World, Americas, 14th Sep 2019, News & Stories from India

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World Americas 14 Sep 2019

World, Americas, 14 Sep 2019

US President Donald Trump with Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu. (Photo: AP)

Netanyahu finds support in Trump in upcoming elections

Trump spoke with Netanyahu to discuss the possibility of moving forward with a formal mutual defense treaty between the two nations.

14 Sep 2019 9:52 PM

The 15th of Osama bin Laden's 20 children and a son of his third wife, Hamza, thought to be about 30 years old, was "emerging as a leader in the Al-Qaeda franchise". (Photo: AP)

Osama's son Hamza bin Laden's death confirmed by Trump

Hamza bin Laden, designated heir of Al-Qaeda, was killed in a counter-terrorism operation along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.

14 Sep 2019 7:20 PM

Special Representative of the Secretary General and Head of the Mission in the Congo Leila Zerrougui offered her condolences to the family and friends of the peacekeeper, as well as to the people and Government of India. (Photo: Representational | Twitter)

Indian peacekeeper’s body found in Congo lake

Lieutenant Colonel Gaurav Solanki, deployed with the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, had gone to Lake Kivu on September 8.

14 Sep 2019 3:00 PM

Cameron Ortis faces five charges under Canada's criminal code and its Security of Information Act. (Photo: Representational)

Senior Canadian intelligence officer arrested on charges of spying

He was a top advisor to former RCMP commissioner Bob Paulson, and had control over counter-intelligence operations.

14 Sep 2019 11:52 AM

Dozens of victims have described him as a sexual predator who used young women as his sex slaves. Prosecutors have pledged to charge any co-conspirators. (Photo: AFP)

US University head admits giving approval of gift from Jeffrey Epstein

Epstein was arrested in New York in July on multiple charges of trafficking underage girls for sex. He killed himself on August 10.

14 Sep 2019 11:51 AM

The US President made the statement on the White House lawn before leaving for Baltimore when a reporter asked if he and the US first lady had discussed e-cigarettes or vaping with their teen son Barron. (Photo: File)

'Don't vape,' Donald Trump, wife Melania tell teen son Barron: report

This move comes after 6 people died in the United States and hundreds of others have fallen ill with mysterious lung diseases from vaping.

14 Sep 2019 11:42 AM

The chain's Washington branch was listed at number nine in the survey. (Photo: Twitter)

Trump praises one of his hotels on Twitter, says it's 'best in the world'

The Trump International Hotel and Tower in Manhattan was given top billing in a readers' survey by 'Luxury Lifestyle Magazine'.

14 Sep 2019 11:33 AM

Under an agreement with the Transportation Department, the airline gets credit for USD 60,000 spent compensating passengers, and USD 120,000 will be waived if the airline avoids similar incidents for one year. (Photo: Representational)

US fines Japan Airlines USD 300,000 over long flight delays

The airline blamed the delays on weather-related airport congestion.

14 Sep 2019 10:42 AM

Yet while Trump has physical stamina, even drawing energy from grueling press conferences and late-night TV binges, his verbal and Twitter pronouncements are if anything wackier than those of his rival. (Photo: File)

'I look orange, it's the lightbulb,' says Donald Trump

Welcome to Joe Biden vs Donald Trump, the prospective 2020 match-up that, if nothing else, guarantees a lot of puzzlement -- and perhaps laughs.

14 Sep 2019 9:33 AM

The burial of Zimbabwe's founding president, President Robert Mugabe , will be delayed for at least a month until a special mausoleum can be built at a prominent spot at the national Heroes' Acre monument, the latest turn in a dramatic tussle between his family and the country's current leader, a once-trusted deputy who helped oust Mugabe from power. (Photo: AP)

Zimbabwe's Mugabe to be buried at new mausoleum in 30 days

Mugabe's first wife, Sally, is buried there and a space next to her had been reserved for Mugabe.

14 Sep 2019 9:28 AM

A group of American lawmakers have expressed "grave concern" over the situation in Jammu and Kashmir and urged the US ambassadors in New Delhi and Islamabad to "de-escalate tensions" between India and Pakistan. (Photo: File)

US lawmakers 'concerned' about Indo-Pak relations, urges to 'de-escalate tensions'

Signatories to letter are lawmakers Ilhan Omar, Raul M Grijalva, Andy Levin, James P McGovern, Ted Lieu, Donald Beyer and Alan Lowenthal.

14 Sep 2019 9:13 AM

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