GENEVA, SWITZERLAND: A New Zealand nurse believed abducted with two drivers by ISIS terrorists in Syria in 2013 may still be alive, the International Committee of the Red Cross has revealed for the first time in an appeal for news of her whereabouts. Louisa Akavi was snatched along with Syrian dr

GENEVA: India, South Africa and China are among those that have pushed back against a joint US-EU proposal to call out and punish countries that have not followed notification requirements under various World Trade Organization (WTO) agreements. The countries feel it is unfair to impose harsh requir

NEPAL: A small plane veered off the runway and hit two helicopters while taking off near Mount Everest on Sunday, killing three people and injuring three, officials said. The accident happened at Lukla airport which is the main gateway to the Everest region and is reputed to be one of the most di

Israeli planes targeted a military position near the Syrian province of Hama wounding six soldiers, but the country's air defences intercepted and downed some of the rockets, Syria's state news agency reported. Citing military sources, SANA news agency and state television said that Israeli aircr

After getting banned for two to three week in several districts of Gujarat, Playerunknown's Battlegrounds has been banned in Nepal, according to the latest report in the Kathmandu Post. The move comes after the Nepal Metropolitan Crime Division filed a Public Interest Litigation with the Kathmandu D

New Delhi/Moscow: In another honour for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russia has conferred the Indian leader with its highest state decoration. The Russian embassy announced on Friday that its government has decided to honour PM Modi with the ‘Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle’. The embassy said

At least 16 people were killed in a bomb blast that appears to have targeted minority Hazara community in Pakistan’s Quetta on Friday, Dawn reported. Deputy Inspector General Abdul Razzaq Cheema told DawnNewsTV that an improvised explosive device was used in the attack. Cheema said at least one F

New Delhi: The French government on Thursday denied reports that claimed Pakistani pilots were trained to fly the Rafale fighter jet, which is being procured by India in a euro 7.8 billion deal, for Qatar in 2017. The claim was made by ainonline.com, a media firm which focusses on aviation. Th

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Governor V.P. Singh Badnore on Wednesday declined an invite from the British High Commission to attend the birthday celebrations of Queen Elizabeth-II, stating that the event was falling on the eve of the 100th anniversary of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre by the British forces on

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has won the Israeli national election, securing a record fifth term in office despite running neck-and-neck with his challenger Benny Gantz, the country’s three main television channels said on Wednesday. With 97% of the votes counted, neither of the candidates’

All eyes seem to be at the Phuket International Airport. Phuket is one of the most visited places in the world and their pristine beaches attract tourists from all over. From binging on some dragon fruits to sipping on some coconut water by the beach, Phuket is one of the most perfect places to unwi

More families of victims of the Lion Air crash in Indonesia are suing Boeing after its chief executive apologised and said a software update for the MAX 8 jet would prevent further disasters. Family members and lawyers said on Monday that CEO Dennis Muilenburg's comment last week, related to an a

India is committed to working closely with the Maldives to deepen the partnership between the two sides and to assist the Indian Ocean archipelago’s socio-economic development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on Monday. Modi called Solih to congratulate him on th

Kampala, Uganda: A US tourist and a safari guide kidnapped by gunmen in a Ugandan national park have been recovered safe and sound after a ransom was paid for their release, a safari firm said on Sunday. The pair were hauled from their safari vehicle by four gunmen around dusk on Tuesday as they

South Africa: Five suspected poachers entered Kruger National Park in South Africa last week to kill rhinos, according to authorities. In the end only four left the park alive. The fifth, allegedly, was killed by an elephant and later eaten by a pride of lions, park officials said in a statement.

Male: The exiled former leader of the Maldives has led his party to a landslide victory only five months after returning to the country, preliminary results showed Sunday. Ex-president Mohamed Nasheed, 51, was set for a dramatic return to the top of the national parliament, with his Maldivian Democr

Karachi: Pakistan has "reliable intelligence" that India will attack again this month, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Sunday, as tension over a February standoff between the two nuclear-armed neighbours had appeared to ease. The attack could take place between April 16 and 20, he s

An Irish international human rights lawyer who was caught on camera making abusive rants at Air India crew after she was refused alcohol on a flight from Mumbai to London has been jailed for six months in the UK. Simone Burns, was described as “drunk and obnoxious” during a hearing at Isleworth C