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Harry Potter play’s London leads heading to Broadway
Published On: August 3, 2017 05:18 PM NPT By: Associated Press
LONDON, August 3: The lead actors from the acclaimed London production of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” are boarding the Hogwarts Express for Broadway.
Nepali girl returns to Germany 2 months after deportation
Published On: August 3, 2017 07:37 AM NPT By: Associated Press
BERLIN, Aug 2: A German-born Nepali girl who was taken from her school and deported from Germany two months ago has returned after authorities agreed to allow her back on a student exchange visa.
Trump signs bill imposing sanctions on Russia
Published On: August 2, 2017 09:27 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, August 2: President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a bill imposing new sanctions on Russia, conceding under pressure from his own party that a warmer relationship with Moscow was not in the country’s best interest.
Venezuela’s president says new assembly to convene soon
Published On: August 2, 2017 06:47 PM NPT By: Associated Press
CARACAS, August 2: President Nicolas Maduro’s government says it is close to convening a special assembly endowed with powers to rewrite the constitution, override other branches of government and punish opposition leaders.
Kelly flexes muscle his first day on the job at White House
Published On: August 1, 2017 03:39 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, August 1: Raised voices could be heard through the thick door to the Oval Office as John Kelly — then secretary of Homeland Security — offered some tough talk to President Donald Trump.
Analysts doubt North Korea’s ICBM re-entry capability
Published On: August 1, 2017 12:47 PM NPT By: Associated Press
SEOUL, August 1: North Korea after decades of effort has a missile potentially capable of reaching the continental United States, but analysts say Pyongyang has yet to show the ICBM can inflict serious damage once it gets there.
Los Angeles reaches deal with Olympic leaders for 2028 Games
Published On: August 1, 2017 07:08 AM NPT By: Associated Press
LOS ANGELES, Aug 1: Los Angeles reached an agreement Monday with international Olympic leaders that will open the way for the city to host the 2028 Summer Games, while ceding the 2024 Games to rival Paris, officials announced Monday.
Kelly shows his clout: Scaramucci out as WH chief moves in
Published On: August 1, 2017 07:01 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Aug 1: Firmly taking charge in an unruly White House, former Gen. John Kelly moved in Monday as President Donald Trump's new chief of staff and immediately made sure that Trump's profanity-spouting new communications director was shown the door, ignominiously ousted after less than two weeks on the job.
Turnout in Venezuela assembly vote another point of conflict
Published On: July 31, 2017 06:44 PM NPT By: Associated Press
CARACAS, July 31: Venezuelan electoral authorities said more than 8 million people voted to create a constitutional assembly endowing President Nicolas Maduro’s ruling socialist party with virtually unlimited powers — a turnout more than double that estimated by outsiders and by opponents who derided the announcement.
Afghan police: Car bombing targets Iraq Embassy in Kabul
Published On: July 31, 2017 03:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
KABUL, July 31: A car bombing targeted the Iraqi Embassy in central Kabul on Monday, followed by gunfire, Afghan police officials said. There were no immediate reports of casualties.
Uganda says al-Shabab kills 12 soldiers in Somalia ambush
Published On: July 31, 2017 02:09 PM NPT By: Associated Press
KAMPALA, Uganda, July 31: Uganda's military says 12 of its soldiers were killed in an ambush Sunday by al-Shabab Islamic extremists in southern Somalia.
Putin says US will have to shed 755 from diplomatic staff
Published On: July 31, 2017 06:12 AM NPT By: Associated Press
MOSCOW, July 31: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday the United States would have to cut its embassy and consulate staff in Russia by 755, heightening tensions between Washington and Moscow three days after the U.S. Congress approved sanctions against Russia.
Philippine mayor linked to drugs, 14 others killed in raids
Published On: July 30, 2017 07:18 PM NPT By: Associated Press
ZAMBOANGA, July 30: Police in the southern Philippines said they fatally shot 15 people Sunday, including a city mayor who was among the politicians President Rodrigo Duterte publicly linked to illegal drugs, in the bloodiest assault so far in Duterte’s anti-drug crackdown.
20,000 fans flee huge fire at music festival in Barcelona
Published On: July 30, 2017 05:56 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BARCELONA, July 30: A huge fire at a music festival in Spain forced the evacuation of over 20,000 concertgoers and incinerated the event’s stage in Barcelona, the regional government said Sunday.
German police: 2 dead, 4 wounded in disco shooting
Published On: July 30, 2017 03:57 PM NPT By: Associated Press
VIENNA, July 30: Police say a shooting in Germany’s southwestern state of Baden-Wurttemberg has claimed two lives, including that of the gunman, and wounded four people.
New chief of staff takes over at White House come Monday
Published On: July 30, 2017 09:55 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired Marine Gen. John Kelly is a battle-hardened commander who would bring a background of military discipline and order to President Donald Trump’s roiling White House as the new chief of staff.
GOP fears political fallout after health care ‘epic fail’
Published On: July 30, 2017 09:40 AM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW YORK, July 30: Weary Republicans in Washington may be ready to move on from health care, but conservatives across the United States are warning the GOP-led Congress not to abandon its pledge to repeal the Obama-era health law — or risk a political nightmare in next year’s elections.
Pakistan names Abbasi interim prime minister
Published On: July 30, 2017 06:29 AM NPT By: Associated Press
ISLAMABAD, July 30: Pakistan's ruling party named senior lawmaker Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as successor to the deposed prime minister on Saturday, a day after the Supreme Court removed Nawaz Sharif from office for concealing assets.
North Korea says 2nd ICBM test puts much of US in range
Published On: July 29, 2017 09:46 AM NPT By: Associated Press
PYONGYANG, July 29: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Saturday the second flight test of an intercontinental ballistic missile demonstrated his country can hit the U.S. mainland, hours after the launch left analysts concluding that a wide swath of the United States, including Los Angeles and Chicago, is now in range of North Korean weapons.
FIFA fines Qatar after players’ political support for Emir
Published On: July 28, 2017 05:28 PM NPT By: Associated Press
GENEVA, July 28: FIFA has fined Qatar’s soccer federation after national team players breached rules against political statements by displaying T-shirts of the country’s Emir at a World Cup qualifier.
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