By Anil Giri Kathmandu, March 21 (IANS) Stung by the bitter lessons from Madhesi blockade of India trade points that caused acute fuel shortage, Nepal on Monday signed a transit and transportation treaty with China…
Abu Dhabi, March 21 (IANS/WAM) Director of the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), Simonetta Di Pippo has praised the progress made by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Space Agency since its inception. Di…
BEIJING, March 21, 2016 (Xinhua) — Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R F) and Nepalese Prime Minister K. P. Oli (L F) walk to a meeting in Beijing, capital of China, March 21, 2016. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei/IANS)…
HAVANA, March 21, 2016 (Xinhua) — United States President Barack Obama (R) and his wife Michelle Obama (L) arrive at Jose Marti Airport in Havana March 20, 2016. Barack Obama arrived in Havana on Sunday…
Tehran, March 20 (IANS) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s upcoming visit to Pakistan would provide an opportunity for private sectors in both countries, said a Iranian business chamber official. Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and…
Islamabad, March 20 (IANS) Pakistan on Sunday released 86 Indian fishermen detained for fishing in its waters, officials said. Officials said that the fishermen were released from the Malir prison in the port city of…
By Anil Giri Kathmandu, March 20 (IANS) Nepal will not sign a petroleum agreement with China during the official visit of Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli to the northern neighbour, according to key ministers. After…
Islamabad, March 20 (IANS) Pakistan Day will be celebrated at the UN for the first time with a concert planned in the prestigious General Assembly hall in New York city on March 23. Organised by…
Kathmandu, March 20 (IANS) Visiting Prince Harry called on Nepal’s President Bidya Devi Bhandari here on Sunday. While welcoming the prince, Bhandari highlighted enhancing bilateral cooperation between Britain and Nepal, officials said. “The president shared…
Kathmandu, March 20 (IANS) Nepal’s Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli on Sunday started a week-long official visit to China. This is Oli’s maiden official visit to China since assuming the prime minister’s office in October…
(160220) — CARACAS, Feb. 20, 2016 (Xinhua) — A sanitary employee fumigates against Aedes aegypti mosquito, the vector of zika virus, in Antimano sector of Caracas, capital of Venezuela, on Feb. 19, 2016. A Municipal…
Kathmandu, March 20 (IANS) Nepali Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli on Sunday started a week-long official visit to China. This is Oli’s first official visit to China since he assumed the prime minister’s office on…
Damascus, March 19 (IANS) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday hailed the Russian and Iranian role in countering terrorism, according to state news agency SANA. “The supportive stance of friendly countries, mainly Russia and Iran,…
Moscow, March 19 (IANS) US Secretary of State John Kerry will pay a two-day visit to Russia on Wednesday, the country’s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. During a meeting with Russian Foreign Minster Sergei Lavrov,…
Kathmandu, March 19 (IANS) British royal Prince Harry arrived in Nepal on Saturday for a five-day official visit. Leading a 30-member delegation, Prince Harry arrived to represent the British government to mark the 200th anniversary…
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday extended his greetings to the people of Tunisia on their National Day. In a message to Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi, Mukherjee said: I admire…
Islamabad, March 19 (IANS) A total of 251,624 Pakistani nationals were repatriated to the country from abroad during the tenure of the present government, a media report said on Saturday. According to Interior Minister Chaudhry…
United Nations, March 19 (IANS) UN chief Ban Ki-moon will leave New York next week for a visit to Lebanon, Jordan and Tunisia in the build-up to a high-level meeting on global responsibility sharing for…
Brussels, March 18 (IANS) A migration deal between the European Union and Turkey was adopted here on Friday during a summit between the two sides’ leaders, according to media reports. The quadrilateral meeting between European…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Mauritius Health Minister Anil Kumar Singh Gayan on Friday called on his Indian counterpart J.P. Nadda here and discussed various bilateral issues of health cooperation. During the meeting, Mauritius requested…