WORLD
Suicide bomber kills 3 NATO forces in Afghanistan
Suicide bomber kills 3 NATO forces in Afghanistan
KABUL, Aug 5: A Taliban suicide bomber killed three NATO forces on a foot patrol in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday in an attack that also wounded a U.S. soldier and two Afghan troops, NATO said in a statement.
Aug 05, 2018
SOCIETY
Radhe Radhe, Sallaghari of Bhaktapur inundated again
Radhe Radhe, Sallaghari of Bhaktapur inundated again
BHAKTAPUR, Aug 5: Heavy rainfall occurred throughout last night has inundated the settlements of Radhe Radhe and Sallaghari area of Bhaktapur today too. The rains triggered flood in the local Hanumante River, which wreaked havoc in the settlements.
Aug 05, 2018
WORLD
New Mexico sheriff: Compound searched, 11 kids remove
New Mexico sheriff: Compound searched, 11 kids remove
TAOS, Aug 5: Law enforcement officers searching a rural northern New Mexico compound for a missing 3-year-old boy didn’t locate him but found 11 other children in filthy conditions and hardly any food, a sheriff said Saturday.
Aug 05, 2018
WORLD
At over 3 million liters for a $1, how far can Venezuela go in raising price of world’s ch...
At over 3 million liters for a $1, how far can Venezuela go...
CARACAS, Aug 5: In Venezuela’s inflation-hit economy, a single U.S. dollar can buy 3.5 million liters of gasoline — an absurdity that the government says it will tackle with a hike in the cost of state-subsidized fuel.
Aug 05, 2018
WORLD
Thousands of Israelis protest new law that makes Arabs ‘Second-Class’
Thousands of Israelis protest new law that makes Arabs ‘Seco...
TEL AVIV, Aug 5: On July 19, the Israeli parliament passed a constitutional law declaring Israel to be a "nation-state," which meant that only Jews now have the right to self-determination. The legislation also declares Hebrew as the official language, stripping Arabic of the same status. The new l...
Aug 05, 2018
WORLD
Russia tasks Hollywood actor Seagal with improving U.S. ties
Russia tasks Hollywood actor Seagal with improving U.S. ties
MOSCOW, Aug 5: Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday it had made U.S. actor Steven Seagal its special representative for Russian-U.S. humanitarian ties, a role it said was meant to deepen cultural, art and youth ties between the two countries.
Aug 05, 2018
SPORTS
Nepal to take part in qualifying for 2020 Olympics
Nepal to take part in qualifying for 2020 Olympics
KATHMANDU, Aug 5: Nepal has been grouped together with India, Bangladesh and Myanmar in the qualifying games for the women's football category in the 2020 Olympics to be held in Tokyo, Japan.
Aug 05, 2018
SOCIETY
Water level in Kaligandaki River increases, settlements near river alerted
Water level in Kaligandaki River increases, settlements near...
PARBAT, Aug 5: Continuous rains for some days have increased water level in the Kaligandaki River, said the district administration office (DAO).
Aug 05, 2018
WORLD
China won't accept U.S. trade 'blackmail': state media
China won't accept U.S. trade 'blackmail': state media
BEIJING/SINGAPORE, Aug 5: China’s state media said on Saturday the government’s retaliatory tariffs on $60 billion of U.S. goods showed rational restraint and they accused the United States of blackmail.
Aug 05, 2018
POLITICS
HoR passes condolence motion on demise of former lawmaker Pangeni
HoR passes condolence motion on demise of former lawmaker Pa...
KATHMANDU, Aug 5: Today's meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) has unanimously passed the condolence motion on the demise of former lawmaker Kamal Prasad Pangeni.
Aug 05, 2018