UN rights chief seeks sanctions against Sri Lankan generals
AFP :The United Nations human rights chief has called for an International Criminal Court investigation into Sri Lanka’s Tamil separatist conflict and sanctions on military...
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‘Bigger than World Cup’: Nepal climber on first K2 winter ascent
Reuters, Nepal :A team of Nepali climbers that made the first winter summit of K2, the world’s second tallest peak, has returned to a heroes’...
Xi Jinping warns leaders against ‘new Cold War’
AFP, Beijing :Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday warned global leaders at an all-virtual Davos forum against starting a “new Cold War”, and urged global unity...
Ayodhya Mosque work starts on Republic Day with Tricolour hoisting
NDTV, Lucknow :Raising of the national flag on India’s 72nd Republic Day and a tree plantation drive marked the formal beginning of the project to...
At Least 21 dead, 33 injured in Southern Brazil bus accident
The Rio Times :At least 21 people were killed and 33 injured, with seven in critical condition, after a bus crashed on Monday, January 25th,...
Indian farmers ride caravan of tractors into capital ahead of Republic Day
Reuters New Delhi :Caravans of tractors clogged a key highway in northern India on Monday as tens of thousands of farmers protesting against agriculture reforms...
Nicola Sturgeon vows to hold another ‘legal’ vote
AFP, London :Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon yesterday said she planned to hold a legal referendum on independence from Britain despite Westminster’s opposition, as an...
Nepal’s PM expelled from ruling party amid political chaos
Reuters, Nepal :Nepal’s caretaker Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli was ejected from the country’s ruling Communist party on Monday, his opponents said, in protest...
India, China troops in ‘minor face-off’ at disputed Sikkim border
Al Jazeera :Indian and Chinese troops were involved in a “minor face-off” last week in a disputed stretch of their shared border in the eastern...
Indonesia seizes Iranian and Panamanian tankers
AFP :Indonesia has seized an Iranian tanker and Panamanian vessel suspected of illegally transferring oil in the Southeast Asian nation’s waters, authorities said on Monday.The...
Scottish nationalists lay groundwork for second independence referendum
Reuters :The Scottish National Party published a “Roadmap to Referendum” on Saturday, laying out plans for another vote on Scottish independence just as the United...