Rescued from virtual slavery in Myanmar's online scam centers, 260 foreigners, including Nepalis, are being repatriated Several ethnic militias are believed to be involved in criminal activities, including drug trafficking and protecting call-center scam operations. World 13 Feb, 2025
Trump says he is serious about Canada becoming 51st state in Super Bowl interview President Donald Trump said he is serious about wanting Canada to become the 51st state in an interview that aired Sunday during the Super Bowl preshow. World 10 Feb, 2025
China counters with tariffs on US products. It will also investigate Google China countered President Donald Trump's tariffs on Chinese products with tariffs of its own on multiple U.S. imports Tuesday as well as announcing an antitrust investigation into Google and other trade measures. World 04 Feb, 2025
Who was in ousted Syrian President Assad's inner circle and where are they now? For more than five decades, the Assad family has ruled Syria with an iron grip, locking up those who dared question their power in the country's notorious prisons, World 15 Dec, 2024
What is Telegram and why was its CEO arrested in Paris? Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the messaging app Telegram, was arrested in Paris over the weekend over allegations that his platform is being used for illicit activity such as drug trafficking and the distribution of child sexual abuse images. World 27 Aug, 2024
World Drug Day: The evidence is clear: invest in prevention On June 26, the world observed the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, also known as World Drug Day, centered around the theme "The evidence is clear: invest in prevention." Opinion 15 Jul, 2024
A Taliban delegation attends a UN-led meeting in Qatar on Afghanistan, with women excluded The two-day meeting is the third UN-sponsored gathering on the Afghan crisis in the Qatari capital of Doha. World 30 Jun, 2024
Mexico elects Claudia Sheinbaum as its first woman president Mexico’s projected presidential winner Claudia Sheinbaum will become the first woman president in the country's 200-year history. World 03 Jun, 2024
Ukraine needs more troops fighting Russia. Hardened professionals from Colombia are helping Melodic Colombian Spanish fills a hospital treating soldiers wounded fighting Russian forces in eastern Ukraine. World 08 Feb, 2024
EDITORIAL: Unlawful pardon The Supreme Court on Wednesday released the full text of its verdict on the Kailali carnage that took place on August 24, 2015, one month before the promulgation of the new constitution. Opinion 18 Aug, 2023
Foreigners among 10 arrested with drugs The Narcotics Control Bureau of Nepal Police has rounded up 10 persons, including foreigners, from Kathmandu and other parts of the country for allegedly smuggling and peddling drugs over a period of one week. Nepal 05 Jul, 2023
Myanmar burns $446 million worth of seized drugs as illicit trade booms in Southeast Asia The authorities in Myanmar destroyed more than $446 million worth of illegal drugs seized from around the country to mark an annual international anti-drug trafficking day on Monday, police said. World 26 Jun, 2023
