France's military is being ousted from more African countries. Here's why The officials declined to confirm numbers of troop reductions but called it significant. World 25 Dec, 2024
Pasang Namgyal Sherpa completes all 14 peaks above 8,000 meters Senior climbing guide from Imagine Nepal Treks, Pasang Namgyal Sherpa, has successfully summited Broad Peak on Saturday morning. Nepal 27 Jul, 2024
The Latest: Nations call for safe passage out of Afghanistan Dozens of nations from around the world are calling on all involved in events in Afghanistan to respect and facilitate the departure of foreign nationals and Afghans who wish to leave the country. World 16 Aug, 2021
France kills 33 militants in Mali raid: president ABIDJAN/BAMAKO: French forces killed 33 Islamist militants in Mali on Saturday using attack helicopters, ground troops and a drone, near the border with Mauritania where a group linked to al Qaeda operates, French authorities said. The raid... Women 22 Dec, 2019
Two French army training helicopters crash, five dead MARSEILLE, France: Two French military helicopters belonging to an army flight training school crashed in the southeastern Var region on Friday, causing deaths, the local prefecture said. A security source and an official from the local... Women 02 Feb, 2018
Letters: NC conclave and Paudel This has reference to the news story “Contender for Nepali Congress presidency decries how people see politicians” (THT, March 4, Page 3). Ram Chandra Paudel’s penchant for suicide cannot be accepted because people ‘hate’ politicians but... 07 Mar, 2016
Nepalis serving in French Army sans any government accord with France Kathmandu, March 3 Hundreds of Nepalis are serving as Foreign Legionnaire in the French Army and deployed to some of the toughest combat-missions in the world, though France has no such pact with Nepal. The Government of Nepal has no record about... Travel 04 Mar, 2016
Nepali dies while training for French army Kathmandu, February 23 The Embassy of France has stated that a Nepali national, Lal Bahadur Khapangi, a Legionnaire in the French army, died last month due to an avalanche in the mountains of Val Frejus, France, in the course of a military... Travel 24 Feb, 2016
Tributes paid to Paris terror victims Paris, January 10 France honoured the victims of Islamist militant attacks last year in a thinly attended silent ceremony today, almost a year to the day when more than a million people marched in Paris to protest killings at the satirical magazine... Women 11 Jan, 2016
Tapped phone led Paris attack leader to his death PARIS: Police watched the suspected mastermind of the Paris attacks being led by a woman into an apartment the evening before both died there in a raid by special forces, a police source said on Friday. After a tip-off from Morocco that... Women 21 Nov, 2015
French Army personnel abandon mission to scale Mount Annapurna French Army personnel POKHARA: A team of seven French Army personnel has returned to their nation by abandoning the mission to scale the Mount Annapurna in Kaski district. The team led by Major Jean Yves Igonenc had begun the journey to scale... Travel 11 Oct, 2015
Russia begins Syria air strikes in its biggest Mideast intervention in decades MOSCOW/WASHINGTON: Russia launched air strikes in Syria on Wednesday in its biggest Middle East intervention in decades, plunging the four-year-old civil war into a volatile new phase as President Vladimir Putin moved forcefully to stake out... Women 01 Oct, 2015
