2 Indians held for opening fire in Kathmandu
Kathmandu: Two Indian nationals were arrested on Wednesday with an automatic pistol after they allegedly opened fire at a restaurant here, the police said.
Saudi-led airstrike in Yemen kills 29 people
Sanaa: A suspected airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition fighting Shiite rebels in Yemen killed at least 29 people, including children, in the country’s north, a Yemeni health official said.
meeting with ISI: Khaleda faces sedition plaint
Dhaka: A sedition complaint was on Wednesday filed against Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia for allegedly holding a “secret meeting” with Pakistan’s spy agency ISI during her recent stay in the UK.
girl suicide bomber kills 5 kids in Cameroon
Yaounde: Five children were killed night and two others wounded by a suicide bomber described as a “young girl” in a northern region of Cameroon plagued by Boko Haram attacks, sources said on Wednesday.
PMl-N to appoint Shehbaz as PM if party wins polls
Islamabad: The top leadership of Pakistan’s ruling party has decided to appoint ousted PM Nawaz Sharif’s brother Shehbaz Sharif as premier if it wins next elections, a media report said.
Morocco to launch earth observation satellite
Rabat: Morocco is set to join a select group of countries in Africa that have a satellite in orbit with the launch on November 8 of its earth observation satellite.
Kuwaiti emir renames Sheikh Jaber as PM
Kuwait City: Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Wednesday renamed Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah as the PM, the media reported.
4 terrorists killed in Afghan airstrike
Kabul: Four Taliban militants in Afghanistan’s Kunduz province were killed and several injured on Wednesday in an airstrike, an army spokesman said.