International

19 killed, 1,256 injured in rain spells across Pakistan in 24 hours

ISLAMABAD: At least 19 people have been killed and 1,256 others injured in heavy...

Tanker refloated after running aground in Egypt’s Suez Canal

CAIRO: A large oil tanker stranded in Egypt’s Suez Canal was refloated late Wednesday,...

Saudi woman jailed for 45 years over social media use, says group

RIYADH: Another Saudi Arabian woman has been sentenced to decades in prison by the...

Ukraine War: Briton killed while volunteering in Ukraine, says sister

KATHMANDU: A British man has been killed while volunteering as a medic in Ukraine,...

5 killed, 2 missing in NW China landslide

XINING: Five people were killed and two remain missing after a landslide hit a...

Update: Israel launches missile attacks on Syria

DAMASCUS: Israel on Wednesday night launched missile attacks on targets in Syria, leaving the...

Former Malaysian PM Mahathir tests positive for COVID-19

KUALA LUMPUR: Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has tested positive for COVID-19, his...

Mikhail Gorbachev’s death mourned as passing of rare leader

BANGKOK: The passing of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union and...

Last member of Brazilian Indigenous community found dead

KATHMANDU: The last of his people, a Brazilian Indigenous man known only as “the...

Mikhail Gorbachev: Last Soviet leader dies aged 91

KATHMANDU: Mikhail Gorbachev, the former Soviet leader who brought the Cold War to a...