Annapolis: Atleast five employees of the Newspaper The Capital were killed after a man armed with a shotgun and smoke grenades burst into a newspaper office in the US city of Annapolis, The Telegraph reported A witness gave a chilling account of how the attacker started shooting through a glass door to the newsroom of Capital Gazette, which […]
Washington: Notwithstanding “the continued adherence by Iran” to its nuclear-related commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the agreement is “at a crossroads” the United Nations top political official has said. “On 8 May 2018, the United States announced its withdrawal from the agreement. The Secretary-General … believes that issues not directly related […]
New Delhi: The United States has deferred 2 plus 2 dialogue with India but said a convenient dates will be worked out soon. MEA spokesman Raveesh Kumar tweeted here and said that the US Secretary of State Pompeo spoke to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to express his regret and deep disappointment as the US […]
WASHINGTON:Israel’s energy minister said on Tuesday after meeting Trump administration officials that he was confident that the United States would not relax non-proliferation standards in any nuclear power deal it agrees with Saudi Arabia, Reuters reported. Israel vehemently opposes any effort by the Saudi Arabia to relax “gold standard” non-proliferation limits on enriching uranium or […]
Kathmandu: As many as 15 settlements in Nepal’s Tehrathum district have been identified as landslide-prone areas and an alert has been sounded about the danger this monsoon. The alert was sounded by the Tehrathum District Natural Disaster Rescue Committee. The committee is also raising awareness and conducting disaster preparedness programmes in the settlements, a report […]
RIYADH: At least eight members of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group have been killed by forces backed by a Saudi-led coalition in Yemen in battles with the Iran-aligned Houthis, the coalition said on Monday, Reuters reported Hezbollah officials could not immediately be reached for comment. Hezbollah has previously denied Saudi accusations that the Shi’ite Muslim group is […]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday declared victory in a tightly-contested presidential election, extending his 15-year grip on power in the face of a revitalised opposition. Turkish voters had for the first time cast ballots for both president and parliament in the snap polls, with Erdogan looking for a first-round knockout and an overall […]
ISTANBUL: Turks on Sunday vote for a new president and parliament on Sunday in elections that pose the biggest challenge to Tayyip Erdogan and his AK Party since they swept to power more than a decade and a half ago, Reuters reported. The elections will also usher in a powerful new executive presidency long sought […]
Dhaka: At least 16 people were killed and 40 others injured when a bus hit a roadside tree and overturned in Bangladesh’s Gaibandha’s Palashbari Upazila district on Saturday. The accident occurred on the Rangpur-Dhaka Highway in the Bashkata (Gorurhat) area near the BRAC intersection around 0430 hrs, said Govindganj Highway Police Officer in-charge (OC) Akhtaruzzaman. […]
Washington: The death toll in Nicaragua during two months of anti-government unrest has risen to 212, media reports said quoting Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. “Nicaragua has not fulfilled its international obligations to respect, protect and guarantee human rights in the context of the social protests that began on April 18,” the rights body said […]
