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Fire sweeps through Russian warehouse, killing 17 workers
Published On: August 27, 2016 05:39 PM NPT By: Associated Press
MOSCOW, Aug 27: Russian emergency services say a fire swept through a printing plant's warehouse in Moscow on Saturday, killing 17 migrant workers from Kyrgyzstan.
Bangladesh police kill 'mastermind' of Dhaka cafe attack
Published On: August 27, 2016 05:21 PM NPT By: Associated Press
NEW DELHI, Aug 27: Police in Bangladesh killed three suspected militants Saturday, including an alleged mastermind of a major attack on a cafe last month that left 20 people dead.
Italian quake death toll rises to 290
Published On: August 27, 2016 03:34 PM NPT By: Associated Press
ASCOLI PICENO, Italy, Aug 27: Italian authorities say the death toll in an Italian earthquake has risen yet again as bodies continued to be recovered and now stands at 290.
WhatsApp is going to share your phone number with Facebook
Published On: August 27, 2016 03:22 PM NPT By: Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 27: Global messaging service WhatsApp says it will start sharing the phone numbers of its users with Facebook, its parent company. That means WhatsApp users could soon start seeing more targeted ads on Facebook — although not on the messaging service itself.
UN condemns 4 North Korean ballistic missile launches
Published On: August 27, 2016 01:50 PM NPT By: Associated Press
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 27: The U.N. Security Council strongly condemned four North Korean ballistic missile launches in July and August on Friday night, calling them "grave violations" of a ban on all ballistic missile activity.
Drugs used to make methamphetamine seized at Charleston port
Published On: August 26, 2016 05:30 PM NPT By: Associated Press
CHARLESTON, Aug 26: Federal agents in South Carolina have seized 35 tons of a chemical used to make methamphetamine at the Port of Charleston and are investigating whether the contraband is tied to a drug operation.
Portugal starts World Cup qualifying without injured Ronaldo
Published On: August 26, 2016 05:10 PM NPT By: Associated Press
LISBON, Aug 26: Cristiano Ronaldo will sit out Portugal's first games since it won the European Championship as he continues his recovery from a knee injury sustained in that tournament's final.
Lopetegui drops record-holder Casillas from Spain's squad
Published On: August 26, 2016 05:04 PM NPT By: Associated Press
MADRID, Aug 26: New Spain coach Julen Lopetegui dropped longtime captain Iker Casillas on Friday for the start of 2018 World Cup qualifying.
Flood waters stabilize in India, but thousands evacuated
Published On: August 26, 2016 01:05 PM NPT By: Associated Press
VARANASI, India, Aug 26: Nearly 3,000 people were evacuated in India's remote northeast after an artificial lake created by a landslide threatened their lives, even as flood water levels stabilized in the worst-hit areas of the north, officials said Friday.
Portugal star Cristiano wins UEFA Best Player in Europe award
Published On: August 26, 2016 11:55 AM NPT By: Associated Press
MONACO, Aug 26: Cristiano Ronaldo has won UEFA's award as the best player in Europe last season after helping Portugal to win the European Championship and having another stellar campaign for Real Madrid.
Drinkwater stays at Leicester, signs 5-year deal
Published On: August 25, 2016 05:24 PM NPT By: Associated Press
LEICESTER, Aug 25: Danny Drinkwater has become the latest Leicester player to commit his future to the English champions.
Blatter says he will accept verdict as CAS appeal begins
Published On: August 25, 2016 04:54 PM NPT By: Associated Press
LAUSANNE, Aug 25: Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter arrived for his appeal hearing against a six-year ban from football on Thursday, pledging to accept the verdict of the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Hull confounding grim preseason forecasts in Premier League
Published On: August 25, 2016 04:43 PM NPT By: Associated Press
MANCHESTER, Aug 25: Hull started the season as the English Premier League's "crisis club," regarded by some as the worst-prepared team ever to begin a top-flight campaign.
Lineup and seedings set for Champions League groups draw
Published On: August 25, 2016 04:09 PM NPT By: Associated Press
MONACO, Aug 25: Surprise English champion Leicester is in the pot of top seeds for the Champions League group-stage draw on Thursday despite being ranked 31st of the 32 teams by UEFA.
Attack on American University in Afghanistan leaves 12 dead
Published On: August 25, 2016 03:37 PM NPT By: Associated Press
KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug 25: A brazen, hours-long militant attack on the American University of Afghanistan ended early Thursday after at least 12 people were killed and dozens were wounded in the assault on the sprawling campus on Kabul's outskirts, a government spokesman said.
The Latest: Italian officials say quake death toll hits 247
Published On: August 25, 2016 12:12 PM NPT By: Associated Press
AMATRICE, Italy, Aug 25: The Latest on the earthquake in central Italy (all times local): 6:30 a.m. Italian authorities say that the death toll from Wednesday's earthquake in the central part of the country has risen to 247.
Google hands out latest android system to Nexus phones
Published On: August 25, 2016 09:32 AM NPT By: Associated Press
Google is ready to start sending out the latest version of its Android operating system to a handful of devices.
France, Germany want encrypted app makers to help stop IS
Published On: August 25, 2016 09:27 AM NPT By: Associated Press
France and Germany pushed Tuesday for Europe-wide rules requiring the makers of encrypted messaging apps such as Telegram to help governments monitor communications among suspected extremists.
Jackpot: Scientists find Earth-like planet at star next door
Published On: August 25, 2016 07:22 AM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Aug 25: After scanning the vast reaches of the cosmos for Earth-like planets where life might exist, astronomers have found one right next door.
120 killed in Italy earthquake
Published On: August 25, 2016 07:10 AM NPT By: Associated Press
ACCUMOLI, Aug 24: Rescue crews using bulldozers and their bare hands raced to dig out survivors from a strong earthquake that reduced three central Italian towns to rubble Wednesday.
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