Nepal launches electric bus service in Kathmandu

<span style="color: #222222;">Nepal has introduced electric buses on the roads of the capital Kathmandu with Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli emphasising on the operation of such vehicles to deal with the shortage of petroleum products in the land-locked country.<...

Sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan to perform at UN Day Concert

<span style="color: #222222;">Soulful music from the strings of the sarod will reverberate in the iconic General Assembly hall Wednesday as maestro Amjad Ali Khan pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi at an annual concert. </span><br /&gt...

China opens world's longest sea-crossing bridge

UN chief Antonio Guterres hopes Russia, US resolve disputes over INF Treaty

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres hopes that the US and Russia will come to accords in settling recently emerged disputes on the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty.<br />'' <br />''Farhan Haq, a spokesman for the UN chief, said yesterda...

5.7 magnitude earthquake jolts Taiwan

A 5.7-magnitude earthquake jolted Taiwan today, the US Geological Survey said, and was felt strongly in the capital Taipei.<br />''  <br />''The quake struck around 104 kilometres off the coast of the port city of Hualien, in the east of t...

Maldives EC states it does not recognize President Abdulla Yameen as leader of PPM

Maldives Elections Commission (EC) has stated that it does not recognize President Abdulla Yameen as the leader of Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM). Commission member Ahmed Akram said at a press conference last evening that they still address the President as the ruling party's chief advisor...

Russian President Putin to meet with today US national security advisor

Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet today the US National Security Advisor John Bolton to hear clarifications on many topics. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Moscow hopes to receive clarifications from John Bolton on US President Donald Trump's statements about withdr...

Early voting in Texas begins with lines, strong turnout

In the United States, early voting opened across Texas yesterday, bringing long lines and record first-day midterm turnout in Houston.<br />''  <br />''Harris County, which includes Houston, set a new opening day of early voting record wit...

Koreas, UN Command agree to demilitarize part of border

The two Koreas and the US-led United Nations Command today agreed to demilitarise a section of the heavily fortified border dividing the peninsula by this week, as a diplomatic thaw gathers pace.<br />''  <br />''Seoul's defence minis...

Jihadist group claims responsibility for abduction of 12 Iranian security personnel

In Iran, a jihadist group Jaish al-Adl has claimed responsibility for the abduction of 12 Iranian security personnel near the border with Pakistan.  Iran's semi-official news agency ISNA reported this today in Tehran. <br />'' <br /&g...