UN tells N Korea to keep communication channels open to avoid war
WEB DESK The United Nations has told North Korea that there is an urgent need to keep channels open to avoid the risk of war. The UN said this in…
UN congratulates Nepal for peaceful polls
UNITED NATION UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has welcomed the successful conduction of the two-phases of State and Federal elections and congratulated Nepalis for the peaceful conduct of the polls. According…
Trump’s travel ban now fully operational
The State Department said that the restrictions are conditional and may be lifted as countries work with the US government to ensure the safety of Americans The United States Department…
Israel airstrikes strike Gaza Strip during Palestinian ‘day of rage’
WEB DESK Israel on Friday carried out airstrikes on the Gaza Strip in retaliation for earlier rocket fire from the occupied territories. At least 10 people wounded in the bombing,…
Widespread protests continue in wake of US stand on Jerusalem
WEB DESK Protest and demonstrations against US President Mr Trump’s announcement of declaring Jerusalem as Isreal capital have spread in different parts of the world. Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters held…
Japan cabinet approves April 30, 2019 as emperor Akihito’s abdication date
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Cabinet Friday formally approved April 30, 2019, as the abdication date for Emperor Akihito. The Cabinet’s approval comes a week after a meeting of the…
Myanmar to allow quick return of Rohingyas from Bangladesh
WEB DESK Myanmar’s government has pledged to allow the quick return of Rohingya Muslims who fled violence in their country to Bangladesh. In a meeting of delegates from the United…
Bali volcano: Mount Agung spews 2 km ash column
Mount Agung volcano in the Indonesian resort island of Bali, today spewed an ash column up to 2 km above the crater. Indonesian National Disaster Management Agency said that the…
LEFT ALLIANCE HEADING TOWARDS MAJOR VICTORY IN NEPAL
AMN / KATHMANDU / Left alliance is comfortably leading in historic parliament and provincial elections in Nepal. As per latest reports alliance partners Communist Party of Nepal (UML) and Communist…
US issues worldwide caution to its citizens travelling overseas
WEB DESK United States today issued a worldwide caution to its citizens travelling overseas. It has urged them to exercise caution in the wake of President Donald Trump’s decision to…