Day: August 11, 2019

Typhoon Lekima death toll in east China rises to 28

9:58 am August 11, 2019

Beijing: The death toll from Typhoon Lekima rose to 28 in eastern China, said local authorities on Sunday, as rescue teams worked to locate the missing after the storm triggered a landslide and forced more than a million people to evacuate. The monster storm arrived in Wenling city in the early hours of Saturday, packing […]

Amarinder dubs Kejriwal's announcement of observing fast as 'theatrics'

Happy to see Sonia Gandhi back in the saddle: Amarinder Singh

9:58 am August 11, 2019

Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has welcomed Sonia Gandhi’s appointment as interim president of the Congress as the best decision in the current circumstances and said her experience and understanding will help guide the party. Other Congress leaders from Punjab and Haryana also hailed her appointment as interim president and said Sonia Gandhi has […]

Investigators search sex offender Epstein's Paris flat

All about Jeffrey Epstein, his death & the case

9:19 am August 11, 2019

New York: Financier Jeffrey Epstein killed himself while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges in New York, officials said Saturday. His death angered some accusers who had hoped to confront him in court and see him serve a long prison sentence. It also raises questions about how he was able to harm himself while in federal […]

NKorea's Kim admits troubled medical system amid virus fears

N Korea says Kim Jong Un supervised weapons tests

9:08 am August 11, 2019

Seoul, South Korea: North Korea said Sunday leader Kim Jong Un supervised test-firings of an unspecified new weapons system, which extended a streak of launches that are seen as an attempt to build leverage ahead of negotiations with the United States while driving a wedge between Washington and Seoul. The report by North Korean state […]

Jeffrey Epstein accusers pour out their anger in court

Jeffrey Epstein suicide sparks fresh round of conspiracy theories

8:56 am August 11, 2019

New York: Jeffrey Epstein’s apparent suicide Saturday morning in a federal jail launched new conspiracy theories online in a saga that has provided fodder for them for years, fueled by Epstein’s ties to princes, politicians and other famous and powerful people. Online theorists Saturday quickly offered unsubstantiated speculation — including some retweeted by President Donald […]