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Five individuals died in a helicopter collision northwest of Kathmandu.
KATHMANDU, Nepal: All five people on board a helicopter were killed when it crashed Wednesday in the mountains just northwest of Nepal’s capital, authorities said.
The bodies of four men and a woman were pulled from the wreckage, said…
Rajapaksas officially ditch Wickremesinghe
COLOMBO: Namal Rajapaksa, the 38-year-old heir to the Rajapaksa dynasty, was on Wednesday named as the SLPP candidate for the presidential election, thus officially ending Rajapaksa family's backing to the incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe.…
UK prepares for another night of uncertainty amid far-right violence.
LONDON: British police are gearing up for another night of violence amid concerns that far-right groups plan to target as many as 30 locations around the United Kingdom on Wednesday following a week of rioting and disorder.
Authorities…
Few Indian High Commission Dhaka staff returning amid political upheaval
NEW DELHI: Non-essential staffers at the Indian High Commission in Dhaka and their family members are returning to India on a voluntary basis through commercial flights, official sources said on Wednesday.
However, all Indian diplomats…
Md Yunus agrees to lead interim govt in Bangladesh after Parliament dissolution
Dhaka: Nobel-winning microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus has agreed to spearhead the interim government in Bangladesh after mass protests forced long-time Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to flee the country.
"I am honoured by the trust of…
Sheikh Hasina’s plan to travel to UK hits roadblock
NEW DELHI: Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina's plan to travel to London has hit a roadblock over some "uncertainties," and she is unlikely to move out of India for the next couple of days, people familiar with the matter said…
Kamala Harris selects Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as running mate
WASHINGTON: Vice President Kamala Harris picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate on Tuesday, according to three people familiar with the decision.
In choosing Walz, she is turning to a Midwestern governor, military veteran…
Death toll climbs to 440 in Bangladesh protests
DHAKA: The death toll in the anti-government protests in Bangladesh on Tuesday climbed to 440, with 100 more deaths reported after Sheikh Hasina fled the country, according to the local medias there.
Despite the high death toll, there…
Thousands of Imran supporters rally to demand his release.
PESHAWAR: Thousands of supporters of Pakistan’s imprisoned former prime minister rallied Monday in the country’s volatile northwest to mark the first anniversary of his arrest and demand his immediate release, officials said.
The protest…
Bangladesh President orders release of ex-PM Khaleda Zia
DHAKA: Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin said on Monday that an interim government would be formed after dissolving the parliament, as he ordered the release of former prime minister Khaleda Zia, who is under house arrest after…
Sheikh Hasina likely to head for Belarus after brief stopover in India
New Delhi: Following Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation and departure from the country, mobs went on a rampage, ransacking and looting her official residence, Ganabhaban, as well as the Parliament, Supreme Court, and…
Iran says has ‘legal right’ to punish Israel for Haniyeh killing
TEHRAN: Iran said Monday it has the "legal right" to respond to the assassination in Tehran last week of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh, an attack blamed on Israel amid the Gaza war.
"No one has the right to doubt Iran's legal right to…
Kamala Harris will be the Democratic presidential nominee.
WASHINGTON: Vice President Kamala Harris, a daughter of immigrants who rose through the California political and law enforcement ranks to become the first female vice president in U.S. history, is poised to secure the Democratic…
Hezbollah says it launched a drone attack on northern Israel
LEBANON: The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah said it launched a drone attack early Monday on northern Israel that the Israeli military said wounded two Israeli troops. The violence came amid fears of an all-out regional war following the…
Hurricane Debby will flood Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.
TAMPA: The center of Hurricane Debby is expected to reach the Big Bend coast of Florida early Monday bringing potential record-setting rains, catastrophic flooding and life-threatening storm surge as it moves slowly across the northern part…
Protesters and ruling party supporters in Bangladesh scuffle, Nearly 100 murdered
Dhaka: Nearly 100 people, including 14 policemen, were killed and hundreds injured on Sunday in fierce clashes between protesters demanding Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation and the ruling party supporters in different parts of…
UK faces biggest rioting in 13 years
LONDON: UK authorities faced growing pressure to put an end to England's worst rioting in 13 years after disturbances linked to child murders and involving far-riot agitators flared across the country.
Unrest related to misinformation…
As war concerns rise, France advises its nationals to leave Iran immediately.
PARIS: France urged its nationals living in Iran to "temporarily leave" if they could, warning Iranian airspace and airports could close as fears mount of a Middle East conflict.
"Due to the increased risk of military escalation and…
Philippines, Germany expand defense deal
MANILA: The Philippines and Germany have agreed to deepen military cooperation, their defence ministers said on Sunday.
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius and his Philippine counterpart Gilberto Teodoro met in Manila and pledged to…
As war fears rise, Gaza strikes kill 12, Israel stabbings kill 2.
TEL AVIV: Israeli strikes killed 12 people in Gaza, including four who were sheltering in a tent camp inside a hospital complex on Sunday, while a stabbing attack carried out by a Palestinian killed two people in a Tel Aviv suburb.…
