Talks between Nepal govt, Madhesis end
Kathmandu: A crucial meeting held among Nepal's ruling coalition, Opposition and the agitating Indian-origin Madhesis to resolve the prevailing political deadlock in the country on Saturday failed to produce any concrete results. The tripartite meeting among the ruling alliances CPN-UMl and UCPN-Maoist, the main Opposition Nepali Congress and Joint Democratic Madhesi Front was held at the Prime Minister's official residence in Baluwatar here.
SAARC fair: Pak denies Indian diplomat travel
lahore: An Indian High Commission diplomat was denied permission to travel to lahore to set up the mission's stall at the ongoing SAARC Trade Fair where all the other SAARC nations have their representation. The Pakistan Foreign Office had invited the Indian High Commission like other missions of SAARC countries to put up a stall at the 12th SAARC Trade Fair inaugurated by Pakistan's Commerce Minister Khurram Dastagir Khan on Friday.
‘Triple attack kills 27 on lake Chad island'
N'Djamena: At least 27 people were killed and more than 80 wounded on Saturday in a triple suicide bombing on an island in lake Chad, a security source in the capital, N'Djamena said. “Three suicide bombers blew themselves up in three different places at the weekly market on loulou Fou, an island in lake Chad,” the source said.
Turkey calls for dialogue with Russia
Ankara: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Saturday called for dialogue with Russia to overcome tensions after the downing of a Russian warplane near the Syrian border for alleged violations of Turkey's airspace. Meanwhile, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Ankara could find alternatives to Russian oil and gas, as bilateral tensions escalated over the downing of a Russian warplane on the Syrian border.