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NASA telescope finds 10 more planets that could have life
Published On: June 20, 2017 09:10 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, June 20: NASA's planet-hunting telescope has found 10 new planets outside our solar system that are likely the right size and temperature to potentially have life on them, broadly hinting that we are probably not alone.
FIFA president happy with video review despite confusion
Published On: June 20, 2017 09:01 AM NPT By: Associated Press
ST PETERSBURG, June 20: Video review is making FIFA President Gianni Infantino "extremely happy" after being used five times and causing moments of confusion in the first round of Confederations Cup games.
Perez says he hasn't spoken to Ronaldo about rumors of exit
Published On: June 20, 2017 08:50 AM NPT By: Associated Press
MADRID, June 20: Real Madrid president Florentino Perez says he has yet to speak with Cristiano Ronaldo regarding speculation that the star forward wants to leave Spain after being accused of tax fraud.
Germany's inexperience highlighted while beating Australia
Published On: June 20, 2017 08:39 AM NPT By: Associated Press
SOCHI, June 20: The learning curve facing an inexperienced and experimental German side became clearer to coach Joachim Loew after they were given a fright by Australia at the Confederations Cup on Monday.
UNICEF names first goodwill ambassador who is a refugee
Published On: June 20, 2017 08:27 AM NPT By: Associated Press
UNITED NATIONS, June 20: The UN children's agency has announced the appointment of its youngest goodwill ambassador — 19-year-old Syrian refugee and education activist Muzoon Almellehan.
Google promises YouTube crackdown on online extremism
Published On: June 20, 2017 08:13 AM NPT By: Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO, June 20: Google is promising to be more vigilant about preventing terrorist propaganda and other extremist videos from appearing on its YouTube site amid intensifying criticism about the internet's role in mass violence.
US student freed by North Korea in a coma dies at age 22
Published On: June 20, 2017 07:59 AM NPT By: Associated Press
CINCINNATI, June 20: Otto Warmbier, an American college student who was released by North Korea in a coma last week after almost a year and a half in captivity, died Monday, his family said.
Russia threatens after US downs Syrian warplane
Published On: June 20, 2017 07:54 AM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIRUT, June 20: Russia has threatened aircraft from the U.S.-led coalition in Syrian-controlled airspace and suspended a hotline intended to avoid collisions in retaliation for the U.S. military shooting down a Syrian warplane.
Macron kicks off Paris Air Show with airborne entrance
Published On: June 19, 2017 04:48 PM NPT By: Associated Press
PARIS, June 19: The French president descended from the skies in a European military plane and Airbus and Boeing raced to impress with big plane orders as the Paris Air Show got underway Monday.
Forest fire kills 62 in Portugal; search on for more bodies
Published On: June 19, 2017 02:51 PM NPT By: Associated Press
PEDROGAO GRANDE, Portugal, June 19: A raging forest fire in central Portugal killed at least 62 people as they desperately tried to flee, charring cars and trucks as it swept over roads. The disaster — the worst tragedy Portugal has experienced in decades — shook the nation, with the president declaring that the country's pain "knows no end."
EU extends Russia sanctions over Crimea for a year
Published On: June 19, 2017 02:39 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BRUSSELS, June 19: The European Union has extended sanctions against Russia for a year over its annexation of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula in 2014.
South Korea scraps plants, signals shift from nuclear energy
Published On: June 19, 2017 12:21 PM NPT By: Associated Press
SEOUL, June 19: South Korea, one of the world's largest nuclear electricity producers, will scrap plans to add nuclear power plants, its president said Monday, signaling a shift in decades of reliance on nuclear energy.
China propels rise of electric ultra-high-performance cars
Published On: June 19, 2017 12:11 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIJING, June 19: Want an insanely fast ride with zero emissions? Startup NIO has the car: An electric two-seater with muscular European lines and a top speed of 195 miles per hour (313 kilometers per hour).
Number of global displaced up to 65.6 million last year: UN
Published On: June 19, 2017 11:30 AM NPT By: Associated Press
GENEVA, June 19: The number of people displaced from their homes across the world climbed slightly to 65.6 million last year, with the escalating conflict in South Sudan accounting for the rise, the United Nations refugee agency said Monday.
Gunmen attack resort in Mali's capital
Published On: June 19, 2017 08:12 AM NPT By: Associated Press
BAMAKO (MALI), June 19: Jihadis attacked a hotel resort Sunday in Mali's capital, taking hostages at a spot popular with foreigners on the weekends. More than 30 people managed to escape though at least two people were killed, authorities said.
Chile beats Cameroon 2-0 as video reviews draw controversy
Published On: June 19, 2017 06:51 AM NPT By: Associated Press
MOSCOW, June 19: Alexis Sanchez came off the bench to set up both Chile's goals in a 2-0 Confederations Cup win over on Sunday — but the video assistant referees were the real stars.
Portugal and Mexico draw 2-2 in Confederations Cup
Published On: June 19, 2017 06:46 AM NPT By: Associated Press
KAZAN, June 19: Title contenders Portugal and Mexico fought out an entertaining 2-2 draw in the Confederations Cup on Sunday, with each team scoring in the last five minutes.
Fans in Pakistan celebrate memorable victory over India
Published On: June 19, 2017 06:39 AM NPT By: Associated Press
ISLAMABAD, June 19: Pakistan celebrated one of its biggest cricket victories on Sunday, defeating archrival India in the Champions Trophy final in London.
Navy stops search for 7 missing sailors after bodies found
Published On: June 18, 2017 05:12 PM NPT By: Associated Press
YOKOSUKA, June 18: The search for seven U.S. Navy sailors missing after their destroyer collided with a container ship off Japan was called off Sunday after several bodies were found in the ship’s flooded compartments, including sleeping quarters.
57 dead in central Portugal wildfires; many killed in cars
Published On: June 18, 2017 04:57 PM NPT By: Associated Press
AVELAR, June 18: Raging forest fires in central Portugal killed at least 57 people, many of them trapped in their cars as flames swept over a road, in what the prime minister on Sunday called “the biggest tragedy of human life that we have known in years.”
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