Millions of Turks voted in municipal elections Sunday that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan depicted as a fight for Turkey's survival, and which are a crucial test of the strongman's own support amid a sharp economic downturn. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Ub70yX
Millions of Turks voted in municipal elections Sunday that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan depicted as a fight for Turkey's survival, and which are a crucial test of the strongman's own support amid a sharp economic downturn. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Ub70yX
The global event, organised by environmental group WWF to push for action on climate change and other man-made threats to the planet, sees nearly 200 major landmarks around the world unplugged at 8:30 pm local time for its 13th annual edition. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2V3n6Hu
Weeks before a gunman killed 50 Muslims in Christchurch, a man had threatened to burn copies of the Koran outside New Zealand mosques, in what community leaders said was the latest in a long list of threatening behaviour against religious minorities. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Wz0mze
Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky is likely to top the vote, according to surveys, with incumbent Petro Poroshenko and ex-prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko vying to face him in a run-off next month. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2JSGzJM
Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky is likely to top the vote, according to surveys, with incumbent Petro Poroshenko and ex-prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko vying to face him in a run-off next month. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2JSGzJM
Some 56 villages lying near the Dez and Karkheh rivers in the oil-rich southwestern province of Khuzestan may have to be evacuated as officials released water from two major dams along the rivers due to forecasts for more rain, the provincial governor, Gholamreza Shariati, told state television. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Uk2QUD
Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP) have won every vote since the party first came to power in 2002 but this time, analysts say the party could lose Ankara and even Istanbul. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2uBLaFK
Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP) have won every vote since the party first came to power in 2002 but this time, analysts say the party could lose Ankara and even Istanbul. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2uBLaFK
Facebook said it is tightening live video streaming rules in response to the service being used to broadcast deadly attacks on mosques in New Zealand. "In the wake of the terrorist attack, we are taking three steps: strengthening the rules for using Facebook Live, taking further steps to address hate on our platforms, and supporting the New Zealand community," COO Sheryl Sandberg said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2U7r7hp
China held the first Belt and Road Forum (BRF) in 2017 to showcase its trillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the pet project of President Xi Jinping aimed at expanding the country's influence all over the world with a chain of infrastructure projects funded by Chinese investments from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2I0sF5D
Lieutenant Commander Mahmud Hasan said Bangladesh Coast Guard forces found 16 women, seven children and six men waiting for the boat along the coast of the southern Saint Martin's Island early Saturday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2WFCiLp
Heavy flooding that started early Friday killed at least 12 people in the northern province of Faryab and 10 people in the western province of Herat, said Hashmat Bahaduri, a spokesman for Afghanistan's National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2V9kS9q
A 5.3-magnitude quake jolted central Greece on Saturday, the national observatory said, with no immediate reports of damage. The quake had a depth of around 14 kilometres (8.6 miles) and an epicentre in the Gulf of Corinth, some 200 kilometres (320 miles) northwest of the Greek capital, the observatory said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2UhvAxA
A 5.3-magnitude quake jolted central Greece on Saturday, the national observatory said, with no immediate reports of damage. The quake had a depth of around 14 kilometres (8.6 miles) and an epicentre in the Gulf of Corinth, some 200 kilometres (320 miles) northwest of the Greek capital, the observatory said. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2UhvAxA
Under the emergency, Rockland County banned non-vaccinated minors from public places in a bid to prevent the once-eliminated disease from spreading. Planned for 30 days from midnight Wednesday, the emergency comes during a US surge in measles cases, linked to an anti-vaccination movement. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Oz1sbw
Threatening drastic action against Mexico, President Donald Trump declared on Friday he is likely to shut down America's southern border next week unless Mexican authorities immediately halt all illegal immigration. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2TIzTxB
Threatening drastic action against Mexico, President Donald Trump declared on Friday he is likely to shut down America's southern border next week unless Mexican authorities immediately halt all illegal immigration. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2TIzTxB
Right now, 2,823 emojis are recognised by the Unicode Consortium, the nonprofit that provides standards for text on the internet and oversees emojis. Fifty-nine additional emojis are on the way, including a deaf person, interracial couples, a mechanical arm and falafel. Yet there are still no emojis of any person with an Afro. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2TIQGAv
Detective Comics, where the caped crusader debuted on March 30, 1939, will reach issue No. 1000 on Wednesday, just days before the hero's 80th birthday. "It is evidence of the greatness and power of the Batman concept that the character has appeared continuously over eight decades," Peter Sanderson, a comic book historian, said. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2HNWibe
India and US on Friday underlined the need for Pakistan to take meaningful, irreversible and verifiable action against terrorists and terror groups operating from its soil. A joint statement said the two sides discussed counter-terrorism cooperation between them and resolved to continue close coordination on this important element of bilateral relationship. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2FAAxb9
The new provisions mark the first time a unified and rigorous policy for the protection of children, which the Vatican has been demanding from local churches, has been compiled for the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2YIiN6G
The new provisions mark the first time a unified and rigorous policy for the protection of children, which the Vatican has been demanding from local churches, has been compiled for the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2YIiN6G
House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler was told by Attorney General William Barr that there's no intention of giving the confidential report to Congress immediately as he redacts grand jury testimony and other elements. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2V26TCn
House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler was told by Attorney General William Barr that there's no intention of giving the confidential report to Congress immediately as he redacts grand jury testimony and other elements. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2V26TCn
"Their efforts to build ports around the world aren't because they want to be good shipbuilders and stewards of waterways, but rather they have a state national security element to each and every one of them," Pompeo said. "I think Asia and Southeast Asia in particular are waking up to this risk," he added. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2WxCBrn
Hawaii would be the first state to adopt such a ban under a bill before the state Legislature. San Francisco was the first city to do so. The current version of Hawaii's proposal exempts menthol. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2WuCY5V
Citing security reasons, Kiev has refused to open polling stations at five diplomatic missions in Russia, where more than 2.5 million Ukrainian nationals live. Ukrainians go to the polls Sunday for the first round of voting. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2U4yGWj
Japan is the only country in the world still using Chinese-style imperial calendars. It might be 2019 in much of the world, but in Japan it is Heisei 31, or the 31st year of Akihito's reign. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OuFPt3