Month: March 2019

‘It’s pure hell’: Hurricane Michael leaves housing crisis

PANAMA CITY, Fla. — A small village of the forgotten has popped up in Diahnn “Shelly” Summers’ backyard outside Panama City. Where there once was empty grass abutting almost 5 acres (2 hectares) of woods, 10 tents now encircle a fir tree with Christmas lights. The tents shelter […]

First lull in Kashmir since latest India-Pakistan escalation

MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan — Residents near the disputed boundary in the divided Kashmir region on Sunday experienced their first lull since a dangerous escalation between Pakistan and India erupted last week, bringing the two nuclear-armed rivals close to war. Many villagers used the calm in Pakistani-held Kashmir to leave […]

Pakistan-India train service resumes as border tensions ease

LAHORE, Pakistan — A key train service with neighboring India resumed and schools in Pakistani Kashmir opened Monday in another sign of easing tensions between the two nuclear-armed rivals since a major escalation last week over the disputed Kashmir region. Pakistan Railways spokesman Ejaz Shah said the train […]

IAF doesn’t count number of dead: Air Force chief Dhanoa

Coimbatore, Mar 4: The casualty figure in the air strike on the Balakot camp will be given out by the government, Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa said on Monday while asserting that the Indian Air Force does not count the number of dead. Addressing a press conference here, […]

Myanmar police seize massive haul of meth pills

Myanmar authorities seized more than 10 million meth pills worth $13.3 million over the weekend, police said Monday, another massive haul in a country widely believed to be the world’s largest methamphetamine producer. High-grade crystal meth — or ‘ice’ — is smuggled out of Myanmar via sophisticated networks […]

Venezuelan opposition to march as Guaido returns, risking arrest

Opposition supporters in Venezuela were set to take to the streets Monday after leader Juan Guaido called for mass protests against President Nicolas Maduro — as the self-declared interim president prepared to return after a week touring Latin American allies. Guaido’s reappearance in Venezuela would pose an immediate […]

US restores mission status of ‘valuable partner’ EU

The United States said Monday it has restored the EU’s mission in Washington to its former status, calling the bloc one of “its most valuable partners” as their troubled trade talks are set to resume. The US State Department lowered the European Union mission’s diplomatic status from member […]

US-built capsule with a dummy aboard docks at space station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.  — A sleek new American-built capsule with just a test dummy aboard docked smoothly with the International Space Station on Sunday, bringing the U.S. a big step closer to getting back in the business of launching astronauts. The white, bullet-shaped Dragon capsule, developed by Elon […]

3rd time lucky? Nissan ex-chair Ghosn hoping for his release

TOKYO  — The new lawyer of former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn says he believes the auto executive’s latest request for release from a Japanese detention center on bail, his third, might succeed. Junichiro Hironaka said Monday that Ghosn promised to accept camera surveillance as a way to monitor […]

Democratic presidential hopefuls honor Selma march

SELMA, Ala. — Thunder rolling above Brown Chapel AME Church, Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker warned Sunday of a looming threat to American democracy and called for protecting the legacy of the civil rights movement with love and action. “It’s time for us to defend the dream,” Booker […]

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