Nepal seeks Chinese help to rebuild flood-damaged Rasuwagadhi road
Kathmandu, Sept 14: Nepal has sought China’s assistance to rebuild the Syaphrubesi-Rasuwagadhi road, a key trade route with its northern neighbour, that was severely...
Taliban warned bin Laden to step up his security post Kandahar hijack: CIA documents
Washington, Sep 14: The Taliban regime in Afghanistan had warned Al Qaeda terrorist Osama bin Laden to step up his security after the Kandahar...
Iranian commercial ship struck near Strait of Hormuz with 1 dead, Iranian media say
Cairo, Sep 13 : An Iranian commercial vessel was struck early Sunday off Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, with one person killed...
Iraq races to contain fallout after local Iran-backed militias accused of attacking Saudi pipeline
Baghdad, Sep 12: Iraq's government was racing Saturday to contain the fallout after local Iran-backed militias were accused of attacking and shuttering a key...
Prison riot and fire in northern Syrian town kills at least 7
Damascus, Sep 12: A fire and riot broke out in a prison in a predominantly Kurdish town in northern Syria on Saturday, killing at...
Bodies from charred Philippine ferry arrive at port after fire that killed at least 35
Coron, Sep 12: Thirty charred bodies found inside a burned passenger ferry in the western Philippines arrived at a port Saturday for identification after...
Nepal Cabinet approves PM Shah’s UN General Assembly participation
Kathmandu, Sep 11: The Nepal Cabinet has approved Prime Minister Balendra Shah's participation in the UN General Assembly session later this month, where he...
Iran seeks end to Saudi blockade of Yemen after Tehran-backed rebels take key port
Cairo, Sep 11: Iran's government on Friday called for an end to Saudi Arabia's blockade of Yemen and the immediate resumption of talks, in...
Police say 5 dead, 40 injured in tour bus crash in eastern Switzerland
Geneva, Sep 11: Police say five people have died and 40 others were injured after a Dutch tour bus slammed into a roadside crash...
US marks 25 years since the September 11 attacks, ‘moments that divide time’
New York, Sep 11: Americans are commemorating the 25th anniversary of 9/11, remembering the shock, the dead and the sweeping consequences of the al-Qaida...
UN chief to stress multipolarity, UNSC reforms at BRICS Summit in India
United Nations, Sept 10: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will underscore the importance of multipolarity and the need to reform multilateral institutions, including the...
Pakistan says trilateral Makkah pact a ‘defensive alliance’
Islamabad, Sept 10: Pakistan on Thursday termed the trilateral defence agreement with Saudi Arabia and Turkiye as a "defensive alliance" to ensure regional security...
