China promises ‘non- interference’ in Nepal’s internal affairs
PTI, Beijing :China today promised “non- interference” in Nepal’s internal affairs as the two sides signed 10 agreements including a landmark transit treaty to end...
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Obama, Castro vow to set aside differences for good ties
AFP, Havana :Barack Obama and his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro vowed Monday in Havana to set aside their differences in pursuit of what the US...
Suu Kyi nominated for cabinet post in new govt
AFP, Naypyidaw :Aung San Suu Kyi was nominated to join the cabinet in Myanmar’s incoming government today, giving the democracy veteran a formal position in...
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17 Hindus die after taking alcohol in PakistanAP, IslamabadA Pakistani police officer says at least 17 Hindus have died after consuming illegally-made alcohol during religious...
Climate changing at ‘unprecedented’ rate: UN
AFP, Geneva :January and February 2016 smashed temperature records, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Monday as it warned climate change was advancing at...
Russia tries to decipher crash plane pilots’ final conversations
Reuters, Moscow :Russian investigators on Monday were trying to restore the damaged cockpit voice recorder of a passenger jet which crashed at the weekend killing...
Ukraine pilot in court over Russian journalist murders
Al Jazeera News :A Russian court has begun reading a verdict for Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko, who is charged with complicity to murder two Russian...
Mining gaint Roger Agnelli, family members die in Brazil plane crash
Al Jazeera News :Roger Agnelli, the former head of the Brazilian mining giant Vale, has died after his private jet crashed into a residential building...
Israel settlements raise questions about commitment to peace : Biden
Reuters, Washington :U.S. Vice President Joe Biden called on Israel’s government on Sunday to demonstrate its commitment to a two-state solution to end the conflict...
Migrant crisis: Turkey and Greece to discuss deal as influx continues
BBC Online :Officials from Turkey and Greece are set to discuss how to implement last week’s deal on migrant repatriation.Under the agreement between the EU...
North Korea fires short-range projectiles into sea amid tension over nuclear ambitions
Reuters, Seoul :North Korea fired five short-range projectiles into the sea off its east coast on Monday, South Korea’s military said, amid heightened tension over...
Obama to meet Raul Castro on historic Cuba trip
Reuters, Havana :U.S. President Barack Obama turns from sightseeing to state business on his historic Cuba trip on Monday, pressing President Raul Castro for economic...