BERLIN (AP) — Germany is shutting down one of its seven remaining nuclear power plants as part of a planned phase-out of atomic energy production by the end of 2022. Utility company EnBW has said it will take the Philippsburg Nuclear Power Plant off the grid at 7 p.m. (1800 GMT) Tuesday. The plant’s license to operate expires at midnight.

Authorities in Indian-controlled Kashmir are to restore text messaging services in the disputed region, almost five months after India’s government downgraded its semi-autonomy and imposed a strict security and communications lockdown. A local government spokesman, Rohit Kansal, said the decision was made after a review of the situation.

;’I am excited to join this year for a substantive discussion on the how the government is working with private-sector leaders to ensure American students and workers are equipped to thrive in the modern, digital economy,’ Ivanka Trump said. Photograph: Ammar Abd Rabbo/AFP via Getty Images.

to cover the construction of a bridge. The town said unknown perpetrators were able to steal $1,016,233.80 meant for SEMA Construction, Inc, the primary contractor in the construction of the Erie Parkway bridge. On Oct. 21, someone completed an electronic form on the town’s website requesting a....

The main findings were published by The Economist on 5 December 2019, showing that ‘across the region the share of people expressing much trust in political parties, most of which have a religious tint, has fallen by well over a third since 2011, to 15 per cent. … The doubts extend to religious leaders.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (C) holds a press conference after his meeting with Chairman of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) at the headquarters of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) prior to Turkish parliament session for possible military deployment in Libya, in Ankara, on December 30, 2019.

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday stopped the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) CEO Air Marshal Arshad Malik from performing his functions as the airline's chief executive officer. A petition challenging Malik's appointment as the CEO by Safdar Anjum, the general secretary of the....

Republican Gov. Jim Justice announced his decision Monday after receiving a report from state investigators that the trainees regularly gave the Nazi salute "as a sign of respect" for their instructor in the weeks prior to the release of the photo. Its release earlier this month triggered widespread outrage.

Trans people have often been denied treatment in Pakistan because doctors could not decide whether to treat them in a male or female ward, and have even died for lack of care. The government plans to set up separate wards in hospitals around the country for transgender patients, according to Dr.

You may not agree with Facebook’s practices, but it’s hard to argue against its effectiveness. Advertisers are willing to pay big bucks to access your data collected through the social media platform. Depending on your settings, social media sites and other big tech — Facebook included — monitor....

Autoline journalist John McElroy first reported the news, which was confirmed by his spouse Roger Servick to several media outlets. Mead was set to receive the Art Directors Guild’s William Cameron Menzies Award during the Guild’s 24th Annual awards in February for his contributions on “Aliens,” “ Blade Runner ” and “Star Trek: The Motion Picture....

On 12 December, a police officer raped a 16-year-old girl in Geisan in Sudan’s Blue Nile state. The police refused to record a complaint . The Kampala-based Sudanese human rights organisation HUDO reported in a press statement on Monday, that a police sergeant lured the victim to his house in Medina-12 village, where he raped her.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has to decide whether to ask the Knesset to grant him immunity from prosecution on the corruption charges that Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit seeks to submit against him, with a deadline looming at the end of this week.

New Zealanders were among the first to welcome the new year, with fireworks lighting up the night sky over Auckland. Large crowds thronged Sydney harbour to watch Australia's famous New Year's Eve fireworks, even as smoke turned the evening sky in nearby coastal towns blood-red.

Here are the stores and chain restaurants that will be on Jan. 1, 2020. (Shutterstock) Jan. 1 might be the first day of a new decade, but that doesn't mean your shopping and dining needs are any less real. Several chain restaurants, grocery stores and retailers will be open throughout the United States on New Year's Day.