Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts from April 30, 2019

Jailed Russian agent slams 'absurd' conviction

from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/2DJdNG2

US says 'fully supports' Venezuelan people's 'quest for freedom'

"Today interim President Juan Guaido announced start of Operacion Libertad," tweeted Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, as Maduro's government vowed to put down what it called an attempted coup. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2vAluJT

US says 'fully supports' Venezuelan people's 'quest for freedom'

"Today interim President Juan Guaido announced start of Operacion Libertad," tweeted Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, as Maduro's government vowed to put down what it called an attempted coup. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2vAluJT

Jailed Russian agent slams 'absurd' conviction

from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2PCI3XK

China's vast fleet is tipping the balance of power in the Pacific

from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2J5ceFM

China's fear of an American blockade

from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2IOXZFP

Assange to be sentenced for UK bail violation on Wednesday

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces sentencing in London on Wednesday for breaching his bail conditions, the whistleblowing site and a court official said. Assange could face a 12-month prison sentence for the violation, although time already served in prison may be taken into account. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2GMEhqQ

N Korea criticizes Pompeo over comments on nuke talks

from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2vwxZGk

Spain's Socialists are open to negotiating deals with rivals

Isabel Celaa, spokeswoman for the Socialist caretaker government, says her party is capable of running the country as a minority government. But she said on Tuesday the Socialists "are open to talking to everybody" on certain topics that might smooth the government's work. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2J0nP98

Spain's Socialists are open to negotiating deals with rivals

Isabel Celaa, spokeswoman for the Socialist caretaker government, says her party is capable of running the country as a minority government. But she said on Tuesday the Socialists "are open to talking to everybody" on certain topics that might smooth the government's work. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/2J0nP98

Israel to swear in new parliament after election

Israel's new parliament will be sworn in Tuesday following April 9 elections that saw PM Netanyahu win a 5th term, but he has yet to put together a new coalition government. The Knesset, or parliament, has potentially stormy sessions ahead as it works to resolve religion & state issues as well as a possible proposal that would shield Netanyahu from prosecution. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2IQIXiW

3,000 prisoners on hunger strike in Turkey: Rights group

from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2J3fMs5

3,000 prisoners on hunger strike in Turkey: Rights group

from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/2J3fMs5

Spain warns against 'bloodshed' in Venezuela

from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/2DIAUR4

Sri Lanka to resume Mass on May 5: Cardinal

from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2V5eB2A

Zuckerberg to explain how Facebook gets 'privacy focused'

from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2vrBqhH

Japan's emperor performs main abdication ceremony

Outgoing Japanese emperor Akihito today performed the main ritual to hand over the Chrysanthemum Throne to his son Naruhito -- Japan's first abdication in more than two centuries. Akihito technically remains emperor until the stroke of midnight when the country ushers in the new imperial era of Reiwa, or "beautiful harmony", that will last as long as Naruhito reigns. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2J5RI87

Sri Lanka maintains high alert for attacks ahead of Ramzan

There were no attacks on Sunday and Monday but security across Buddhist-majority Sri Lanka remains ramped up, with scores of suspected Islamists arrested since the April 21 attacks on hotels and churches that killed more than 250 people, including 42 foreign nationals. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2PDVPcs

Sri Lanka lifts ban on social media, security remains tight

The Sri Lankan government has lifted a ban on social media platforms intended to stop the spread of rumours after the Easter Sunday bombings, a source from the president's office said on Tuesday. The ban on platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp and Viber has been lifted with immediate effect, the source told Reuters. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2W8YltT

New Zealand police arrest man in Christchurch after reports of bomb threat

New Zealand police arrested a man in Christchurch following reports of a possible bomb threat in the city, where 50 people were killed in attacks on two mosques. Police cordoned off streets in the Phillipstown area of the city on New Zealand's South Island, with a bomb disposal team, ambulance and fire and emergency crews sent to the scene. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2DBFWP6

Sri Lanka says 42 foreigners among Easter victims

from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2Wg5qZM

Zuckerberg builds his wife a glowing ‘sleep box’

from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2VDtVmv

Joe Biden says Trump abused his office, ignored most Americans

The former vice president told hundreds of supporters and labour activists that Saturday's deadly shooting at a California synagogue proves a new that the country is "in a fight for its soul." from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2DEjsNs

US Army veteran arrested for plotting LA mass attack

Mark Steven Domingo, 26, who had combat experience in Afghanistan and professed to be Muslim, faces federal terror-related charges for plotting to detonate an improvised explosive device (IED) at a white nationalist rally in Long Beach this past weekend with the aim of causing mass casualties, officials said. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2WckQOw

No progress so Rohingya can return to Myanmar: UN aid chief

from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2WmyIFS

Joe Biden says Trump abused his office, ignored most Americans

The former vice president told hundreds of supporters and labour activists that Saturday's deadly shooting at a California synagogue proves a new that the country is "in a fight for its soul." from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2DEjsNs

Pentagon to send 320 more troops to US-Mexico border

from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2WhYHhS

US Army veteran arrested for plotting Los Angeles mass attack

Mark Steven Domingo, 26, who had combat experience in Afghanistan and recently converted to Islam, faces charges for plotting mass casualties via a home-made bomb at a white nationalist rally. Domingo was arrested Friday after receiving what he thought was a live bomb packed with nails that was delivered by an undercover agent. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2GSeRt0

Japanese Emperor Akihito to abdicate after three decades on throne

Japanese Emperor Akihito reported his abdication to a Shinto sun goddess in a ritual at the Imperial Palace on Tuesday, starting a day of ceremonies to end a three decade reign in which he sought to ease painful memories of World War Two and bring the monarchy closer to people. Akihito, 85, was the first Japanese monarch to take the throne under a post-war constitution that defines the emperor as a symbol of the people without political power. His abdication is the first in two centuries. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2WdYDQj

Norway nets ‘trained Russian weapon’: A whale

A harness recovered from an unusually friendly white whale in north Norway may indicate the animal had been trained by the Russian navy as part of a marine mammal special force, experts in Norway have said. The harness, which had the words “Equipment of St. Petersburg” labelled on it, could be used to attach cameras or other instruments, the experts added. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India http://bit.ly/2IOx2lC

Baghdadi appears in IS video after 5 years, hails Lanka blasts

A week after Islamic State owned up to deadly bombings in Sri Lanka that killed over 250 people and injured over 500, the outfit’s elusive chief, Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, sprung a surprise by appearing in a video on Monday evening, nearly five years after he was last seen. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2J3vkMk

Norway nets ‘trained Russian weapon’: A whale

A harness recovered from an unusually friendly white whale in north Norway may indicate the animal had been trained by the Russian navy as part of a marine mammal special force, experts in Norway have said. The harness, which had the words “Equipment of St. Petersburg” labelled on it, could be used to attach cameras or other instruments, the experts added. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India http://bit.ly/2IOx2lC