5.8 magnitude earthquake hits Nepal, 3 injured

Kathmandu (IANS) An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 on the Richter scale hit the Lamjung district in northern-central Nepal on Wednesday, leaving at least three people injured, a local official said.

With the epicentre in Bhulbhule of the Marsyangdi…

Kachin rebels hit junta's aviation fuel supplies

Kolkata (IANS) Rebels of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) hit and set ablaze seven tanker trucks in northern Shan state with artillery to cut down aviation fuel supplies for Myanmars military junta.

The trucks were attacked on the Union Highway…

Biden admin approves $735mn arms sale to Israel

Washington (IANS) US President Joe Biden's administration has approved a $735 million sale of precision-guided weapons to Israel, according to media reports.

Citing sources familiar with the matter, The Washington Post said on Tuesday that…

Ocean Dialogues 2021 to focus on climate, food, nature

Geneva (IANS) A resilient and abundant ocean is essential to tackle climate change and key to providing sustainable food and jobs that could boost recovery around the world.

Half of the world's GDP is dependent on nature, according to the…

Aid ship rescues over 300 people in Mediterranean

Rome (IANS) The aid ship Sea-Eye 4 has rescued about 330 migrants attempting to make the perilous journey across the Mediterranean in the past few days, the private vessel's German operator announced on Monday.

The latest rescue operation…

Karen guerillas inflict severe casualties on Myanmar troops

Kolkata (IANS) More than 250 Burmese troops have perished in a week of fighting with the Karen ethnic rebels in a considerable setback in an area earmarked for regrouping by the Burmese urban rebel recruits.

The fighting has intensified this…

Mindat, new symbol of resistance against Myanmar military, fights on

Kolkata (IANS) Heavy fighting continued in Mindat town in Myanmar's Chin state on Saturday, as civilian fighters fought the Myanmar military or Tatmadaw, braving heavy artillery barrages.

Two more resistance fighters died on Friday,…

Top Jamaat leader held in B'dsh for instigating mayhem during Modi's visit

Dhaka (IANS) Top Jamaat-e-Islami leader and listed 1971 war criminal Shahjahan Chowdhury has been arrested by the police for allegedly instigating the violence unleashed by radical outfit Hefazat-e-Islam on March 26 during Indian Prime Minister Narendra…

Myanmar Army uses artillery on resistance town

Kolkata (IANS) Myanmar's brutal army, or the Tatmadaw, has pounded the Mindat town in the country's Chin state bordering India's Mizoram state with artillery fire in an unusual escalation of repression.

A locally raised civilian…

Nuclear process at Chernobyl plant under control: Experts

Kiev (IANS) The fission reactions in uranium fuel masses of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) reported earlier pose no danger and the possibility of a disaster is minimal, according to Ukrainian experts.

The experts from the State Scientific…