Britain’s May accepts Brexit delay to Oct 31

LONDON, April 11 (NNN-Anadolu) – Leaders of the European Union agreed late Wednesday to grant an extension to the U.K. on Brexit up to the end of October with a review in June. European Council President Donald Tusk said on Twitter that the EU’s 27 member states and the UK…

EU offers Britain six-month delay to Brexit date

Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May (left) and European Council President Donald Tusk (right). Photo courtesy of eucopresident/Twitter BRUSSELS, April 11 (NNN-CNA) – European leaders offered Britain a six-month delay to its Brexit departure on Thursday (Apr 11), apparently saving the continent from a chaotic no-deal departure at the end of…

Philippines, US ships conduct drills near Panatag Shoal

‘BALIKATAN 2019’. The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) (center), maneuvers alongside the Philippine navy landing platform dock ship BRP Tarlac (LD 601) and offshore patrol vessel BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PS 16) in support of Exercise Balikatan 2019 in the South China Sea on April 5, 2019. In its 35th…

India Elections: 91 Constituencies Across 18 States, 2 UTs Go To Polls Today

A salesman displays masks of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal at a shop, ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, in New Delhi. Photo courtesy of PTI Photo NEW DEHLI, April 11 (NNN-PTI) – Ninety-one Lok Sabha constituencies spread across…

Japanese Emperor, empress celebrate 60 years of marriage

Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko. Photo courtesy of Kyodo TOKYO, April 10 (NNN-KYODO) – Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko marked their 60th wedding anniversary on Wednesday, with various celebratory events scheduled during the day ahead of the emperor’s abdication at the end of the month. With their elder son Crown…

Defense minister says missing Japanese F-35 crashed

TOKYO, April 10 (NNN-KYODO) – Japan Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya said Wednesday that a Japanese F-35A fighter jet, which disappeared from radar over the Pacific during an exercise the previous day, crashed. Iwaya told reporters that wreckage from what is believed to be the stealth fighter has been found floating…

Picture News April 9, 2019

Patna, India, April 9 – An electoral official demonstrates the functioning of an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) and Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) during a training programme, ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Patna. The 2019 Indian general election is scheduled to be held in seven phases from 11 April…

Torrential rain in Rio de Janeiro leaves 10 dead

RIO DE JANEIRO: Torrential rain left at least 10 people dead in Rio de Janeiro, officials said on Tuesday (Apr 9), as emergency workers rescued people trapped by the downpour and clean-up efforts gathered pace. The unusually heavy rain began on Monday evening and continued into Tuesday, triggering widespread flash…

May set to win Brexit delay after intensive day on both sides of English Channel

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) with British Prime Minister Theresa May at the German Chancellery in Berlin, capital of Germany, on April 9, 2019. British Prime Minister Theresa May visited Berlin on Tuesday to discuss a way out of the deadlock of the Brexit process with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.…

Algeria: Abdelkader Bensalah appointed interim president

Bensalah Abdelkader. Photo courtesy of aps.dz ALGERIS, April 10 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) – Algeria’s lawmakers on Tuesday appointed the upper house chairman Abdelkader Bensalah as interim president following the resignation of Abdelaziz Bouteflika after weeks of mass protests against his rule. Protesters, who are demanding sweeping democratic reforms, are opposed to figures…