China plans to build more than 500 airports by 2020
China plans to build more than 500 airports by 2020 to create a market worth over 153 billion US dollars for its general aviation industry. According to a guideline issued…
Islamic State group loses control over Iraq & Syria: US
United States has said that the Islamic State militant group is losing control over territory across Iraq and Syria. Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook yesterday said in Washington that about 45…
New wave of protest in Nepal against Constitution
Hundreds of Madhesi have started fresh protests against the new Constitution in Nepal.They were pressing for their demands relating to more rights, adequate representation and re-demarcation of provincial boundary. Traffic…
Paris peace summit to proceed despite Israeli concerns
The French Foreign Minister met with Israeli and Palestinian leaders and said an upcoming Paris summit aimed at restarting peace talks will proceed, despite Israeli objections that direct negotiations are…
Obama hits out at Trump, tells graduates walls won’t solve ills
US President Barack Obama has urged college graduates to shun those who want to confront a rapidly linked world by building walls around the United States or by embracing ignorance.…
NEPAL: Riot police scuffle with anti-constitution protesters
Protesters scuffled with riot police today, when they took their campaign against the country’s new constitution to the streets of the capital, Kathmandu. Sharbendra Nath Shukla, a leader of the…
37 policemen killed in two separate bomb attacks in Yemen
At least 37 policemen were killed in two separate bomb attacks today in the port city Mukalla in Yemen, where a year of Al-Qaeda rule was ended just last month.…
Lightning claims 64 lives in Bangladesh
AMN / At least 64 people have died after being struck by lightning in the past three days in different parts Bangladesh. Police said, many of the dead were farmers,…
China reclaims over 3,200 acres of land in South China Sea
China has reclaimed more than 3,200 acres of land in the South China Sea in the last two years. A new US Defence department report says, the Asian giant is…
Protests in Egypt over selling of Islands to Saudi Arabia
WEB DESK / An Egypt court has sentenced 51 people to two years each in prison for protesting against a decision to cede two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia.…