Second mass kidnapping in Nigerian school; hundreds of students reportedly abducted An unidentified armed group have reportedly abducted school children in Zamfara state of northwest Nigeria on Friday. World 26 Feb, 2021
595 jailbirds granted amnesty President Bhandari, on Friday, granted amnesty to 595 convicts serving time in prisons across the country, on the occasion of National Democracy Day. Nepal 20 Feb, 2021
Turkey says finds bodies of 13 killed by militants in Iraq Turkish soldiers conducting an operation against Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants in northern Iraq have found the bodies of 13 kidnapped Turks executed in a cave, the country’s defence minister said. World 14 Feb, 2021
Tens of thousands protest Myanmar coup after night of fear, security patrols Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets in Myanmar’s major cities for a ninth day of anti-coup demonstrations on Sunday, after a fearful night as residents formed patrols and the army rolled back laws protecting freedoms. World 14 Feb, 2021
Anger over arrests in Myanmar at anti-coup protests Opponents of Myanmar’s military coup sustained mass protests for an eighth straight day on Saturday as continuing arrests of junta critics added to anger over the detention of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi. World 13 Feb, 2021
UN welcomes US revocation of Yemen's Houthis as terrorists The United States announced Friday it is revoking the designation of Yemen's Houthi rebels as a terrorist group effective Feb. 16, a reversal by the Biden administration welcomed by the United Nations. World 13 Feb, 2021
Pakistan's top court orders alleged Daniel Pearl killer moved from prison Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered the release from prison on Tuesday of Ahmad Omar Saeed Sheikh, a ringleader in the kidnapping and murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl by al Qaeda and Pakistani Islamist militants in 2002. World 02 Feb, 2021
Pakistani court releases man accused of beheading US journalist Daniel Pearl Pakistan's Supreme Court today ordered the release of the man convicted of beheading American journalist Daniel Pearl. World 28 Jan, 2021
Trump administration carries out 13th and final execution TERRE HAUTE: The Trump administration early Saturday carried out its 13th federal execution since July, an unprecedented run that concluded just five days before the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden — an opponent of the federal death... Women 16 Jan, 2021
US carries out its 1st execution of female inmate since 1953 TERRE HAUTE: A Kansas woman was executed Wednesday for strangling an expectant mother in Missouri and cutting the baby from her womb, the first time in nearly seven decades that the US government has put to death a female inmate. Lisa Montgomery,... Women 13 Jan, 2021
No surprise: Trump left many clues he wouldn't go quietly WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump left plenty of clues he'd try to burn the place down on his way out the door. The clues spread over a lifetime of refusing to acknowledge defeat. They spanned a presidency marked by raw, angry rhetoric, puffed-up... Women 09 Jan, 2021
Kidnapper arrested after nearly 12 years KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 30 The Central Investigation Bureau of Nepal Police has arrested a person nearly 12 years after his involvement in a kidnapping-for-ransom case. Superintendent of Police Bel Bahadur Pandey, CIB spokesperson, said Durga Bahadur... Horoscopes 31 Dec, 2020
