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Crews battle growing wildfire near homes in California
Published On: August 11, 2018 09:39 AM NPT By: Associated Press
LAKE ELSINORE, Aug 11: Firefighters fought to spare homes Friday from a growing Southern California forest fire, a day after flames came perilously close to neighborhoods and destroyed one house. w
Taliban try to take Afghan city, kill at least 14
Published On: August 10, 2018 01:32 PM NPT By: Associated Press
KABUL, Aug 10: Taliban fighters tried to overrun a provincial capital in Afghanistan early on Friday, hiding inside homes before slipping into city streets in the night to attack security forces and killing at least 14 policemen before being pushed back, officials said.
With new category, Oscars are now a popularity contest
Published On: August 10, 2018 12:42 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW YORK, Aug 10: Not since Faye Dunaway shouted “La La Land!” has an Oscar announcement caused quite as much chaos as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences decision to create a new Academy Awards category for “outstanding achievement in popular film.”
Third strong earthquake shakes Lombok as death toll tops 300
Published On: August 9, 2018 03:18 PM NPT By: Associated Press
TANJUNG, Aug 9: The Indonesian island of Lombok was shaken by a third big earthquake in little more than a week Thursday as an official said the death toll from an earlier quake had topped 330.
Pop star Demi Lovato vows to keep fighting addiction
Published On: August 6, 2018 11:00 AM NPT By: Associated Press
LOS ANGELES, Aug 6: In her first public comments since an overdose put her into the hospital, singer Demi Lovato says she remains committed to overcoming addiction.
Patrick Stewart to reprise ‘Star Trek’ role in new series
Published On: August 5, 2018 05:21 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW YORK, Aug 5: Patrick Stewart is boldly going where he’s been before — “Star Trek.”
Suicide bomber kills 3 NATO forces in Afghanistan
Published On: August 5, 2018 04:26 PM NPT By: Associated Press
KABUL, Aug 5: A Taliban suicide bomber killed three NATO forces on a foot patrol in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday in an attack that also wounded a U.S. soldier and two Afghan troops, NATO said in a statement.
Drug tests for gamers as soccer's eWorld Cup jackpot climbs
Published On: August 4, 2018 01:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
LONDON, Aug 4: The players finished their soccer matches and huddled waiting to discover who would have to undergo doping tests. The random draw completed, two men went off to provide urine samples.
Hot, dusty and on fire: Portugal's heatwave breaks records
Published On: August 4, 2018 10:15 AM NPT By: Associated Press
PORTUGAL, Aug 4: Eight places in Portugal broke local temperature records as a wave of heat from North Africa swept across the Iberian peninsula — and officials predicted the scorching temperatures could get even worse over the weekend.
More than 1,000 homes torched in California wildfires
Published On: August 2, 2018 11:31 AM NPT By: Associated Press
CALIFORNIA, Aug 2: A massive wildfire in Northern California has torched more than 1,000 homes in and around the city of Redding, authorities said Wednesday as some evacuees were allowed to return home and new blazes exploded in what has become an endless summer of flame in the Golden State.
Powerful bomb in van kills at least 5 in south Philippines
Published On: July 31, 2018 10:00 AM NPT By: Associated Press
MANILA, July 31: A Filipino soldier and four militiamen were killed by a powerful bomb that exploded in a van the troops were inspecting Tuesday amid threats of bombings in a southern province, military officials said.
Trump willing to shut down government over border security
Published On: July 30, 2018 11:30 AM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW JERSEY, July 30: President Donald Trump said Sunday that he would consider shutting down the government if Democrats refuse to vote for his immigration proposals, including a U.S.-Mexico border wall.
3 dead, 7 wounded after gunmen in New Orleans fire on crowd
Published On: July 29, 2018 07:42 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS, July 29: Two armed individuals wearing hoodies walked up to a crowd gathered Saturday evening outside a strip mall in New Orleans and opened fire, killing three people and wounding seven more, the police chief said.
At least 3 dead, 12 hurt as 6.4 quake hits Indonesia island
Published On: July 29, 2018 08:38 AM NPT By: Associated Press
INDONESIA, July 29: A shallow, magnitude 6.4 earthquake early Sunday killed at least three people and injured a dozen others on Indonesia's Lombok Island, a popular tourist destination next to Bali.
World gazes at the total lunar eclipse, longest of this century
Published On: July 28, 2018 12:20 PM NPT By: Associated Press
JOHANNESBURG, July 28: Curiosity and awe have greeted a complete lunar eclipse, the longest one of this century and visible in much of the world.
‘Terrifying’ California wildfire burns 500-plus structures
Published On: July 28, 2018 09:22 AM NPT By: Associated Press
REDDING, July 28: A wildfire that roared with little warning into a Northern California city claimed two lives as thousands of people scrambled to escape before the walls of flames descended from forested hills onto their neighborhoods, leaving at least 500 structures destroyed in its wake, officials said Friday.
Cricket star Imran Khan wins in Pakistan but needs coalition
Published On: July 27, 2018 10:36 AM NPT By: Associated Press
ISLAMABAD, July 27: Official results show cricket star Imran Khan won in Pakistan's polls but he will have to seek out allies to form a coalition government.
Pakistan’s Imran Khan declares election win for his party
Published On: July 26, 2018 07:52 PM NPT By: Associated Press
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan’s cricket star turned politician Imran Khan declared victory Thursday for his party in the country’s general elections, promising a “new” Pakistan following a vote that was marred by allegations of fraud and militant violence.
Pakistan cricket star Imran Khan leads amid slow vote count
Published On: July 26, 2018 05:15 PM NPT By: Associated Press
ISLAMABAD, July 26: Pakistan’s former cricket star Imran Khan and his party were maintaining a commanding lead Thursday amid slow and tedious counting of ballots from a historic election the previous day that was marred by allegations of fraud and militant violence.
Company unveils moving mosque to welcome Muslims
Published On: July 26, 2018 01:51 PM NPT By: Associated Press
TOKYO, July 26: A large white and blue truck pulls up outside a stadium in central Japan and slowly expands into a place of worship.
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