KYIV, Ukraine, April 29: Russia pounded targets from practically one end of Ukraine to the other Thursday, including Kyiv, bombarding the city while the head of the United Nations was visiting in the boldest attack on the capital since Moscow’s forces retreated weeks ago.

A dog that disappeared after the chaos of the natural gas explosions and fires in Massachusetts a year ago is back in the arms of its owner.

Aug 31: 6 things to know by 6 PM today

August 31, 2019 18:00 pm

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NEW DELHI, Aug 31: At least 12 people were killed and around 50 injured after a series of explosions at a chemical factory in Maharashtra on Saturday, hospital officials and police said.

KATHMANDU, May 27: Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa has vowed to bring the outlawed Chand-led group to the mainstream politics.

KATHMANDU, May 27: Normal life has been affected in various parts of the country due to strike called by the Chand-led armed outfit since Sunday morning.

Over 15 Ncell towers attacked

February 24, 2019 05:30 am

KATHMANDU, Feb 24: A series of attacks took place across the country targeting operating towers of telecommunications service provider Ncell. The attacks on Friday night injured a few civilians and killed at least one.

KIEV, Oct 9: Around 10,000 people were evacuated after a fire and explosions hit a defense ministry ammunition depot 176 kms (109 miles) east of the Ukrainian capital Kiev early on Tuesday morning, officials said.

OUAGADOUGOU, Mar 2: Gunfire and explosions rocked Burkina Faso’s capital early Friday in what the police said was a suspected attack by Islamic extremists.

KATHMANDU, Dec 4: Amid increasing instances of minor bomb explosions targeted at poll candidates and their campaigns, the government has stepped up security arrangement in various districts where the second phase of parliamentary and provincial assembly elections will be held on December 7.

KATHMANDU, Dec 3: Police has arrested eight people accused for their involvement in series of blasts across the country. Majority of those arrested are members of Biplav led CPN-Maoist (revolutionary).

GAIGHAT, UDAYAPUR, Dec 2: CPN (UML) chair KP Sharma Oli has said the second phase of the elections to the House of Representatives and State Assemblies scheduled for December 7 would not be halted despite attempts to terrorise the election atmosphere by bomb blasts in some parts of the country.

Soldiers deployed across the Zimbabwe capital Harare and seized the state broadcaster on Wednesday after 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe's ruling ZANU-PF party accused the head of the military of treason, prompting frenzied speculation of a coup.

KATHMANDU, Sept 20: Police have arrested three cadres of Young Communist Force Nepal (YCFN) for their alleged involvement in planting bombs at various schools in the capital on early Tuesday.