Flash floods in Indonesia leave at least 11 dead, 13 missing
Denpasar (Indonesia), Sept 10: Indonesian rescuers recovered the bodies of at least 11 people while 13 people were missing on Wednesday after flash floods...
Sri Lanka parliament votes to end privileges for former presidents
Colombo, Sept 10: The Sri Lankan parliament on Wednesday voted 151-1 in favour of a bill to strip privileges for former presidents, one of...
Kathmandu airport to remain closed until further notice amid widespread unrest in Nepal
Kathmandu, Sep 10 : The Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) here was closed on Wednesday until further notice following the massive violent protests across Nepal,...
Poland says it downed drones that violated its airspace during Russian bombardment of Ukraine
Warsaw, Sept 10: The Polish military said early Wednesday that it had downed drones that violated its airspace as Russia launched a wave of...
Nepal Army imposes nationwide restrictive orders, curfew to curb possible violence
Kathmandu, Sept 10: The Nepal Army on Wednesday imposed nationwide restrictive orders from morning till 5 pm, followed by a curfew until 6 am...
Plane leaves South Korea for US to bring back workers detained in immigration raid, report says
Seoul, Sep 10: A South Korean charter plane left for the US on Wednesday to bring back Korean workers detained in an immigration raid...
UN chief argues that investing in fighting poverty instead of wars would make more secure world
United Nations, Sep 10: Soaring global military expenditures are reducing essential investments in health, education and job creation and don't guarantee peace, the United...
Pakistan spying on millions of citizens through mass surveillance systems: Amnesty report
Islamabad, Sep 9 : Pakistani authorities have been spying on millions of citizens, including journalists and prominent politicians, through tools of mass surveillance acquired...
Afghanistan quake destroyed 5,230 homes in 49 villages — but UN hasn’t gotten to 362 others
United Nations, Sept 9: An initial United Nations assessment of the impact of Afghanistan's recent deadly earthquake found 5,230 homes destroyed and 672 damaged...
Indefinite curfew imposed in Kathmandu after violent protests over social media ban
Kathmandu, Sept 9: Authorities on Tuesday imposed an indefinite curfew in Nepal's capital city Kathmandu, reintroducing restrictions just hours after an earlier order was...
Train slams into bus outside Mexico City, kills at least 8 people
Mexico City, Sept 8: A train slammed into a double-deck bus northwest of Mexico City early Monday, killing at least eight people and injuring...
Xi calls for united response by BRICS to face Trump’s challenges
Beijing, Sept 8: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday called for a unified response by the BRICS countries to trade challenges posed by the...
