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Death toll from snowstorms, avalanches in Nepal´s Himalayas reaches 32

KATHMANDU, Nepal: The death toll from unseasonal snowstorms and avalanches which battered the Himalayas in northern Nepal early this week, has reached 32 including...

India successfully test-fires nuclear-capable cruise missile

BALASORE, India: India on Friday test-fired the indigenously developed sub-sonic long-range cruise missile 'Nirbhay' from the integrated test range at Chandipur near Balasore in...

EU court cancels anti-terrorism sanctions imposed on LTTE

LUXEMBOURG: A European Union court on Thursday canceled anti-terrorism sanctions imposed on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) by the EU leaders in...

Sri Lanka bars foreigners from visiting former Northern war zone

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: The Sri Lankan government has barred foreigners from visiting the country’s Northern Province without prior approval. The decision has been taken due...

10th Asia-Europe Meeting summit to be held on October 16, 17 in Milan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The 10th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) summit will be held on October 16 and 17 in the Italian city of Milan. The special assistant...

Six Afghan police officers killed in Taliban attack

KABUL, Afghanistan: A group of Taliban militants attacked a police post in Baraki Barak district of Afghanistan’s Logar province on Tuesday morning, and killed...

Turkey allows US to use its military bases against IS fighters

WASHINGTON: Turkey has allowed the United States to use its military bases in the campaign against the Islamic State (IS) fighters in Iraq and...

Two Austrian teenage girls regret their decision to join ISIS militants

VIENNA, Austria: As a couple of months passed since Samra Kesinovic and Sabina Selimovic joined the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS)...

Gaza aid conference to be held in Cairo on Sunday

CAIRO, Egypt: An international conference will be held in Egypt's capital Cairo on Sunday to seek pledges of donations for reconstruction of the war-battered...

Sri Lankan president considers holding early election

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: The Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa is considering holding the Presidential election in the country on January 9 next year. The president...

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