Day: January 1, 2019

Pak targets Indian posts in Poonch district

Jammu, Jan 1: Pakistan Army Tuesday opened fire on forward areas along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The firing took place in Khari Karmara and Gulpur forward areas along the LoC, they said. Indian troops guarding the borderline retaliated. No casualty […]

Journalist group counts 94 slayings of media staff in 2018

BRUSSELS — An international trade association says on-the-job slayings of journalists and news media staff rose again in 2018 following an overall decline during the past half-dozen years. The International Federation of Journalists said in an annual report set for release Monday that 94 journalists and media workers […]

NASA spacecraft opens new year at tiny, icy world past Pluto

LAUREL, Md. — The NASA spacecraft that yielded the first close-up views of Pluto opened the new year at an even more distant world, a billion miles beyond. Flight controllers said everything looked good for New Horizons’ flyby of the tiny, icy object at 12:33 a.m. Tuesday. Confirmation […]

Hello, 2019: Revelry, reflection as world greets new year

Fireworks, concerts, spiritual services and political addresses abounded to mark the transition to 2019 as revelers around the globe bid farewell Monday to a year filled with challenges to many of the world’s most basic institutions, including in the realms of politics, trade, alliances and religion. A look […]

Bangladesh PM says ‘conscience is clear’ as opposition claims election rigged

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday rejected calls for a new vote after being declared landslide winner in an election marred by deadly violence that the opposition slammed as “farcical” and rigged. Hasina’s ruling Awami League party and its allies won 288 seats in the 300-seat parliament, […]

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