China fumes over US overture to TAiwan Beijing: China said it lodged an official protest with the United States after President Donald Trump signed a Defence budget that opens the possibility for US warships to visit self-ruled Taiwan.
‘left will lead Nepal in line with Constitution’
Kathmandu: CPN-Maoist chairman Prachanda on Thursday lashed out at the Nepali Congress leaders for dubbing the left alliance as “authoritarian” and said that his coalition will lead the nation in line with the Constitution.
N Korean rebel pleads to return at UN event
Seoul: A North Korean defector interrupted a United Nations human rights press conference in Seoul to plead tearfully to be allowed to go back to her relatives in Pyongyang. More than 30,000 North Koreans have fled poverty and repre-ssion in their isolated homeland to move to the South.
soldiers warned after Boko Haram attack
Kano: Nigerian troops fighting Boko Haram were today put on high alert after four military vehicles went missing during a raid on a army post in northeast.
extradition case closed against Catalan leader
Brussels: A Belgian court formally closed extradition proceedings against deposed Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont, after Spain dropped the European arrest warrant against him.
China guards beat S Korean journalist
Beijing: Chinese security personnel beat and severely injured a South Korean photojournalist covering President Moon Jae-In’s visit to Beijing, a South Korean media group said.
Brexit transition deal ‘urgent’: UK
london: Britain must urgently negotiate a post-Brexit transition deal “within a matter of weeks”, UK lawmakers said.
6K Rohingya killed in first month of violence
Yangon: At least 6,700 Rohingya Muslims were killed in the first month of a Myanmar army crackdown on rebels in Rakhine state that began in late August, Doctors Without Borders said. The figure is the highest estimated death toll yet of violence that erupted on August 25 and triggered a massive refugee crisis.