The toll from the devastating wildfire in the US state of California has risen to 21 even as around 8,000 firefighters continued to struggle to bring the raging blaze under control, officials said. The flames have destroyed some 3,500 structures and consumed nearly 170,000 acres, according to the latest figures from Cal Fire, the state […]
Leaders of the Commonwealth of Independence States (CIS) have signed a series of deals to expand economic and security cooperation within the Russia-led organisation. The agreements were reached during a summit of CIS leaders on Wednesday, chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin, in Russia’s southern resort city of Sochi, Xinhua news agency reported. According to […]
US President Donald Trump has nominated Kirstjen Nielsen, an aide to White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, for the position of secretary of Homeland Security. The announcement came after several US news outlets reported the appointment on Wednesday and earlier reports said Trump rejected several politicians for the job, Xinhua news agency reported. Nielsen, […]
US President Donald Trump has said if talks to reform North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) fail, he could envisage a US-Canada trade pact, excluding Mexico. The US president said if there was no deal on the NAFTA, it would be terminated. He was speaking at the White House on Wednesday with visiting Canadian Prime […]
Myanmar’s de factor leader Aung San Suu Kyi has called for speeding up measures for humanitarian aid, rehabilitation, resettlement and development in the conflict-torn Rakhine state, Citing Myanmar News Agency, Xinhua reported on Thursday that at a coordination meeting held at the National Reconciliation and Peace Center in Nay Pyi Taw on Wednesday, Suu Kyi […]
A California student injured in the Las Vegas massacre has filed a lawsuit against a hotel, concert promoter and bump stock manufacturers, claiming that they were all liable in the mass shooting that claimed 59 lives, the media reported. The claims against MGM Resorts International, which owns both Mandalay Bay and the concert venue that […]
Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that she would donate the money Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein contributed to her political campaigns after multiple sexual assault allegations were levelled against the powerful media mogul. In a CNN interview on Wednesday night, Clinton said she was “sick” and “shocked” when she found out about the […]
The US House Intelligence Committee leaders have announced to make some of the 3,000 Russian ads public that appeared on Facebook during the 2016 US presidential election. The decision was taken after US Congress leaders met Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg late on Wednesday, Politico reported. “The decision to release the ads for the […]
A volcano in Japan erupted early on Wednesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. No one was injured. Mt. Shinmoe, one of the 50 active volcanos constantly under watch of the agency, erupted around 5.34 a.m. (local time) and the plume rose some 300 meters above the crater, said the agency, Xinhua reported. It was the […]
The toll from the wildfires in the US state of California has risen to 15 as more casualties were confirmed in several counties near San Francisco. Sonama County sheriff’s office said on Tuesday a total of nine deaths were reported after two more fatalities were confirmed in the county, about 90 km north of San […]