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Fighting in Kashmir’s main city leaves 3 combatants dead
Published On: October 17, 2018 02:10 PM NPT By: Associated Press
SRINAGAR, Oct 17: Anti-India protests and clashes erupted in the main city of disputed Kashmir on Wednesday shortly after a gunbattle between militants and government forces killed at least two suspected rebels and a counterinsurgency police official.
Weeping relatives receive bodies of South Korean climbers
Published On: October 17, 2018 01:13 PM NPT By: Associated Press
SEOUL, Oct 17: Relatives dressed in black funeral suits wept in grief on Wednesday as the bodies of five South Korean mountain climbers arrived home from Nepal where they had died in a storm last week.
Hurricane is blamed for 16 deaths in Florida alone
Published On: October 17, 2018 11:32 AM NPT By: Associated Press
PANAMA CITY, Oct 17: Hurricane Michael killed at least 16 people in Florida, most of them in the coastal county that took a direct hit from the storm, state emergency authorities said Tuesday. That’s in addition to at least 10 deaths elsewhere across the South.
Canada to pardon pot possession as it legalizes marijuana
Published On: October 17, 2018 09:30 AM NPT By: Associated Press
TORONTO, Oct 17: The Canadian government is ready to pardon those with a pot possession record of 30 grams or less after Canada becomes the second and largest country with a legal national marijuana marketplace Wednesday.
Trump criticizes rush to condemn Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi
Published On: October 17, 2018 08:45 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Oct 17: President Donald Trump Tuesday criticized rapidly mounting global condemnation of Saudi Arabia over the mystery of missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi, warning of a rush to judgment and echoing the Saudis’ request for patience.
Microsoft co-founder, philanthropist Paul Allen dies at 65
Published On: October 16, 2018 12:15 PM NPT By: Associated Press
SEATTLE, Oct 16: Paul G. Allen, who co-founded Microsoft with his childhood friend Bill Gates before becoming a billionaire philanthropist who invested in conservation, space travel, arts and culture and professional sports, died Monday. He was 65.
Top US diplomat heads to Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi
Published On: October 16, 2018 12:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
ISTANBUL, Oct 16: A Turkish forensics teams finished a search for evidence in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul early Tuesday morning over the disappearance and alleged slaying of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi, as reports circulated that the kingdom may concede the killing took place there.
Recovery of Nepal climbers delayed by mountain’s remoteness
Published On: October 15, 2018 04:41 PM NPT By: Associated Press
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Oct 15: It took rescuers two days to recover the battered bodies of nine climbers, including one of the world’s best, who died in Nepal’s worst mountaineering disaster in recent years, authorities said Monday.
Saudi writer’s disappearance strains Turkey-Saudi ties
Published On: October 14, 2018 12:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
DUBAI, Oct 14: At first glance, the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi from the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul is just the latest crisis to strain relations between the kingdom and Turkey in the wake of the Arab Spring in 2011.
At least 16 dead in pair of bombings in Somalia’s Baidoa
Published On: October 14, 2018 12:26 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NAIROBI, Oct 14: A suicide bomber detonated in a restaurant in the Somali town of Baidoa and another blast struck a hotel nearby, leaving at least 16 people dead and more than 30 wounded, authorities said Saturday.
William Coors, former chair of Adolph Coors, dies at 102
Published On: October 14, 2018 11:15 AM NPT By: Associated Press
William “Bill” Coors, the former chairman of Adolph Coors Co. and grandson of the brewing company’s founder, has died at 102.
Florida officials fear Michael’s death toll will rise
Published On: October 14, 2018 10:45 AM NPT By: Associated Press
MEXICO BEACH, Oct 14: Search and rescue personnel are continuing to comb through the ruins of a small Florida Panhandle community destroyed by Hurricane Michael, which has left hundreds thousands without power and without easy access to supplies.
Melania Trump says she loves Trump, ignores cheating rumors
Published On: October 13, 2018 12:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Oct 13: Melania Trump says she loves President Donald Trump and has “much more important things to think about” than allegations he cheated on her with a porn star, a Playboy Playmate or anyone else.
How to check what Facebook hackers accessed in your account
Published On: October 13, 2018 11:30 AM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW YORK, Oct 13: Could hackers have been able to see the last person you cyberstalked, or that party photo you were tagged in? According to Facebook, the unfortunate answer is “yes.”
Trump vows to unearth truth about Khashoggi disappearance
Published On: October 13, 2018 11:00 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Oct 13: President Donald Trump declared Friday the U.S. will uncover the truth about what happened to journalist and U.S. resident Jamal Khashoggi, whose possible murder at Saudi hands after disappearing in Istanbul has captured worldwide attention. Trump promised to personally call Saudi Arabia’s King Salman soon about “the terrible situation in Turkey.”
Tex Winter, innovative basketball coach, dead at 96
Published On: October 11, 2018 03:15 PM NPT By: Associated Press
MANHATTAN, Oct 11: Tex Winter, the innovative “Triangle Offense” pioneer who assisted Phil Jackson on NBA championship teams with the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers, has died. He was 96.
New Indonesia quake kills 3 in Java village, shakes Bali
Published On: October 11, 2018 12:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
PALU, Oct 11: An earthquake collapsed homes on Indonesia’s Java island, killing at least three people, and shook the tourist hotspot of Bali on Thursday, two weeks after a major quake-tsunami disaster in a central region of the archipelago.
US increases pressure on Saudis over writer’s disappearance
Published On: October 11, 2018 10:15 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Oct 11: President Donald Trump demanded answers Wednesday from Saudi Arabia about the fate of a missing Saudi writer as lawmakers pushed for sanctions and a top Republican said the man was likely killed after entering a Saudi consulate in Turkey.
South Korea considers lifting some sanctions on North Korea
Published On: October 11, 2018 09:45 AM NPT By: Associated Press
SEOUL, Oct 11: South Korea is considering lifting some of its unilateral sanctions against North Korea to create more momentum for diplomacy aimed at improving relations and defusing the nuclear crisis, the South’s foreign minister said Wednesday.
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.
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