Nepal plane crash: 35 killed, three rescued

Kathmandu (IANS) At least 35 people were killed and three rescued after a passenger plane crashed in Nepal on Sunday.

Guru Datta Dhakal, Assistant Chief District Officer of Kaski district, said the rescued were rushed to hospitals for treatment.

42 killed in Peru's ongoing political protests

Lima (IANS) A total of 41 civilians and one police officer have died during the ongoing nationwide protests in Peru between supporters of former President Pedro Castillo and security forces that have lasted more than a month, the Attorney General's…

Global maritime piracy incidents hit lowest level in decades

London (IANS) A total of 115 incidents of maritime piracy and armed robbery against ships were reported in 2022 globally, down from 132 incidents in 2021 and also the lowest recorded level since 1994, a global body has said.

The latest report…

Japan's plan to dump Fukushima radioactive water into sea to start this year

Tokyo (IANS) The Japanese government on Friday said a controversial plan to release radioactive wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean will start in the spring or summer.

The schedule of the plan…

SL officials failed to act on Indian intel to avert Easter Sunday attacks: SC

Colombo (IANS) While ruling that former Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena had violated the fundamental rights of the victims of the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks, the island nation's Supreme Court said on Thursday that top officials failed…

Putin demotes 'General Armageddon' , publicly humiliates deputy PM for 'fooling around'

London (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered yet another shake-up of his war cabinet, demoting the head of his forces in Ukraine after only three months on the job, the media reported.

General Sergei Surovikin, who earned the fearsome…

Warming water inhibits growth of Great Barrier Reef coral: Study

Canberra (IANS) Warm waters inhibit the growth of fast-growing coral species on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, a new study published on Wednesday said.

In the study, scientists from the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) found…

Originated from Pakistan, deadly shipment of uranium seized at Heathrow airport

London (IANS) Counter-terror cops and security services in the UK have launched a probe after a deadly shipment of uranium was seized at London's Heathrow airport, a media outlet reported. The undeclared nuclear material can be used in a dirty…

Pakistan secures over $ 10.5 bn in flood pledges

Islamabad (IANS) Pakistan has managed to secure over $ 10.5 billion in flood pledges which would be materialised in three phases -- short-term for up to one year, medium-term for up to three years and long-term for up to five to seven years period…

Japan culls 9.98 mn birds as avian flu rages

Tokyo (IANS) A record high of 9.98 million birds at poultry farms have been culled in Japan this season amid the nationwide surge in cases of avian influenza, the government said on Monday.

Earlier on Monday, a poultry farm in the town of Shirosato…