International

9 killed, foreign national abducted in terrorist attack on mining site in SW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Nine people were killed and a foreign worker abducted after terrorists attacked a...

Police officers among 4 injured following western Sydney shootings

SYDNEY: Two police officers are among four people who have been treated for injuries...

Israeli strikes kill five in south Lebanon, journalist among dead

TEL AVIV, Israel: Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon have killed five people, including a...

Iran says won’t reopen Hormuz as long as US blockade remains

TEHRAN: Iran vowed Wednesday not to reopen the Strait of Hormuz so long as...

Pirate gangs prowl Bangladesh’s Sundarbans forest

MONGLA, Bangladesh: A crackdown seemed to contain the pirate gangs terrorising the world’s largest...

Myanmar ‘considering good things’ for detained Suu Kyi: Thai FM

BANGKOK: Myanmar’s leader is “considering good things” for detained Aung San Suu Kyi, Thailand’s...

Africa must play stronger role in reshaping global order: Senegal President

KATHMANDU: Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has called on African nations to take a...

US Navy Secretary John Phelan resigns

KATHMANDU: U.S. Navy Secretary John C. Phelan has stepped down from his position with...

Wildfires ravage southeastern U.S., force mass evacuations

WASHINGTON: Wildfires sweeping across the southeastern United States on Wednesday have forced widespread evacuations...

2 killed, 1 injured in traffic accident in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province

KABUL: At least two people were killed and one other injured in a traffic...