Two dead, 17 wounded in Kentucky high school shooting
24 January, 2018 Comments Off on Two dead, 17 wounded in Kentucky high school shooting
BENTON, Ky. — A 15-year-old student opened fire Tuesday at a high school in rural Kentucky, killing two people and wounding a dozen more, authorities said The members of Impact Church lit candles and sang Amazing Grace on Tuesday evening during a service in remembrance of the two killed and 17 injured during a shooting […]
Continue reading …US Senate approves Jerome Powell as next Fed chairman
24 January, 2018 Comments Off on US Senate approves Jerome Powell as next Fed chairman
he U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed former investment banker Jerome Powell as head of the Federal Reserve, putting President Donald Trump’s pick in a role of enormous influence over the world’s largest economy. In this Nov. 28, 2017, file photo, Jerome Powell, President Donald Trump’s nominee for chairman of the Federal Reserve, sits in the […]
Continue reading …4,700 foreigners denied entry to Korea By Jung Min-ho
24 January, 2018 Comments Off on 4,700 foreigners denied entry to Korea By Jung Min-ho
The Korean government has used biotechnology to detect more than 4,700 attempts at illegal entry over the past two years, the Ministry of Justice said Monday. According to the ministry, 4,790 foreigners were denied entry after trying to conceal their real identity between December 2015 and the end of 2017. The ministry used a technology […]
Continue reading …Gunmen attack Save the Children office in Jalalabad
24 January, 2018 Comments Off on Gunmen attack Save the Children office in Jalalabad
At least two people have been killed in a car bomb and gunfire attack on an office of Save the Children in eastern Afghanistan, according to local media reports. At least two people have died in the attack, according to Pajhwok Afghan News [Parwiz/Reuters] At least two people have died in the attack, according to Pajhwok […]
Continue reading …N. Korea possesses ‘powerful & reliable’ deterrent to counter any nuclear threat – Pyongyang
23 January, 2018 Comments Off on N. Korea possesses ‘powerful & reliable’ deterrent to counter any nuclear threat – Pyongyang
North Korea can counter any nuclear threat, a representative from the country told a conference on disarmament in Geneva. He warned the US against moving strategic assets to the Korean Peninsula or the area around it. © KCNA / Reuters Han Tae Song, North Korea’s ambassador to the United Nations, said Pyongyang’s nuclear tests last year […]
Continue reading …Trump and Netanyahu to Meet in Davos on Thursday
23 January, 2018 Comments Off on Trump and Netanyahu to Meet in Davos on Thursday
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday at the economic forum in Davos Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel on May 22, 2017.Mark Israel Salem Before taking off, Netanyahu said he would bring to the gathering the message that “the coming weeks they will have a last opportunity to […]
Continue reading …Putin: Russia ready to supply rocket engines to Argentina
23 January, 2018 Comments Off on Putin: Russia ready to supply rocket engines to Argentina
MOSCOW, January 23. /TASS/. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that domestic business was interested in projects in Argentina and suggested that the South American country should buy Russian-made rocket engines. © Valery Sharifulin/TASS “Roscosmos [Russia’s state space corporation] could share its accumulated potential for the development of space hardware and make the deliveries of […]
Continue reading …Four killed as helicopter and plane collide in southern Germany
23 January, 2018 Comments Off on Four killed as helicopter and plane collide in southern Germany
Four people were killed on Tuesday when a small plane and a helicopter collided in southwestern Germany, police said. The scene of the crash near Philippsburg on Tuesday. Photo: DPA The two aircraft crashed in the skies above the town of Philippsburg, close to the French border, a German police spokesman said, adding that he […]
Continue reading …Zainab’s killer arrested, claim Punjab police
23 January, 2018 Comments Off on Zainab’s killer arrested, claim Punjab police
ASUR: Police have arrested the man involved in the rape and murder of seven years old Zainab in Kasur, Geo TV reported citing sources in the police department on Wednesday. The breakthrough in the murder case was made after DNA samples of suspect matched with that of the victim, according to the sources. According to […]
Continue reading …South Korean delegates visit Mt. Geumgang, Masikryong ski resort
23 January, 2018 Comments Off on South Korean delegates visit Mt. Geumgang, Masikryong ski resort
A South Korean delegation arrived in North Korea, Tuesday, for a three-day tour of Mount Geumgang and the Masikryong Ski Resort, where inter-Korean events will take place ahead of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics next month. The visit came a day after a North Korean delegation returned to Pyongyang following a two-day visit to the South […]
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