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Pompeo to meet with Mexico's foreign minister to discuss immigration, trade

Published On: July 21, 2019 03:19 PM NPT By: Reuters

MEXICO CITY, July 21: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet with Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard on Sunday

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Female suicide bomber kills eight in northwest Pakistan

Published On: July 21, 2019 02:55 PM NPT By: Reuters

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, July 21: A female suicide bomber in northwestern Pakistan killed at least eight people and wounded 26 more in an attack outside a local civilian hospital on Sunday, local officials said.

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Pacquiao beats Thurman on split decision

Published On: July 21, 2019 01:57 PM NPT By: Reuters

July 21: Manny Pacquiao beat defending champion Keith Thurman on a split points decision on Saturday to take the WBA Welterweight Super Championship at the end of an electrifying fight in Las Vegas.

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Jolie in 'Eternals', Ali as 'Blade' highlight Marvel's star-studded slate

Published On: July 21, 2019 01:05 PM NPT By: Reuters

Walt Disney Co’s Marvel Studios on Saturday unveiled a star-packed slate of superhero films for the next two years that includes Angelina Jolie in “The Eternals,” Mahershala Ali in a remake of “Blade” and Natalie Portman as a female “Thor.”

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U.S. wants military cooperation pact with Sri Lanka to tackle red tape: TV

Published On: July 21, 2019 01:04 PM NPT By: Reuters

COLOMBO, July 21: The United States wants a special forces cooperation agreement with Sri Lanka to sidestep bureaucracy and has no intention of setting up a military base in the country, the American ambassador to the island nation said in a television interview.

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Hong Kong on security alert as thousands march in fresh wave of protests

Published On: July 21, 2019 12:12 PM NPT By: Reuters

HONG KONG, July 21: Tens of thousands marched in sweltering heat in Chinese-ruled Hong Kong on Sunday as anti-government protests show no signs of let-up, with anger over an extradition bill morphing into a fresh front against what many see as an erosion of freedoms.

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Germany condemns tanker seizure by Iran, urges release of ship, crew

Published On: July 20, 2019 07:55 PM NPT By: Reuters

FRANKFURT, July 20: Germany on Saturday condemned the “unjustifiable” seizure by Iran of two merchant ships in the Strait of Hormuz and said the move dangerously exacerbated an already tense situation in the area.

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Thousands in pro-police rally as Hong Kong braces for another mass protest

Published On: July 20, 2019 07:35 PM NPT By: Reuters

HONG KONG, July 20: Tens of thousands gathered in Hong Kong on Saturday to voice support for the police and call for an end to violence, after a wave of protests against an extradition bill triggered clashes between police and activists and plunged the city into crisis.

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Bosnia buries 86 victims of 1992-95 war recovered from grisly ravine

Published On: July 20, 2019 06:30 PM NPT By: Reuters

HAMBARINE, July 20: Thousands of relatives from Bosnia and across Europe gathered in the village of Hambarine for the burial of 86 Bosniak Muslims on Saturday, 27 years after they were killed and dumped in a ravine in one of the most gruesome incidents of the Bosnian war.

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White House to host meeting with tech executives on Huawei ban: sources

Published On: July 20, 2019 05:05 PM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, July 20: White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow will host a meeting with semiconductor and software executives on Monday to discuss the U.S. ban on sales to China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd

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Algeria win Africa Cup of Nations with freak early goal

Published On: July 20, 2019 04:56 PM NPT By: Reuters

CAIRO, July 20: Algeria won the Africa Cup of Nations for the second time on Friday when a freak second-minute goal by Baghdad Bounedjah gave them a 1-0 win over gallant Senegal in the final.

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Britain says Iran seizes two oil tankers in Gulf, Iran says captured one

Published On: July 20, 2019 04:45 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON/DUBAI, July 20:  Britain said Iran seized two oil tankers in the Gulf on Friday and told Tehran to return the vessels or face consequences in the latest confrontation to ratchet up tension along a vital international oil shipping route.

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African swine fever hits pig farm in northeast Bulgaria

Published On: July 20, 2019 04:30 PM NPT By: Reuters

SOFIA, July 20: Bulgaria reported on Saturday an outbreak of African swine fever at a breeding farm for pigs near the Danube city of Ruse in the north east of the Balkan country.

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Government supporters rally in Hong Kong to seek end to violence

Published On: July 20, 2019 03:39 PM NPT By: Reuters

HONG KONG, July 20: Thousands gathered in Hong Kong on Sunday for a pro-government rally to call for an end to violence, after a wave of protests against an extradition bill triggered clashes between police and activists and plunged the city into crisis.

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UK's Hunt says Iran may be on 'dangerous path' after seizing tanker

Published On: July 20, 2019 03:11 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, July 20: British foreign minister Jeremy Hunt said on Saturday that he was worried that Iran had taken a “dangerous path” after it seized a British-flagged tanker on Friday in the Strait of Hormuz.

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Meteo France revises June record temperature to 46 degrees Celsius

Published On: July 19, 2019 09:05 PM NPT By: Reuters

PARIS, July 19: The highest temperature in France was 46 degrees Celsius on June 28 at Verargues in the south of France, meteorological service Meteo France said on Friday, following analysis of data collected from other stations.

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China's intelligence law looms over EU 5G safeguards: official

Published On: July 19, 2019 07:45 PM NPT By: Reuters

BRUSSELS, July 19: The European Union cannot ignore China’s National Intelligence Law, which requires Chinese citizens to support state information-gathering, as Brussels seeks rules for super-fast mobile networks, a senior EU official said on Friday.

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Iraqi militias bombed by unmanned aircraft, one killed: security sources

Published On: July 19, 2019 07:15 PM NPT By: Reuters

BAGHDAD, July 19: An unmanned aircraft dropped explosives on a base belonging to Iran-linked Shi’ite paramilitary groups in northern Iraq on Friday, killing at least one person, the army and paramilitary sources said.

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Quake hits northwest of Greek capital Athens - witnesses

Published On: July 19, 2019 06:16 PM NPT By: Reuters

ATHENS, July 19:  A magnitude 5.1 earthquake shook the Greek capital Athens on Friday, sending people running from buildings in panic, witnesses said.

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Mob in India kills three on suspicion of cattle theft, three arrested

Published On: July 19, 2019 04:08 PM NPT By: Reuters

NEW DELHI, July 19: A mob on Friday beat to death three men suspected of trying to steal cattle in India’s eastern state of Bihar, police said, the latest in a spate of attacks that have provoked alarm among religious minorities.

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