International
First US lunar lander in five decades blasts off on private mission
CAPE CANAVERAL: The first American spacecraft to attempt to land on the Moon in...
Japan quake toll hits 161 as snow hampers relief
SHIKA, JAPAN: The death toll from Japan’s New Year’s Day earthquake jumped to 161...
China says foreign consulting agency head spied for Britain
BEIJING: China’s spy agency said Monday the head of a foreign consultancy had been...
10 injured in light plane crash on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef island
SYDNEY: Ten people were injured on Monday after a light plane flipped and crashed...
Erdogan names ex-minister as Istanbul mayor candidate
ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Sunday his former environment minister Murat...
7 Palestinians, Israeli officer killed in West Bank
KATHMANDU: Seven Palestinians were killed in an Israeli drone strike in the occupied West...
2 people injured in light plane crash on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef island
SYDNEY: Two passengers were injured on Monday after a light plane overshot the runway...
Bangladesh election: PM Sheikh Hasina wins fourth term in controversial vote
KATHMANDU: Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has secured her fourth straight term in a...
53 inmates escaped from prison in Indonesia
KATHMANDU: A total of 53 prisoners have escaped from an Indonesian prison. Officials said...
128 killed, 195 missing in Japan’s quake-hit Ishikawa prefecture
TOKYO: The death toll reached 128 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa on...