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Throngs to pack Times Square for mild, rainy New Year’s Eve
Published On: December 31, 2018 04:48 PM NPT By: Associated Press
Snoop Dogg, Sting and Christina Aguilera will welcome 2019 in a packed Times Square Monday along with revelers from around the world who come to see the traditional crystal ball drop, fireworks and a blizzard of confetti.
Kim Jong Un expected to ring in 2019 with big policy speech
Published On: December 31, 2018 03:20 PM NPT By: Associated Press
TOKYO, Dec 31: Kim Jong Un will be keeping North Korea watchers busy on New Year’s Day, when he is expected to give his annual address laying out the country’s top priorities for the year ahead.
Court extends detention for Nissan ex-chair Ghosn by 10 days
Published On: December 31, 2018 10:46 AM NPT By: Associated Press
TOKYO, Dec 31: Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn will be detained at least through Jan. 11, the Tokyo District Court said Monday, as the once-revered auto industry figure faces allegations that have marked a stunning downfall.
Election official says Bangladesh’s ruling alliance won vote
Published On: December 31, 2018 08:26 AM NPT By: Associated Press
DHAKA, Dec 31: An election official says Bangladesh’s ruling alliance led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won Sunday’s election with 288 seats giving it enough to form the government.
N. Korean leader calls for more talks with South in new year
Published On: December 30, 2018 04:22 PM NPT By: Associated Press
SEOUL, Dec 30: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a letter to South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Sunday calling for more peace talks between the leaders in the new year following their active engagement in 2018, South Korea’s presidential office said.
Congo votes in long-delayed presidential election
Published On: December 30, 2018 03:50 PM NPT By: Associated Press
KINSHASA, Congo, Dec 30: People in Congo have begun voting in a long-delayed presidential election that could bring the troubled country’s first peaceful, democratic transfer of power.
Bali volcano shoots new burst of ash; flights unaffected
Published On: December 30, 2018 03:49 PM NPT By: Associated Press
DENPASAR, Dec 30: A volcano on Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali shot a new burst of hot ash into the air early Sunday in the latest of the country’s several eruptions within a week.
6 injured due to jet bridge ‘equipment failure’ at airport
Published On: December 30, 2018 10:04 AM NPT By: Associated Press
BALTIMORE, Dec 30: Officials say six people have been injured after a “partial equipment failure” involving a jet bridge at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
Trump and China loom over a tumultuous year in Asia
Published On: December 29, 2018 11:00 AM NPT By: Associated Press
SEOUL, Dec 29: To judge by the stream of extraordinary images on the Korean Peninsula, you might think 2018 marked the beginning of an elusive peace in one of the world’s last vestiges of the Cold War.
Federalist writer, Fox News guest Bre Payton dies at 26
Published On: December 29, 2018 10:54 AM NPT By: Associated Press
SAN DIEGO, Dec 29: Bre Payton, a writer for the conservative news site The Federalist and a frequent guest on the Fox News Channel and other media outlets, died suddenly Friday at the age of 26.
Thousands demonstrate in Sudan against Bashir’s rule
Published On: December 29, 2018 10:49 AM NPT By: Associated Press
CAIRO, Dec 29 : Thousands demonstrated Friday in nearly two dozen neighborhoods of the Sudanese capital of Khartoum, calling for President Omar Bashir to step down, according to activists, keeping up the pressure on the autocratic general-turned-president who has been in power for nearly 30 years.
Bomb strikes tourist bus near Egypt’s Giza Pyramids, kills 4
Published On: December 29, 2018 10:46 AM NPT By: Associated Press
CAIRO, Dec 29: A roadside bomb hit a tourist bus on Friday near the Giza Pyramids, killing three Vietnamese and their Egyptian guide, officials said.
Furious Iraqi lawmakers demand US troop withdrawal
Published On: December 28, 2018 12:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BAGHDAD, Dec 28: President Donald Trump's surprise trip to Iraq may have quieted criticism at home that he had yet to visit troops in a combat zone, but it has infuriated Iraqi politicians who on Thursday demanded the withdrawal of U.S. forces.
Chris Brown charged with monkey-related misdemeanors
Published On: December 28, 2018 11:45 AM NPT By: Associated Press
LOS ANGELES, Dec 28: Chris Brown has been charged with monkey-related misdemeanors.
Indonesia raises alert, widens danger zone around volcano
Published On: December 28, 2018 07:46 AM NPT By: Associated Press
CARITA, Dec 28: Indonesia raised the danger level for an island volcano that triggered a tsunami on the weekend, killing at least 430 people in Sumatra and Java, and widened its no-go zone.
Miley Cyrus, Liam Hemsworth reportedly got married
Published On: December 27, 2018 06:06 PM NPT By: Associated Press
LOS ANGELES, Dec 27: Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth appear to have tied the knot amid reports the couple got married in a secret wedding ceremony.
Indian firefighters battle air pollution in New Delhi
Published On: December 27, 2018 04:48 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW DELHI, December 27: Indian authorities have ordered firefighters in the capital to sprinkle water from high-rise buildings to settle dust and stop garbage fires and have banned construction activity as hazardous air quality affects millions of people.
Deaths of 2 children raise doubts about US border agency
Published On: December 27, 2018 02:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
HOUSTON, Dec 27: The deaths of two migrant children in just over two weeks raised strong new doubts Wednesday about the ability of U.S. border authorities to care for the thousands of minors arriving as part of a surge of families trying to enter the country.
Pakistan's journalists complain of increasing censorship
Published On: December 26, 2018 03:55 PM NPT By: Associated Press
ISLAMABAD, Dec 26: Pakistani journalists, who have taken on military dictators and been beaten and jailed in the pursuit of a free press, say they now face a form of censorship that is more subtle but no less chilling, one spearheaded by the security services.
Protests in Tunisia after journalist sets himself on fire
Published On: December 26, 2018 02:16 PM NPT By: Associated Press
TUNIS, Tunisia, Dec 26: Protests erupted Tuesday in Tunisia after the death of a journalist who set himself on fire to protest economic problems in the North African nation, prompting clashes with police and nationwide concern.
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