TOKYO, March 20 (Xinhua) — A candidate staunchly opposed to the U.S. military using an island in the southwest of Japan for military activities won the Nishinoomote mayoral election, local media reported Monday. Shunsuke Yaita, 63, saw off challenges from three other candidates on Sunday to become mayor of Nishinoomote, a city located on the […]

SEOUL, March 20 (Xinhua) — Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye will indicate her position before being questioned by prosecutors on Tuesday over the corruption scandal that led to her impeachment and ouster. Sohn Beom-gyu, one of Park’s legal team, said via text message that Park will convey her stance around the time she appears […]

MOSUL, Iraq, March 20 (NsNewsWire) — Iraqi government forces battling Islamic State (IS) militants retook control of more areas in the old city center of western Mosul, while an international airstrike on IS positions killed six leaders of the extremist group in the city, the Iraqi military said on Sunday. The commandos of the Counter-Terrorism […]

LOS ANGELES, March.20 (NsNewsWire) — Disney’s live-action remake of “Beauty and the Beast” blasted through box office records to open with an estimated 170 million U.S. dollars in North American ticket sales and 180 million U.S. dollars overseas. According to studio estimates Sunday, “Beauty and the Beast” blew past the previous record-holder for G- or […]

DAMASCUS, March 20 (NsNewsWire) — The capital Damascus has returned under the spotlight on Sunday with the rebels launching a large-scale offensive led by the the al-Qaida-linked militants against Syrian army positions and residential areas in the eastern part of the city. Sunday’s offensive began at 5:00 am when the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front and allied […]

MOSCOW, March 20 (NsNewsWire) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is keeping the situation around Crimea under control and would take the same decisions about Crimea even if given another opportunity, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Sunday. “He keeps the situation around Crimea under personal control and I am convinced that he would take the same […]

BERLIN, March 20 (NsNewsWire) — Germany does not owe NATO and the United States “vast sums” of money for defense, German Federal Ministry of Defense said on Sunday, rejecting the tweets by U.S. President Donald Trump. “There is no debt account at NATO,” German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen said in a statement, elaborating […]

WASHINGTON, March 19(NsNewsWire) — If you are not satisfied with the shape of your nose, blame it on climate, not your parents or grandparents. In a study published this week in the journal PLOS Genetics, researchers from the Pennsylvania State University found that human noses may have been shaped, at least in part, by a […]

BADEN-BADEN, Germany, March 19 (NsNewsWire) — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde Saturday called for global cooperation and strong policies to sustain the growth momentum. “Global cooperation and pursuing the right policies can help achieve strong, sustained, balanced, and inclusive growth,” said Lagarde in a statement at the conclusion of the G20 […]