International

Forest fire in Japan’s Iwate continues for 6th day

TOKYO: Firefighting efforts continued on Monday as a forest fire in Ofunato City of...

American Airlines flight diverted to Rome after bomb threat

ROME: An American Airlines flight en route from New York to Delhi was diverted...

Ex-PM Thaksin apologises over massacre in southern Thailand

BANGKOK: Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra apologised Sunday over the deaths of scores...

Tens of thousands pour in for Beirut funeral of slain Hezbollah leader

BEIRUT, Lebanon: Tens of thousands of mourners dressed in black, some waving Hezbollah flags...

Putin vows to improve combat capability of Russian military

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday vowed to enhance the combat potential and...

Israel indefinitely delays Palestinian prisoner release as hostages freed

KATHMANDU: Israel says it is indefinitely delaying the release of more than 600 Palestinian...

Indian teenager alleges rape over 5 years by 58 schoolmates, neighbors, relatives and strangers

NEW DELHI: Five years ago, a 13-year-old girl, the daughter of poor wage labourers...

Pope remains in ‘critical’ condition after ‘respiratory crisis’

KATHMANDU: Pope Francis’s condition continues to be “critical” after suffering a “prolonged asthma-like respiratory...

Japan’s emperor hopes for peace, 80 years after WWII end

TOKYO: Japan’s Emperor Naruhito renewed his wish for world peace on his birthday, marking...

Two Cambodian toddlers killed in old grenade blast

PHNOM PENH: Two Cambodian toddlers died when a rocket-propelled grenade believed buried since the...