Monthly Archives: March 2019

Treaty’s end would give U.S., Russia impetus to make more nukes: study

Posted on March 31, 2019 by Reuters: World News

The demise of the only U.S.-Russia arms control pact limiting deployed nuclear weapons would make it harder for each to gauge the other's intentions, giving both incentives to expand their arsenals, according to a study released on Monday.

At least 20 killed after bus in Peru catches fire at banned bustop

Posted on March 31, 2019 by Reuters: World News

At least 20 people were killed and eight injured when the double-decker bus they were traveling in caught on fire in the Peruvian capital Lima on Sunday, a spokesman for the country's firefighters said.

New Zealand initiates bill to ban guns used in terror attack

Posted on March 31, 2019 by FOX News

New Zealand's government has introduced a bill to ban the types of weapons used by a terrorist to kill 50 people at two mosques.

Erdogan sees win in local poll, but loses Turkish capital

Posted on March 31, 2019 by FOX News

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared victory in Sunday's local elections but the opposition's win in the capital has dealt a significant blow to his party's dominance.

New Japanese imperial era ‘Reiwa’ takes name from ancient poetry

Posted on March 31, 2019 by Reuters: World News

Japan declared on Monday the name of its new imperial era when Crown Prince Naruhito becomes emperor on May 1, with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe saying it emphasized traditional values at a turning point in the nation's history.

Malaysia reduces charge against Vietnamese suspect in airport murder

Posted on March 31, 2019 by Reuters: World News

A Malaysian judge on Monday sentenced a Vietnamese woman accused of killing the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to more than three years in prison for causing harm, after prosecutors dropped a murder charge against her.

Murder at the airport: the brazen attack on Kim Jong Nam

Posted on March 31, 2019 by Reuters: World News

Early on a February morning two years ago, a balding man in a gray suit entered Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur airport, glanced up at the departures board and walked to check in for his flight to Macau. Moments later, his killers struck.

Rescuers struggle to reach storm-hit area in Nepal; 28 dead

Posted on March 31, 2019 by BINAJ GURUBACHARYA

Rescuers were struggling Monday to reach villages in southern Nepal cut off by a rainstorm that has killed 28 people and injured hundreds more.

At least 20 killed when fire erupts on bus in Peru

Posted on March 31, 2019 by FOX News

Authorities say at least 20 people were killed when a fire broke out in a bus at an informal stop on the northern outskirts of Peru's capital.

China to build 6-8 reactors a year to meet 2030 goals: exec

Posted on March 31, 2019 by Reuters: World News

China will be able to build six to eight nuclear reactors a year once the approval process gets back to normal in the near future, the chairman of the state-owned China National Nuclear Corporation told Reuters on Monday.

New Japan imperial era to be named Reiwa

Posted on March 31, 2019 by Reuters: World News

Japan's new imperial era to begin on May 1, when Crown Prince Naruhito becomes emperor, will be called Reiwa, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga announced on Monday, adding that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe would explain its meaning shortly in a national address.

S. Korea starts search for war remains, separate from North

Posted on March 31, 2019 by FOX News

South Korea's military is separately searching for Korean War remains at the heavily armed inter-Korean border after North Korea ignored its calls to carry out a previously planned joint search.

Erdogan loses hold over Turkish capital, Istanbul disputed

Posted on March 31, 2019 by Reuters: World News

Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan suffered a severe setback as his ruling AK Party lost control of the capital Ankara for the first time in a local election and he appeared to concede defeat in the country's largest city, Istanbul.

The Latest: Kim suspect pleads guilty to lower charge

Posted on March 31, 2019 by FOX News

The Latest on the trial of a Vietnamese woman in the killing of estranged North Korean scion Kim Jong Nam (all times local): 9:15 a.m.

Australia government to boost rural spending in pre-election budget

Posted on March 31, 2019 by Reuters: World News

Australia's conservative government said on Monday it will increase spending on rural infrastructure by nearly 30 percent in its last budget before an election next month.

Malaysia prosecutors offer lower charge for lone Kim suspect

Posted on March 31, 2019 by FOX News

Malaysian prosecutors have offered to reduce a murder charge against the Vietnamese woman who is the only suspect in custody for the killing of the estranged half brother of North Korea's leader.

Turkey’s AKP and opposition party both declare victory in Istanbul

Posted on March 31, 2019 by Reuters: World News

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party (AKP) and the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) on Monday both declared they had narrowly won Istanbul's mayoral elections on Sunday.

The Latest: Maduro announces 30-day rationing plan for power

Posted on March 31, 2019 by FOX News

The Latest on Venezuela's crisis (all times local): 9:35 p.m. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has announced a 30-day plan to ration electricity as nationwide power cuts continue to inflict misery on millions of people.

3 Australian orphans reportedly found in Syrian camp

Posted on March 31, 2019 by FOX News

Australia's prime minister says he won't put officials in danger by retrieving three orphaned Australian children of a convicted terrorist who have reportedly been found in a Syrian refugee camp.

Trump aides repeat threat to shut down U.S.-Mexico border over migrant issue

Posted on March 31, 2019 by Reuters: World News

The Trump administration on Sunday doubled down on its threat to shut down the southern border with Mexico, a day after it cut aid to Central American countries that President Donald Trump accused of deliberately sending migrants to the United States.