Drones hit ships in Black Sea, sinking 1, prompting rescue operations
Sofia, Oct 13: Drones struck two ships in the Black Sea off Bulgaria on Tuesday, sinking one and prompting emergency rescue operations, Prime Minister...
Pakistan Army’s training aircraft crash kills 2 pilots
Islamabad, Oct 12: Two Pakistan Army pilots were killed on Monday after their training aircraft crashed due to a technical fault, the army said.
The...
B’desh signs loan agreement with China to modernise port near Indian border
Dhaka, Oct 12: Bangladesh has signed a USD 335.78 million concessional loan agreement with China to expand and modernise its southwestern Mongla Port, located...
2 American economists win Nobel for overturning assumptions about how to deal with economic shocks
Stockholm, Oct 12: American economists Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford won the Nobel memorial prize in economics on Monday for their work on...
EU sanctions nearly 1,600 Russian people and firms linked to drone and missile parts
Brussels, Oct 12: The European Union imposed sanctions on Monday on almost 1,600 Russian people and companies linked to Russia's arms industry, notably targeting...
Nepal’s only billionaire Binod Chaudhary elected Nepali Congress vice president
Kathmandu, Oct 12: Nepal's only billionaire Binod Chaudhary was elected vice president of the Nepali Congress, the country's main opposition party, along with Chandra...
Search and rescue operations underway after 5 missing in Nepal’s flash flood
Kathmandu, Oct 12: Nepalese authorities on Monday are searching for five missing people as 13 more individuals have been rescued from flood-affected areas of...
Bangladesh home minister to skip BIMSTEC meet in India amid strained ties
Dhaka, Oct 12: Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed will skip the first-ever meeting of home ministers of the BIMSTEC grouping in New Delhi, with a...
139 migrants, including children, die after boat capsizes off Djibouti
Geneva, Oct 12: At least 139 people, including children, have died after a boat carrying more than 300 migrants capsized off the coast of...
Trump says Russia, Ukraine agree to ‘energy ceasefire’ but Kyiv says attacks continue
Washington, Oct 11: US President Donald Trump said Sunday that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an “energy ceasefire” in the 4 1/2-year-old war,...
109 migrants die after boat capsizes off Djibouti
Geneva, Oct 11: At least 109 people, including 15 children, have died after a boat with 305 migrants on board capsized off the coast...
Saudi authorities say attack on Riyadh airport killed 12 people and wounded over 300
Cairo, Oct 11: Saudi authorities say an attack on Riyadh airport killed 12 people and wounded over 300 more.
The statement says the dead included...
