Punch, creator of megahit Japan comic Lupin III, dies
Published On: April 17, 2019 07:50 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Cartoonist Monkey Punch, best known as the creator of the Japanese megahit comic series Lupin III, has died at age of 81. His office, MP Pictures, said Wednesday that Monkey Punch, whose real name is Kazuhiko Kato, died of pneumonia on April 11.
Andy Hui apologizes after taxi camera captures infidelity
Published On: April 17, 2019 07:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
A tearful Hong Kong celebrity Andy Hui apologized after a newspaper published footage of his apparent dalliance with an actress that was captured on a camera installed in a taxi. Hui, an actor and singer, married Hong Kong pop star Sammi Cheng in 2013.
‘Game of Thrones’ premiere sets a viewership record for HBO
Published On: April 17, 2019 01:19 PM NPT By: Associated Press
HBO’s 'Game of Thrones' lived up to the hype. This past weekend’s season premiere stands as the most-watched one-day event in the history of the cable network that began in 1978.
UK police arrest more than 200 in climate change protests
Published On: April 17, 2019 11:45 AM NPT By: Associated Press
LONDON, April 17: Police say they have arrested more than 200 people after climate change protesters blocked major bridges and intersections in central London, bringing traffic to a standstill.
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