Rohingya to give first testimony in push for Myanmar army probe

3 years ago

YANGON, August 17: Rohingya refugees expelled from Myanmar in a bloody crackdown are to testify in court for the first time Tuesday to urge a full judicial investigation into...

UML obstructs Lumbini Province Assembly meeting

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BUTWAL, Aug 17:  Main opposition CPN-UML obstructed the first meeting of the ninth session of Lumbini Province Assemble that began on Tuesday.  The UML lawmakers obstruc ...

Announcing ‘amnesty’, Taliban urge women to join government

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KABUL, Aug 17: The Taliban have declared an “amnesty” across Afghanistan and urged women to join their government, trying to calm nerves across a tense capital city that only the...

Shops, markets remain closed in Kabul as desperate people crowd airport

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Shops, markets and schools remained closed in the Afghan capital of Kabul after the Taliban captured the city. All commercial flights from the Kabul airport have been cancelled after thousands...

COVID-19: 3,451 new cases, 2,458 recoveries and 35 deaths reported

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KATHMANDU, Aug 16: Nepal on Monday reported 2,451 new cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).  Of the 15,611 samples tested in the past 24 hours as of Monday ...

Trump blames Joe Biden for Afghan crisis, seeks his resignation

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WASHINGTON DC, Agust 16: Former US President Donald Trump called on his successor Joe Biden to step down after the Afghan government collapsed and the Taliban ceased control of...

Muhyiddin Yassin, Malaysia's shortest-serving PM

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PUR, August 16: Low-profile political insider Muhyiddin Yassin had a swift and unexpected rise to Malaysia's premiership -- but his time in power was fraught with instability, and he...

Russian ambassador to meet Taliban in Kabul Tuesday

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MOSCOW, August 16: Russia said its ambassador to Afghanistan will meet with the Taliban in Kabul on Tuesday and that it will decide on whether to recognise the new...

Thailand downgrades 2021 outlook as Covid-19 hampers recovery

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BANGKOK, August 16: Thailand downgraded its economic growth forecast for 2021 on Monday as it battles its worst Covid-19 wave, which has brought record numbers of new infections and...

German forces to aid Afghan evacuations: parliamentary sources

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KABUL, August 16: Chancellor Angela Merkel's government is planning to deploy soldiers to Afghanistan to help with the evacuation of German nationals and Afghans in danger from the Taliban,...

Both House sessions prorogued starting Monday midnight

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KATHMANDU, Aug 16: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has prorogued the ongoing session of both the House of Representatives (HoR) and National Assembly (NA) on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers. ...

Govt decides to evacuate Nepalis in Afghanistan at earliest

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KATHMANDU, Aug 16: The government has decided to evacuate the Nepalis in Afghanistan at the earliest.  A Cabinet meeting held at the official residence of Prime Minister Sher ...

Cabinet expansion immediately unlikely

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KATHMANDU, Aug 16: Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba was appointed the prime minister succeeding CPN-UML’s KP Sharma Oli on ...

Taliban say Afghanistan war over as president flees

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KABUL, Aug 16: The Taliban declared that the war in Afghanistan is over after their fighters swept into the capital, Kabul, and President Ashraf Ghani fled the country, reported ...

IN PICS: Khokana’s paddy fields

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KATHMANDU, Aug 16: People in the capital city are under stress owing to rising fears of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).  The number of daily case-counts is on the...