International

Not cash but a cash crop in prize: Gold Cup winner awarded with 131-kg black cardamom

7 months ago

Phungling (Taplejung), Nov 28: Unlike the practice of distributing prizes in cash to the winners of various sports, a local tourism promotion body in the district has promoted a local...

NPL: Biratnagar Kings given 161 run target by Karnali Yaks

7 months ago

Kathmandu, Nov 28: Karnali Yaks has given a 161 victory target to Biratnagar Kings in the second match of the ongoing second edition of Nepal Premier League (NPL) on Friday.Karnali...

Indian Ambassador calls on Health Minister Gautam

7 months ago

Kathmandu, Nov 28: Indian Ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava paid a courtesy call on Minister for Health and Population Dr Sudha Gautam at the latter's office on Friday.Issues of making...

UK says 'disappointing' no deal with EU to access defence scheme

7 months ago

The UK said Friday it was "disappointing" talks with Brussels to access a 150-billion-euro ($174 billion) EU scheme to bolster Europe's defences had failed to reach a deal, after disagreement...

NPBC to represent Nepal in World Boxing Council convention

7 months ago

Nawalparasi (Bardaghat Susta Paschim), Nov 28: The Nepal Professional Boxing Commission (NPBC) will participate for the first time in the World Boxing Council (WBC) convention.Two people including Nepal Boxing Association's...

Toilet turmoil at Tokyo airport terminal

7 months ago

Passengers faced an uncomfortable wait for their flights at one of the world's busiest airports on Friday, with up to 70 percent of toilets at Tokyo Haneda's Terminal 2 reportedly...

Anti-corruption units raid home and offices of Zelenskyy's chief of staff

7 months ago

Anti-corruption units have raided the home and office of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s chief of staff, Andrii Yermak, in an unwelcome distraction for Kyiv officials as they battle to defeat...

3 killed, 5 injured in road accident in E. Afghanistan

7 months ago

Three people, including a woman and a child, were killed and five others injured in a road accident in eastern Afghanistan's Laghman province, the provincial police office said late Thursday.The...

NPL Cricket 2025: Kathmandu posts target of 143 runs for Chitwan

7 months ago

Kathmandu, Nov 28: Kathmandu Gorkhas have set a target of 143 runs for Chitwan Rhinos in the first match of the day under the Nepal Premier League.Put in to bat...

Concerns over government decision to increase medical test fees for foreign employment

7 months ago

Kathmandu, Nov 28: The Nepal Forum of Democratic Foreign Employment Entrepreneurs has raised concerns over the government’s recent decision to increase medical test fees for aspiring migrant workers.In a statement...

Thai police apologise for AI-modified flood relief image

7 months ago

Thai border police have apologised for publishing an AI-modified image showing flood relief rescuers in combat gear and wielding automatic weapons in one of the hardest-hit cities in southern Thailand.Thai...

In Somalia, a shaky front line barely holds back the 'dogs of war'

7 months ago

The helicopter pilot was worried. Any more than 20 minutes in this shattered frontline village and Somalia's Al-Shabaab militants could start lobbing mortars at their position.Roughly 1,000 Somali National Army...

Unequal South Africa seeks to tackle inequality as its G20 'legacy'

7 months ago

From the scrappy metal shacks packed tightly on the banks of the thin Jukskei river, the sparkly skyline of Johannesburg's richest neighbourhood less than two miles away is another world.Bags...

China successfully breeds third-generation Chinese sturgeon artificially

7 months ago

China has for the first time successfully bred a third filial generation of Chinese sturgeon entirely through artificial propagation, the China Three Gorges Corporation (CTGC) announced on Thursday, marking a...

Ten killed by Israeli forces in southern Syria: state TV

7 months ago

At least 10 people were killed by Israeli forces in a southern Syrian village overnight, Syrian state television reported Friday, after Israel's army said six soldiers were wounded in an...

Tokyo High Court says same-sex marriage ban constitutional

7 months ago

A Japanese court has upheld the country's ban on same-sex marriage as constitutional, making the Tokyo High Court the only high court so far to support the government's stance among...