WORLD
Australian PM refuses to cede power, offers possible second leadership ballot
Australian PM refuses to cede power, offers possible second...
CANBERRA, Aug 23: Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull stubbornly clung to power on Thursday as senior ministers deserted him, saying he would hold a second leadership vote on Friday only if he received a letter signed by the majority of the ruling party.
Aug 23, 2018
WORLD
Ex-beauty queen on trial for hiring assailant to kill millionaire husband
Ex-beauty queen on trial for hiring assailant to kill millio...
MOSCOW, Aug 23: A former beauty pageant winner from Puerto Rico, 38-year-old Aurea Vazquez Rijos, has appeared before a US court for hiring a man to murder her millionaire husband back in 2005, after years of a legal battle, when she evaded justice by fleeing to Italy and then Spain. The trial began...
Aug 23, 2018
SOCIETY
Landslides hit revenue collection in Rasuwa
Landslides hit revenue collection in Rasuwa
RASUWA, Aug 23: Revenue collection in Rasuwa district has been adversely affected due to landslides triggered by incessant rain obstructed the road since July 27. According to the local administration, efforts were underway to resume traffic on the obstructed road that has disrupted the entry of th...
Aug 23, 2018
ECONOMY
China ditching US coal imports for domestic supply in trade tariff tit-for-tat
China ditching US coal imports for domestic supply in trade...
MOSCOW, Aug 23: Washington trade tariffs against Beijing appear to be backfiring on the US coal industry, as Chinese importers are finding new domestic alternatives to soften the blow.
Aug 23, 2018
WORLD
Israeli defense officials approve plans for 1,000 West Bank settlement homes
Israeli defense officials approve plans for 1,000 West Bank...
WASHINGTON DC, Aug 23: Israel’s government has advanced plans to build over 1,000 new homes in West Bank settlements, an Israeli watchdog group has said. According to Peace Now, nearly 400 homes received final approval from defense officials for construction to begin, while the rest require further...
Aug 23, 2018
WORLD
Thickest Arctic ice breaks up as Trump admin rolls back pollution regulations
Thickest Arctic ice breaks up as Trump admin rolls back poll...
Some of the thickest Arctic sea ice has begun breaking up, revealing open sea that is typically always frozen, indicating that Arctic ice may even more vulnerable to global warming than previously thought.
Aug 23, 2018
SOCIETY
FNJ member Rijal suspended
FNJ member Rijal suspended
NEPALGUNJ, Aug 23: The Federation of Nepali Journalists, Banke has suspended its member Pramod Rijal.
Aug 23, 2018
SOCIETY
National blood donation campaign
National blood donation campaign
KATHMANDU, Aug 23: The Armed Police Force has organized blood donation program as a campaign to meet shortage of blood across the nation.
Aug 23, 2018
WORLD
‘Other things’ in Iran? Bolton says regime change ‘not US policy,’ but has more tricks up...
‘Other things’ in Iran? Bolton says regime change ‘not US po...
WASHINGTON DC, Aug 23: National security advisor John Bolton declared that regime change in Iran is not a US objective. But he did promise to hit Tehran with sanctions and “other things.” So where does pressure end and regime change begin?
Aug 23, 2018
ECONOMY
Trump orders Pompeo to ‘closely study’ South Africa’s land expropriation
Trump orders Pompeo to ‘closely study’ South Africa’s land e...
WASHINGTON DC, Aug 23: US President Donald Trump has expressed concern over the fate of white farmers in South Africa, where the extremely controversial land redistribution reform might leave owners without their properties or any compensation.
Aug 23, 2018