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US, South Korea say North Korea's latest missile test fails
Published On: March 22, 2017 03:12 PM NPT By: Associated Press
SEOUL, March 22: North Korea's latest missile launch ended in failure on Wednesday as the United States sent a supersonic bomber streaking over ally South Korea in a show of force against the North, officials said.
EU to hold Brexit summit for 27 members on April 29
Published On: March 21, 2017 08:40 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BRUSSELS, March 21: Once Britain decides to trigger divorce proceedings next week, the 27 other European Union nations will be taking a month to decide on the negotiating framework to achieve the best-possible split-up for the bloc.
Macron, Le Pen clash in first French election TV debate
Published On: March 21, 2017 09:53 AM NPT By: Associated Press
PARIS, March 21: The two front-runners for the French presidency clashed spectacularly in the campaign's first televised debate between leading candidates Monday night.
S. Korea's Park says 'sorry' as she undergoes questioning
Published On: March 21, 2017 09:44 AM NPT By: Associated Press
SEOUL, March 21: South Korea's just-ousted president said Tuesday she was "sorry" to the people as she underwent questioning by prosecutors over a corruption scandal that led to her removal from office.
Pakistan bars 5 cricketers from leaving country
Published On: March 20, 2017 07:20 PM NPT By: Associated Press
ISLAMABAD, March 20: The Pakistan government has barred the five cricketers involved in alleged spot-fixing from leaving the country.
Sharers rather than authors more important on social media
Published On: March 20, 2017 07:08 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW YORK, March 20: The person who shares a news story on social media is more important than the story's actual source in determining whether readers believe it, a study by the Media Insight Project has found.
Britain to formally trigger process to leave EU on March 29
Published On: March 20, 2017 06:15 PM NPT By: Associated Press
LONDON, March 20: Britain's government will begin the process of leaving the European Union on March 29, starting the clock on the two years in which to complete the most important negotiation for a generation.
Nepal to strap some Everest climbers with GPS device
Published On: March 20, 2017 04:58 PM NPT By: Associated Press
KATHMANDU, Nepal, March 20: Some climbers attempting to scale Mount Everest during the upcoming spring climbing season will be strapped with a GPS device to locate them in case they are in trouble and to prevent false claims of reaching the summit, officials said Monday.
Pakistani PM orders the reopening of border with Afghanistan
Published On: March 20, 2017 04:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
PESAWAR, March 20: Pakistan's prime minister ordered the reopening of the country's border with Afghanistan on Monday, ending a protracted closure that has cost businesses on both sides millions of dollars and deepened tensions between the two neighbors.
Another journalist slain in Mexico's violent Veracruz state
Published On: March 20, 2017 08:23 AM NPT By: Associated Press
XALAPA, Mexico (AP) — An attacker shot a journalist to death Sunday in the Mexican state of Veracruz, adding to the toll in a region plagued by drug gang violence and allegations of government corruption.
Tillerson lauds China-US contacts in meeting with leader Xi
Published On: March 19, 2017 12:55 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIJING, March 19: The United States is looking forward to the first meeting between President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Sunday, on the final day of a swing through Asia dominated by concerns over North Korea's nuclear and missile programs.
North Korea tests newly developed high-thrust rocket engine
Published On: March 19, 2017 12:32 PM NPT By: Associated Press
TOKYO, March 19: North Korea has conducted a ground test of a new type of high-thrust rocket engine that leader Kim Jong Un is calling a revolutionary breakthrough for the country's space program.
Global finance gathering struggles to define trade stance
Published On: March 18, 2017 02:21 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BADEN, Germany, March 18: Financial officials from the world's biggest economies are struggling to define a common stance on trade in the face of the Trump administration's insistence that cross-border commerce must be "fair" as well as "free."
Common bonds aside, Trump and Merkel show little rapport
Published On: March 18, 2017 01:45 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, March 18: President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel tried to sidestep their differences, but some awkward moments punctuated their first public appearance.
North Korea, South China Sea on Tillerson agenda in Beijing
Published On: March 18, 2017 01:37 PM NPT By: Associated Press
BEIJING, March 18: U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in Beijing on Saturday for his first face-to-face talks with Chinese leaders expected to focus on North Korea's nuclear program, trade and South China Sea territorial disputes.
Trump OKs changes in GOP health care bill, winning support
Published On: March 18, 2017 09:55 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump agreed to add fresh Medicaid curbs to the House Republican health care bill Friday, bolstering the measure with support from some conservative lawmakers but leaving its prospects wobbly. House leaders discussed other amendments calibrated to round up votes and scheduled a showdown vote Thursday.
Immigration judges to be sent to border detention centers
Published On: March 18, 2017 08:00 AM NPT By: Associated Press
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Justice Department said Friday that it will temporarily transfer immigration judges to six detention centers mostly near the border with Mexico in an effort to put President Donald Trump's immigration directives into effect.
Hillary Clinton says she's 'ready to come out of the woods'
Published On: March 18, 2017 07:39 AM NPT By: Associated Press
SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — Hillary Clinton said Friday she's "ready to come out of the woods" and help Americans find common ground.
Real Madrid to play Bayern, Barca gets Juventus in quarterfinals
Published On: March 17, 2017 05:20 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NYON, March 17: Defending champion Real Madrid will play Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarterfinals, sending the Bavarian coach Carlo Ancelotti to face the team he won the trophy with three years ago.
Trump's budget boosts military but cuts GOP, Dem favorites
Published On: March 17, 2017 08:10 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's new $1.15 trillion budget would reshape America's government with the broad, conservative strokes he promised as a candidate, ordering generous increases for the military, slashing domestic programs and riling both fellow Republicans and Democrats by going after favored programs.
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