Mexican pipeline explosion kills 71, leaves nightmare of ash
Tlahuelilpan (Mexico), Jan 20 (AP) Gerardo Perez returned Saturday to the scorched field in central Mexico where he’d seen an illegal pipeline tap burst into flames to see if he could recognize missing friends. He couldn’t. Only a handful of the remains had skin. Dozens were burned to the bone or to ash when the […]
Trump to make ‘major’ announcement on shutdown, border issue
Washington, Jan 19 : US President Donald Trump has said he will make a “major” announcement Saturday on the ongoing federal government shutdown and the humanitarian crisis on the country’s southern border. No further detail about the announcement was immediately available from the White House. The shutdown, the longest-ever in US history, is a result […]
Trump to meet Kim Jong-un again in February: White House
Washington, Jan 19: US President Donald Trump will hold a second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in late February on Pyongyang dismantling its nuclear and missile programmes, the White House has announced. The two leaders had met on June 12 last year in Singapore for the first summit. While the White House did […]
Fuel pipeline blaze in Mexico kills 21, injures dozens: officials
Tlahuelilpan (Mexico), Jan 19: A massive fire broke out at the site of an illegal fuel tap in central Mexico on Friday, killing at least 21 people and injuring scores more as rescuers struggled to contain the blaze. Omar Fayad, governor of Hidalgo state, said at least 71 others were injured after an explosion in Tlahuelilpan, […]
US discusses potential missile defence cooperation with India: Pentagon
Washington, Jan 18 : The Trump administration has discussed a potential missile defence cooperation with India as part of its effort to deepen the bilateral strategic partnership, the Pentagon has said, asserting that New Delhi is a “key element” in America’s Indo-Pacific strategy. The Pentagon’s announcement in the 81-page ‘Missile Defense Review’ report released by […]
President Trump cancels Pelosi’s foreign trip citing shutdown
Washington,Jan 18 : US President Donald Trump has postponed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Brussels, Egypt and Afghanistan in an apparent response to her suggestion that he reschedule his annual State of Union address. The president cited the government shutdown, the longest-ever in US history, for postponing Pelosi’s foreign trip. Trump’s move came Thursday […]
IMF warns of economic hit from extended government shutdown
Washington, Jan 17 : While it is too soon to gauge the economic damage from the US government shutdown, the longer it continues the worse it will be, the International Monetary Fund warned Thursday. The shutdown that has left 800,000 federal workers nationwide without pay is the longest on record and now in its fourth […]
British PM May wins confidence vote, calls on MPs to work together to deliver Brexit
London, Jan 17 : British Prime Minister Theresa May has called on MPs to “put self-interest aside” and “work constructively together” towards Brexit after surviving a no confidence vote and averting a general election. The prime minister won by 325 votes to 306 – a majority of 19- on Wednesday, a day after her government […]
US tells Taliban it must talk to Afghan government
Kabul, Jan 16: The US envoy in Afghanistan said Wednesday that a peaceful end to the 17-year conflict requires the Taliban to engage in direct talks with the Afghan government, which they have consistently refused. Zalmay Khalilzad spoke to reporters in Kabul on his latest visit to the war-torn country, where he is at the […]
Kenya hotel attack death toll rises to 21: police chief
Nairobi, Jan 17 : The death toll from a bomb and gun attack by Islamist militants on an upmarket hotel complex in Nairobi has risen to 21, Kenya’s police chief said Wednesday. “We wish to inform that, as of this evening… six other bodies were found at the scene and one police officer succumbed very […]
