Extreme poverty to fall below 10 per cent: World Bank
WASHINGTON: Extreme poverty will this year fall to less than 10 per…
Angry Obama blasts US gun politics
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama angrily has said America had made a…
At least 26 dead in Guatemala landslide, many feared trapped
A rain-sodden hillside, about 300 feet-high, collapsed onto a neighbourhood on the…
Nepali leader accuses India of ‘breaking int’l law’
KATHMANDU - A senior Nepali lawmaker, tipped to be the next prime…
Palestinian flag-raising at UN an ‘important step’
The Palestinian flag has for the first time been raised at the…
Anti-India protests erupt in Nepal – Newspaper
KATHMANDU: Nepal’s cable federation said it would suspend Indian television channels and…
At UN, Obama marches on with coalition against Islamic State
UNITED NATIONS: President Barack Obama sits down with more than 100 leaders at…
China’s Xi says to commit 8,000 troops for UN peacekeeping force
UNITED NATIONS/UNITED STATES: China will contribute 8,000 troops for a United Nations peacekeeping…
Bill Gates meets PM Nawaz, lauds anti-polio efforts
NEW YORK: Chairman Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates on Saturday…
Death toll in hajj crush rises to 769: Saudi health minister
DUBAI: The death toll in a crush outside the holy city of Makkah…