President Trump And Congress Leaders Reach Short-Term Deal to End Shutdown
(WASHINGTON) — Submitting to mounting pressure and growing disruption, President Donald Trump agreed to a deal Friday to reopen the government for three weeks, backing down from his demand that Congress give him money for his border wall before federal agencies get back to work. Standing alone in the Rose Garden, Trump said he would […]
UN expert to lead international inquiry into Khashoggi murder
The United Nations special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions told Reuters on Thursday she will travel to Turkey next week to head an “independent international inquiry” into the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. GENEVA: The United Nations special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions told Reuters on Thursday she will travel […]
Chahal spins India into winning position in final ODI
MELBOURNE – India leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal captured the best figures by any bowler in one-day cricket in Australia to restrict the home side to just 230 in the third and deciding game in Melbourne on Friday. Chahal, playing in his first match in the series after coming in for Test wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav, control the […]
El Chapo’s sons killed Mexican journalist Javier Valdez, witness tells trial
NEW YORK: The sons of former drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman killed Mexican journalist Javier Valdez because he urge on publishing an interview with a drug trafficker, who told of the murder in court Wednesday. Damaso Lopez Nunez, known as “Licenciado” or “Lic,” testified that the slain journalist — who specialized in narcotraffic reporting […]
Four white men arrested over attempted terrorist attack on US Muslim community
NEW YORK CITY: A student’s tip-off led to the arrest and charging of four white men — one of them a teenage boy — on Tuesday for allegedly planning to bomb Islamberg here in the city. The arrested suspects — identified as Andrew Crysel, 18, Vincent Vetromile, 19, and Brian Colaneri, 20 — are “accused […]
Young newlyweds from Philippines die while on honeymoon in Maldives
A young couple from the Philippines were killed while on their honeymoon in the island of Maldives on Sunday, according to officials. The 29-year-old woman and her 30-year-old husband, identified by media reports as Erika Joyce and Leomer Lagradilla, were both from Laguna, which is about 102 kilometers away from Manila. They were reportedly sweethearts from […]
Taiwan’s social media star dies after ravine fall
A Taiwanese social media star has died after falling into a ravine during a solo trek. Gigi Wu – dubbed the “Bikini Climber” – had managed to contact emergency services after falling down a ravine in Taiwan’s Yushan national park. However, bad weather had delayed rescue operations, with officials finding her body on Monday.
Ranveer and Varun to collaborate in the remake of cult classic “andaz apna apna”
Bollywood’s powerhouse performers, Varun Dhawan and Ranveer Singh, have picked up the gauntlet to do a task which even industry veterans cannot dream to fulfill the duo is in talks to star in the reloaded version of legendary film ‘Andaz Apna Apna’. The movie, which built a cult following over the years, has been to […]
Trump says no amnesty for ‘Dreamers,’ signals support in broader deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Sunday that his proposed immigration deal to end a 30-day partial government shutdown would not lead to amnesty for “Dreamers,” but appeared to signal support for amnesty as part of a broader immigration agreement. In a morning Twitter storm, Trump also said he would not seek the […]
#METOO movement take another turn as actress, Swara Bhaskar in her latest interview claimed that she was harrased
Actress Swara Bhasker has revealed she was sexually harassed by a director but it took her nearly six to eight years to realise what had happened as the culture doesn’t teach women to recognise predatory behaviour. Swara, while avoiding taking any names, said the harassment happened at workplace and the director was being preying Swara […]
