International

Vijay sworn in as Tamil Nadu CM, ends 6-decade DMK-AIADMK dominance

KATHMANDU: Chandrasekaran Joseph Vijay, one of South India’s most influential film stars, has officially...

Sri Lanka to hike electricity tariff amid energy crisis

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will increase electricity rates by up to 18 percent from Monday...

UN chief welcomes ceasefire, exchange of prisoners between Ukraine, Russia

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomes a three-day ceasefire and a planned exchange...

Car bomb attack on checkpoint kills at least 12 in northwest Pakistan: police

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Militants detonated a car bomb at a checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan and...

Laura Fernandez sworn in as Costa Rica’s President

KATHMANDU: Laura Fernandez has been sworn in as the President of Costa Rica in...

Vijay taking oath as CM today

KATHMANDU: Vijay Thalapathy, chief of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), is set to become...

WHO head seeks to reassure residents of Spanish island where hantavirus-stricken ship is headed

TENERIFE, Spain: The head of the World Health Organization sought Saturday to reassure residents...

11 injured in boat explosion near Miami, U.S. Florida

NEW YORK: At least 11 people were injured on Saturday in a boat explosion...

Lebanon says Israeli strikes killed 39

KATHMANDU: Thirty-nine people have been killed in another day of intense Israeli strikes in...

WHO chief due in Canaries to coordinate hantavirus ship evacuation

GENEVA: The World Health Organization’s chief is due in the Spanish island of Tenerife...