26 killed, 61 injured in blast at fireworks factory in China
Beijing, May 5: At least 26 people were killed and 61 others injured in a massive explosion at a fireworks factory in China's Hunan...
US denies Iran struck a military vessel during new effort to reopen Strait of Hormuz
Dubai, May 4: The US military on Monday denied claims that Iran struck a Navy vessel as US forces now offer to guide commercial...
US evacuates crew of seized Iranian ship to Pakistan
Islamabad, May 4: The United States has evacuated 22 crew members, held aboard an Iranian ship seized by its forces, to Pakistan as a...
Canada declares Khalistan extremists as ‘national security threat’
Ottawa, May 3: Canada’s intelligence agency has declared Khalistani extremists a “national security threat”, adding that the group uses institutions to promote its "violent...
Iran presses for end to war within 30 days as Trump expresses doubts
Dubai, May 3: Iran's latest proposal to the United States calls for issues between the two countries to be resolved within 30 days and...
Nepal government cancels more than 1,500 ‘politically motivated’ appointments: reports
Kathmandu, May 3: Nepal’s new government has effectively cancelled more than 1,500 major public appointments through a sweeping ordinance issued by President Ramchandra Paudel,...
Imprisoned Iranian rights lawyer Narges Mohammadi at ‘very high risk’ in health crisis
Beirut, May 3: The health of imprisoned Iranian rights lawyer Narges Mohammadi was at “very high risk," her foundation and family said Saturday, adding...
Trump flexes executive power with unprecedented flouting of lower court rulings
Washington, May 3: When a federal judge shot down a Trump administration policy of holding immigrants without bond last December, it seemed like a...
US returns over 650 antiquities valued at nearly USD 14 million to India
New York, May 1: The US has returned 657 antiquities collectively valued at nearly USD 14 million to India, saying there is “more work...
Bangladesh’s foreign ministry summons India’s acting envoy
Dhaka, May 1: Bangladesh's Foreign Ministry has summoned India's acting High Commissioner Pawan Badhe and lodged a formal protest over certain comments made by...
Nepal Airlines apologises for showing J&K as part of Pakistan in ‘network map’
Kathmandu, Apr 30: Nepal Airlines on Thursday apologised for what it described as cartographic inaccuracies in the wake of a furore showing Jammu and...
17 killed as jeep plunges into gorge in Nepal
Kathmandu, Apr 30: At least 17 people were killed Thursday when a jeep skidded off a hilly road and plunged about 700 metres into...
