LONDON, April 20 (NsNewsWire) — Members of Parliament (MPs) in the British House of Commons gave their backing Wednesday to Prime Minister Theresa May’s call for a snap general election on June 8. MPs voted by 522 votes to 13 to support the election which May sees as a mandate for her strategy for Britain […]

TOKYO, April 18 (Xinhua) — Demand for potato chips in Japan surged this week, which led to panic buying and the price soaring to six times than usual. The crisis came after Japanese potato chip maker Calbee temporarily halted its production of nearly three dozen potato chip brands, according to Fortune. The price of Calbee’s […]

GAZA, April 18 (Xinhua) — A senior Hamas leader slammed Tuesday the threatening measures that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is intending to carry out to end ten years of Hamas rule of the Gaza Strip. Last week, Abbas announced that there will be soon “unprecedented measures” to be carried out in the Gaza Strip aiming […]

ANKARA, April 18 (Xinhua) — After a tight win in referendum, Turkey’s “yes” camp has not received strong support for radical governance system change and narrowed difference on polls will not allow Erdogan move freely in subsequent political steps. Unofficial results showed a narrow 51.4 percent lead in the referendum for constitutional amendments that will […]

PARIS, April 18 (Xinhua) — Two men were arrested on Tuesday in Marseille on suspicions of preparing an “imminent, certain” attack on French soil, “in the coming days,” French Interior Minister Matthias Fekl said. French police held earlier on Tuesday morning two individuals “on suspicion of planning violent act on the eve of presidential election,” […]

SEOUL, April 18 (Xinhua) — Over half of South Koreans demanded next president’s decision on the deployment of the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system in their soil, a poll showed Tuesday. According to the survey, 56.5 percent of respondents said the deployment process should be suspended and that the final […]

MANILA, April 18 (Xinhua) — At least 24 people were killed and many injured after a passenger bus plunged into a deep ravine in northern Philippines on Tuesday, police and local media reports said. Police said the bus, carrying more than 50 passengers, crashed around 11 a.m. local time in Capintalan village in Carranglan town […]