Hong Kong leader announces 'independent committee' to probe fire

7 months ago

Hong Kong's leader announced Tuesday the creation of a judge-led "independent committee" to investigate the devastating fire at an apartment complex that killed 151 people last week.Authorities have said the...

Venezuela accuses ICC of 'shirking' duties for closing Caracas office

7 months ago

Venezuelan officials accused the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor's office on Monday of "shirking" their duties after the court annouced it will close its Caracas office for lack of progress.The...

Tri-National Int'l Friendly Football Tournament: Nepal facing Chinese Taipei today

7 months ago

Muna Karki /RSSIndonesia, Dec 2: Nepal is facing Chinese Taipei in today's match in the ongoing Tri-National International Friendly Football Tournament here. The match is starting at 7:30 pm local...

Foodstuffs worth Rs 5.89 billion imported via Birgunj checkpoint in four months

7 months ago

Birgunj (Parsa), Dec 2: Sixteen different types of foodstuffs worth Rs 5.89 billion have been imported via Birgunj checkpoint in the first four months of current fiscal year. It was...

Partly cloudy weather forecast

7 months ago

Kathmandu, Dec 2: There is partly influence of low pressure system located around Southwest Bay of Bengal and around Tamil Nadu of India in Koshi Province, Madhes Province and Bagmati...

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery being observed

7 months ago

Kathmandu, Dec 2: The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is being observed worldwide today.The United Nations General Assembly designated this day after adopting, on 2 December 1949, the...

Three arrested with looted weapons from Kathmandu

7 months ago

Kathmandu, Dec 1: Nepal Police arrested three more persons with weapons looted during the Gen-Z protest.A team deputed from the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office arrested them with weapons looted...

President to consider Israel's 'best interests' on Netanyahu pardon

7 months ago

Israeli President Isaac Herzog said Monday he would focus only on Israel's "best interests" when he weighs Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's request for a pardon on corruption charges."It will be...

Lithuanian journalists protest 'threats' to public broadcaster's independence

7 months ago

Journalists from Lithuania's public broadcaster LRT announced on Monday that they would begin protesting a recent decision by lawmakers to alter its financing and management practices, claiming it could threaten...

Saudi residents say booze ban eased for more foreigners

7 months ago

Foreign residents living in Saudi Arabia told AFP that restrictions on the sale of alcohol have been further relaxed, just days after non-diplomats were first able to buy booze in...

Cabinet Decisions: ID card to families of Gen-Z martyrs; Gen Z Day on Bhadra 23

7 months ago

Kathmandu, Dec 1: The government has decided to provide identity card with photograph to the martyrs' families of the Gen Z protest.As decided by the council of ministers on Monday,...

How Paris's oldest bridge will become an 'immersive cave'

7 months ago

French artist JR, who made his way from tagging graffiti on the street to being one of the most recognisable figures on the country's art scene, has told AFP how...

Putin-Witkoff talks risk piling pressure on Kyiv: EU's Kallas

7 months ago

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas warned Monday that talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US envoy Steve Witkoff risk ramping up pressure on Ukraine to make concessions."I am...

Korean Ambassador International Open Taekwondo Championship kicks off

7 months ago

Kathmandu, Dec 1: The 13th Korean Ambassador International Open Taekwondo Championships has begun in Lalitpur from today onward.Nepal-based South Asian Embassy and Nepal Taekwondo Association jointly hosted the championships that...

Prachanda renews his call for unity among leftist forces

7 months ago

Biratnagar, Dec 1: Coordinator of Nepali Communist Party Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has said that all leftist parties in the country should unite for the cause of self-pride of the...