Month: September 2019

At UN, Trump facing questions about Ukraine, Iran, allies

UNITED NATIONS — Faced with growing tumult at home and abroad, President Donald Trump began his three-day visit to the United Nations on Monday hoping to lean on strained alliances while fending off questions about whether he sought foreign help to damage a political rival.Full Coverage: U.N. General Assembly Trump’s latest […]

Israelis await president’s PM choice after crucial talks end

Jerusalem, Sep 23: Israel’s president wrapped up his second and final day of crucial talks to find a new prime minister and a way out of political deadlock, after meeting Monday with the smaller parties elected in last week’s vote. After hearing the recommendations from the remaining party […]

Indonesia blames 737 MAX design for Lion Air crash: report

Indonesian authorities have cited failures in the Boeing 737 MAX design and oversight as contributing to the 2018 Lion Air plane crash, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. The report into the crash, which will be formally released in early November, also blames pilot error and maintenance […]

Guj: Man lynched on suspicion of being thief, 3 arrested

Jamnagar, Sep 23: A unidentified man was allegedly beaten to death by a group of seven persons on suspicion of being a thief in Gujarat’s Jamnagar district, police said on Monday. The incident took place at Moti Khavdi village on Sunday following which three of the accused were arrested, […]

Leonardo DiCaprio supports Cauvery Calling

Coimbatore, Sep 23: Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio has extended his support for the ‘Cauvery Calling’, a movement initiated by the Isha Foundation here. “India’s rivers are severely endangered with many of its smaller rivers vanishing. Join Sadhguru and the Isha Foundation in their fight to preserve the Cauvery […]

Helicopter makes emergency landing in Kedarnath

Dehradun, Sept 23: Six pilgrims on board a private helicopter had a narrow escape on Monday when the tail end of the chopper hit an object while making an emergency landing at Kedarnath helipad soon after take-off. The pilgrims were returning from Kedarnath to Fata in the helicopter when […]

Five-year period ending 2019 set to be hottest on record

A damning new UN report published Sunday said the world is falling badly behind in the race to avert climate disaster because of runaway warming, with the five-year period ending 2019 set to be the hottest ever. It comes ahead of a major UN climate summit Monday that […]

Emmys open with tribute to golden era of television

“Breaking Bad” star Bryan Cranston opened the 71st Emmy Awards, television’s answer to the Oscars, in Los Angeles on Sunday with a tribute to the small screen’s so-called golden era. “Television has never been bigger. Television has never mattered more. And television has never been this damn good,” […]

Television’s best and brightest shine on Emmys red carpet

Both the looks and the temperature were red-hot Sunday on the Emmys red carpet, where Hollywood’s top stars battled the heat and humidity to bring their fashion A-game. The mercury soared past 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 Celsius), and US network Fox — which broadcast television’s answer to the […]

‘Thrones’ wins top drama Emmy as ‘Fleabag’ springs a surprise

“Game of Thrones” took the top Emmy for best drama Sunday but dark British comedy “Fleabag” was the surprise big winner of television’s glitziest night, dominating the comedy prizes at a star-studded ceremony in Los Angeles. “Thrones” — the most decorated fictional show in the history of the […]

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