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In Syria, at least 100 killed in attacks as more people flee
Published On: March 17, 2018 06:39 AM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIRUT, 17: Airstrikes in Syria killed more than 100 people on Friday as civilians, weary and many wounded, fled besieged areas for the second straight day.
Russia says cease-fire in Syria's Ghouta will be extended
Published On: March 16, 2018 02:53 PM NPT By: Associated Press
MOSCOW, Mar 16: Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says the Russian military and the Syrian government are extending a cease-fire in Damascus' rebel-held suburbs as long as it takes to allow all the civilians to leave the area.
Stephen Hawking: ‘His laboratory was the universe'
Published On: March 16, 2018 10:35 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, March 16: Everyone knew of Stephen Hawking’s cosmic brilliance, but few could comprehend it. Not even top-notch astronomers.
North Korean foreign minister visits Sweden
Published On: March 15, 2018 05:50 PM NPT By: Associated Press
STOCKHOLM, Mar 15: North Korea’s foreign minister is due to visit Sweden Thursday, a surprise move that could be a first step toward a meeting in the Scandinavian country between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Syria marks 7 years of war: rebel-held enclave under assault
Published On: March 15, 2018 03:53 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIRUT, Mar 15: Syrian government forces and Russian aircraft blanketed parts of the besieged, rebel-held enclave of eastern Ghotua with airstrikes and rocket fire on Thursday, activists said, as Syrians marked seven years since the popular uprising that sparked their country’s vicious civil war.
Navy jet crashes off Key West, killing 2 crew members
Published On: March 15, 2018 09:47 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, March 15: A U.S. Navy fighter jet crashed Wednesday off the coast of Key West, Florida, killing its two crew members.
China's Xi further expanding power with anti-corruption body
Published On: March 13, 2018 02:36 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIJING, March 13: Following passage of a constitutional amendment potentially making him president-for-life, China’s Xi Jinping moved to further expand his powers Tuesday with the establishment of a powerful new anti-corruption agency.
Porn actress offers to repay $130K so she can discuss Trump
Published On: March 13, 2018 10:19 AM NPT By: Associated Press
LOS ANGELES, March 13: An adult film actress who said she had sex with President Donald Trump offered Monday to return the $130,000 she was paid for agreeing not to discuss the alleged relationship.
5 killed in helicopter crash into New York City’s East River (update)
Published On: March 12, 2018 01:53 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW YORK, March 12: All five passengers aboard a helicopter that crashed into New York City’s East River were confirmed dead early Monday morning by a NYPD spokesman.
2 killed, 3 critically injured in NYC helicopter crash
Published On: March 12, 2018 10:20 AM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW YORK, March 12: A helicopter crashed into New York City’s East River Sunday night and flipped upside down in the water, killing two of the six people aboard and leaving three others in critical condition, officials said.
Trump tariffs may imperil a delicate global economic rebound
Published On: March 11, 2018 09:45 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Mar 11: Things had been going along so nicely.
China silences critics of move to abolish term limits for Xi
Published On: March 10, 2018 03:27 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIJING, Mar 10: The day China's ruling Communist Party unveiled a proposal to allow President Xi Jinping to rule indefinitely as Mao Zedong did a generation ago, Ma Bo was so shaken he couldn't sleep.
Suicide bomber kills 9, wounds 18 in Afghan capital
Published On: March 9, 2018 03:51 PM NPT By: Associated Press
KABUL, Afghanistan, March 9: A suicide bomber targeting Afghanistan’s minority Hazaras blew himself up at a police checkpoint in western Kabul on Friday, killing nine people and wounding 18, officials said.
Trump says he'll meet with North Korea's Kim Jong Un
Published On: March 9, 2018 10:21 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Mar 9: After months of trading insults and threats of nuclear annihilation, President Donald Trump agreed to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jung Un by the end of May to negotiate an end to Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program, South Korean and U.S. officials said Thursday. No sitting American president has ever met with a North Korea leader.
China eyes greater global leadership role, downplays fears
Published On: March 9, 2018 01:16 AM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIJING Mar 9: The world can only benefit as China marches toward "irresistible" national rejuvenation and assumes greater global leadership under President Xi Jinping, China's top diplomat said Thursday as he sought to dismiss concerns about China's rise while also underscoring its inevitability.
Sex abuse cases tip of iceberg, says UN Women chief
Published On: March 8, 2018 11:52 AM NPT By: Associated Press
UNITED NATIONS, March 8: The head of the U.N. agency promoting equality for women says the global spotlight on sexual harassment and abuse and the punishment of some powerful men who had been “untouchable” is an important moment — but it’s just “a tip of an iceberg.”
Anti-Muslim riots flare in Sri Lanka; social media blocked
Published On: March 7, 2018 03:52 PM NPT By: Associated Press
SRILANKA, Mar 7: Anti-Muslim rioting flared anew Wednesday in the hills of central Sri Lanka despite a state of emergency, residents said, as the government ordered popular social media networks blocked to stop the violence from spreading.
Porn star sues Trump over nondisclosure agreement
Published On: March 7, 2018 01:44 PM NPT By: Associated Press
LOS ANGELES, Mar 7: A porn star who has said she had sex with President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to invalidate a nondisclosure agreement that she signed days before the 2016 presidential election, which prevented her from discussing the alleged sexual encounters.
North Korean dictator, Seoul envoys have 'openhearted talk'
Published On: March 6, 2018 10:46 AM NPT By: Associated Press
SEOUL, Mar 6: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had an "openhearted talk" in Pyongyang with envoys for South Korean President Moon Jae-in, the North said Tuesday.
Man arrested, accused of stealing McDormand’s Oscar trophy
Published On: March 6, 2018 06:53 AM NPT By: Associated Press
LOS ANGELES, March 6: A man was arrested and is accused of stealing Frances McDormand’s Oscars trophy after the Academy Awards on Sunday night, Los Angeles police said.
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