UN urges end to arbitrary detentions in Guinea-Bissau

6 months ago

The UN rights office welcomed Friday the release of six opposition members detained since last month's coup in Guinea-Bissau but insisted all arbitrary detentions in the west African country must...

Israel announces recognition of Somaliland as 'sovereign state': PM office

6 months ago

Israel on Friday formally recognised Somaliland as an "independent and sovereign state" and signed an agreement to establish diplomatic ties between the two countries, the office of Prime Minister Benjamin...

Judge jails ex-Malaysian PM Najib for 15 more years after new graft conviction

6 months ago

A Malaysian judge sentenced former prime minister Najib Razak to 15 more years in jail on Friday after convicting him of abuse of power and money laundering in a sovereign...

84% of Peshawar's water supply contaminated; experts warn of polio and disease surge

6 months ago

Tests have revealed that 84 per cent of Peshawar's water supply is contaminated, as the city faces a worsening crisis in water and sanitation, prompting experts to warn that this...

Around 15,000 Saudi-backed fighters amass near Yemen border: Yemen official

6 months ago

A Yemeni military official from the internationally recognised government told AFP Friday that around 15,000 Saudi-backed Yemeni fighters had amassed in strategic areas bordering Saudi Arabia since separatists seized swathes...

Cabinet meeting: Decision to establish nine more area administration offices

6 months ago

Kathmandu, Dec 26: The government has decided to establish the area administration offices in nine districts.A Cabinet meeting held on Friday decided to establish such offices at B P Nagar...

Speaker Yadav stresses impartial journalism

6 months ago

Mahendranagar, Dec 26: Speaker of Madhes Province, Ram Ashish Yadav, has stressed that journalists should carry out their profession in an independent, impartial and fear-free environment for the institutional development...

Zelensky to meet Trump this weekend in Florida

6 months ago

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday that he would meet US President Donald Trump this weekend to discuss efforts to end Russia's invasion."Over the weekend, I think on Sunday,...

No alternative to election: Coordinator Dahal

6 months ago

Kathmandu, Dec 26: Coordinator of the Nepali Communist Party (NCP), Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', has said there is no choice before the country but to hold an election to the...

Fuel shortage forces Gaza hospital to suspend most services

6 months ago

A major Gaza hospital has suspended several services because of a critical fuel shortage in the devastated Palestinian territory, which continues to face a severe humanitarian crisis, it said.Devastated by...

Minister Kharel reiterates government's determination to conducting HoR elections

6 months ago

Kathmandu, Dec 26: Minister for Communication and Information Technology Jagadish Kharel said that the government has the desire and the determination to conduct the election to the House of Representatives...

Government creating enabling election atmosphere: Minister Kharel

6 months ago

Kathmandu, Dec 26: Minister for Communication and Information Technology Jagadish Kharel asserted that the interim government has created a favourable environment for the election to the House of Representatives on...

14 injured in Japan after stabbing, liquid spray attack: emergency official

6 months ago

Fourteen people were injured in a stabbing attack in a factory in central Japan during which an unspecified liquid was also sprayed, an emergency services official said on Friday."Fourteen people...

Newly-appointed Foreign Affairs Minister Sharma takes oath of office

6 months ago

Kathmandu, Dec 26: Newly-appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs Balananda Sharma has taken oath of office and secrecy before President Ramchandra Paudel at a special ceremony organized at the Office of...

4 killed, 23 injured as bus plunges into ravine in Philippines

6 months ago

Four people were killed and at least 23 others injured after a passenger bus plunged into a ravine along a highway in Camarines Sur province on Luzon island in the...