International
70 killed in Turkey road accidents during Eid al-Adha holiday
KATHMANDU: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has reported that at least 70 people were killed in...
US forces intercept two Iranian ballistic missiles targeting Kuwait-based troops
KATHMANDU: The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has confirmed that American forces successfully intercepted and...
Massive overnight Russian strikes hit Ukraine killing at least five
KATHMANDU: At least five people have been killed and dozens have been injured after...
Bangladesh hikes fuel prices again
DHAKA: The Bangladeshi government on Sunday hiked consumer prices for octane, petrol and kerosene,...
Hundreds of youths protest outside Kenya’s Ebola quarantine center for US citizens
NAIROBI, Kenya: Hundreds of youths in Kenya’s central town of Nanyuki on Monday demonstrated...
8 crested ibises released in Japan decades after extinction
TOKYO: Eight crested ibises were released into the wild in a north-central Japanese town,...
Malaysia enforces ban on social media accounts for children younger than 16
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Malaysia on Monday began enforcing rules barring millions of children younger...
Explosion kills 5 at South Korean aerospace plant
SEOUL: An explosion at a plant run by South Korean defence firm Hanwha Aerospace...
Suspected WWII ordnance explodes in Indonesia, five dead
JAKARTA: A suspected shell left over from World War II exploded under a stilt...
Maritime alert issued in Strait of Hormuz after suspicious object detected
KATHMANDU: Oman’s Maritime Security Centre has issued a maritime alert after a suspicious object...
