Maoist leader Prachanda set to become Nepal PM
Parchanda signs pact with Madhesis KATHMANDU / Nepal Maoist leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” is all set to become the Prime Minister for the second time as he filed his…
25,000 people displaced by military attacks in Syrian city of Aleppo: UNICEF
UNITED NATIONS / About 25,000 people, including 12,000 children, have been displaced from a neighbourhood in western Aleppo, a Syian city, by intense military attacks initiated by armed opposition groups,…
Hillary opens 9-point lead on Trump in new opinion poll
NEW YORK Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is leading her Republican rival Donald Trump by nine percentage points in a new national CNN/ORC poll released Monday—making gains among independents and…
Afghanistan declares eastern border district free of Islamic State
Authorities in Afghanistan have declared a far eastern border district free of Islamic State terrorists. Provincial Governor Salim Khan Kundozi said, the Kot district in Nangarhar province, which borders Pakistan,…
7th meeting of SAARC Immigration Authorities begins in Islamabad
Seventh meeting of SAARC Immigration Authorities has begun in Islamabad. It is in preparation for the 2-day SAARC Home Ministers conference beginning tomorrow which will also be attended by Union…
30 killed, 200 injured in rebel shelling in Syria’s Aleppo
WEB DESK At least 30 civilians were killed and 210 others injured in rebel shelling on government-controlled areas in the northern city of Aleppo over the past 24 hours. Syria’s…
9 killed in bus collision in Nepal
At least nine people died and 31 more sustained injuries as two commuter buses collided in Makwanpur district in Nepal. The incident occurred as one of the buses tried to…
Kabul hotel attack ends; All 3 Taliban fighters killed
A Taliban attack on a Kabul hotel housing foreign contractors ended today after all three Taliban fighters were killed, around seven hours after the assault began. Kabul police chief Abdul…
Bangladesh: Islamic scholars stage human chain to denounce terrorism
DHAKA Jamiatul Ulama, a platform of Islamic scholors, yesterday staged a human chain protest at Uttarkhan in the city as part of its nationwide campaign against terrorism in the name…
US: 16 killed in hot air balloon crash in Texas
WEB DESK At least 16 people were killed in the crash of a hot air balloon in Texas in United States. A spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration said, the…