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Kathmandu: Nepal Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal Tuesday held talks on regional cooperation with BIMSTEC general secretary Indra Mani Pandey in Kathmandu, officials said. Pandey is currently on a two-day visit to Nepal. BIMSTEC stands for the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic...

Kathmandu: Curfew remained in force for the second consecutive day Tuesday in parts of Nepal's India-bordering Sunsari district as tension persisted following communal violence that left one person dead and several others injured. The District Administration Office (DAO), Sunsari, said curfew and prohibitory orders would...

Islamabad: The military-backed Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) won nine out of 13 seats in the first phase of elections held in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, the Election Commission said Tuesday. There were allegations of massive rigging in the first phase of the polls held Monday, in which...

Tokyo: A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.1 jolted southwestern JapanTuesday. Japan's weather agency said tsunami advisories have been issued for the Ariake and Yatsushiro seas, local media reported. The earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture at a depth of 10 kilometres at 4:27 p.m. (local time), Japan's...

Islamabad: At least 20 people were killed and dozens critically injured during the Long March organised by the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), amid an escalating crackdown by Pakistani authorities on protesters in the region. The death toll is expected to...

Cairo: Mediators have achieved progress in getting the United States and Iran back to negotiations, regional officials said Monday, after both sides paused attacks following a period of rapidly escalating tensions. But scattered attacks by armed groups across the region underscored the lingering tensions. Saudi...

Beijing: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met China's Vice Foreign Minister Hua Chunying here Monday and discussed the entire gamut of the bilateral relations. Misri, who is currently on an official visit to Beijing, also met Sun Haiyan, Vice Minister of the International Department of the...

Dhaka: Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) prosecution Monday filed formal charges against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 40 others in a crimes against humanity case related to a police crackdown on a rally in Dhaka in 2013. Several people were killed allegedly during police...

Cairo: Saudi Arabia says it has shot down drones fired by Iran-backed militias in Iraq. The statement posted on social media Monday by the Saudi Defence Ministry came as the US and Iran had paused their attacks over the weekend after weeks of escalation. The...

New Delhi: India Monday summoned Ukrainian Ambassador Oleksandr Polishchuk and lodged a strong protest over killing of an Indian seafarer in an attack on a merchant vessel in the Black Sea last week. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said it conveyed to the envoy...