Prachanda likely to be the new Prime Minister of Nepal

Kathmandu (IANS) Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist Centre Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal is likely to be made the new Prime Minister of Nepal.

A meeting between Prachanda and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist-Leninist, K.P. Oli on Sunday…

Ready to work with India for growth of bilateral relations: China

Beijing (IANS) Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday said that his country is ready to work with India towards the "steady and sound" growth of bilateral relations.

"China and India have maintained communication through the diplomatic…

10 killed, 50 injured in S.Africa gas explosion

Johannesburg (IANS) At least 10 people were killed and around 50 others were injured on Saturday following a gas explosion at Boksburg in South Africa, officials said.

William Ntladi, a spokesperson for Ekurhuleni Emergency Management Services,…

Thousands of residents in US Texas off power amid Arctic blast

Houston (IANS) Thousands of people were without power as the Arctic blast rushed into the south-central US state of Texas, bringing freezing temperatures expected to last through Christmas.

As of 11:00 p.m. Central Time on Thursday (0600 GMT…

Bilawal Bhutto fails to get in-person meeting with Blinken in Washington

New York (IANS) Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari failed to get an in-person meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during his recent visit to Washington and had to settle for a phone conversation even though they were in…

Dhaka tops list of cities with most polluted air

Dhaka (IANS) Bangladesh's capital Dhaka has once again topped the list of world cities with the worst air quality, the local media reported on Thursday.

With an air quality index (AQI) score of 251 at 8.53 a.m. on Thursday, Dhaka ranked…

Infection rate could be over 50% in Beijing, situation serious in China: Report

New Delhi (IANS) Although China has not released any detailed numbers of the Covid infections, the infection rate could be over 50 per cent in the greater Beijing area, even more than 70 per cent in the worst-hit areas, the media reported on Thursday.

Biden approves more military aid as Zelensky visits Washington

Washington (IANS) US President Joe Biden pledged to his visiting Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky to offer military aid, mentioning in particular the Patriot surface-to-air missile battery he just approved for Ukraine in a new tranche of security…

Terrorists seize police station in Pak

Islamabad (IANS) A group of detained terrorists have seized a police station in Bannu city located in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province and held interrogators hostage while demanding their safe evacuation to Afghanistan, the media reported…

Japan announces big military push

After Germany, Japan becomes the second country to overhaul its military in the backdrop of the Russia-Ukraine war and increasing Chinese belligerence.

It seems as if the war indirectly and the Chinese belligerence in the region directly has…