‘Maldives VP a threat to national security’
Male: Maldives President Abdulla Yameen on Sunday branded his deputy a threat to national security after his arrest over an alleged attempt to assassinate Yameen in a speedboat bombing last month.
Nepal’s Parl to elect new Prez this week
Kathmandu: Nepal’s new President will be elected in Parliament on Wednesday after political parties failed to come up with a consensus candidate.
With the promulgation of the Constitution, it was required to elect a new President within a month of the commencement of the Parliament Session.
20 militants killed in Afghanistan
Kabul: At least 20 militants were killed in clashes in Afghanistan’s Khamab district as the security forces recaptured from Taliban the district along the border with Turkmenistan, an official said on Sunday. A total of 10 security personnel were killed and four others were injured during the clashes, the Governor said.
‘At least 100 injured in Hk ferry accident’
Hong Kong: At least 100 people were injured on Sunday when a high-speed ferry travelling from Macau to Hong Kong hit an “unidentified object” in the water, according to authorities.
Pictures showed wounded people being stretchered off the boat, some wearing oxygen masks, onto a pier in Hong Kong’s central financial district to waiting ambulances.