The United Nations faces uncertainty as Trump returns to US presidency Trump’s take this time on the world body began taking shape this week with his choice of Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York for U.S. ambassador to the U.N. World 14 Nov, 2024
What to know about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and the guilty plea that freed him Despite his arrest and imprisonment by British authorities, extradition efforts by the US had stalled before the plea deal. World 26 Jun, 2024
What's inside the Senate's $95 billion bill to aid Ukraine and Israel and counter China The Senate early Tuesday passed an emergency spending package that would provide military aid to Ukraine and Israel; World 13 Feb, 2024
Western allies to expel key Russian banks from global system; Ukraine fights on Western allies are preparing sweeping new sanctions against Russia, including banishing its key banks from the main global payments system, drawing thanks from Ukraine on Sunday as its forces battled advancing Russian troops. World 27 Feb, 2022
Population Census 2021: Dual duty of government and citizens The 12th Census of Nepal, which is currently underway, is taking place at a time when the country is facing political instability due to the incapable leaders who have ruled the country since the past few years. Opinion 16 Nov, 2021
Congo's Ebola outbreak slows but still global emergency: UN GENEVA: The World Health Organization said although signs are now "extremely positive" in Congo that the Ebola outbreak is winding down, the epidemic remains a global health emergency. To date, Ebola has killed more than 2,200 people in Congo,... Women 13 Feb, 2020
In China's locked-down coronavirus city, grocery delivery is a lifeline Reluctant to go outside for fear of catching the new coronavirus sweeping the Chinese city of Wuhan, Edward Wang found a lifeline: grocery delivery services provided by local retailers. But with hundreds of thousands of other people in Wuhan also... Women 09 Feb, 2020
Another opioid crisis is raging through the developing world KAPURTHALA: Reports rolled in with escalating urgency — pills seized by the truckload, pills swallowed by schoolchildren, pills in the pockets of dead terrorists. These pills, the world has been told, are safer than the OxyContins, the Vicodins,... Women 13 Dec, 2019
Hong Kong district shows why Sunday's local election is a key test HONG KONG: Nearly six months of anti-government protests are set to thrust Hong Kong's lowest-tier of government onto the international stage on Sunday with elections that will be a test of support for the embattled administration of Chief Executive... Women 23 Nov, 2019
Abandoned by the UAE, Sudan�s Bashir was destined to fall KHARTOUM: On the night of April 10, Sudan’s feared spymaster, Salah Gosh, visited President Omar Hassan al-Bashir in his palace to reassure the leader that mass protests posed no threat to his rule. For four months, thousands of Sudanese had... Women 03 Jul, 2019
UN council mulls condemning Iran over Yemen's Houthis' getting missiles Britain, the United States and France want the United Nations Security Council to condemn Iran for failing to stop its ballistic missiles from falling into the hands of Yemen’s Houthi group and commit to take action over the sanctions violations,... Women 18 Feb, 2018
Russian hackers hunt hi-tech secrets, exploiting US weakness WASHINGTON: Russian cyberspies pursuing the secrets of military drones and other sensitive US defense technology tricked key contract workers into exposing their email to theft, an Associated Press investigation has found. What ultimately may have... Women 07 Feb, 2018
