China to launch 60 satellites by 2020
Beijing: China plans to launch 60 high resolution Jilin-1 video satellites by 2020, the satellite developer said.The high-resolution optical remote sensing satellites were independently developed by Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co. ltd. For commercial use, state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.
14 Malian soldiers killed in attack on camp
Bamako: Islamic militants stormed an army camp in northern Mali on Saturday, killing at least 14 soldiers in the worst attack on security forces in the West African country in more than a year, the army said. Army spokesman Col Diarran Kone confirmed the attack in the Timbuktu region and said the bodies of 17 assailants remained at the scene. The base was again under the control of the Malian military, he said.
ready to amend Nepal Constitution: oli
Kathmandu: CPN-UMl Chairman K.P. Sharma Oli, widely seen as the country's Prime Minister-in-waiting, has said he is ready to amend the Constitution in order to address the concerns of Madhesi ethnic groups.
Pak starts ops to rescue two European climbers
Islamabad: The Pakistan Army on Saturday started an operation to rescue two European climbers stuck on the country's second highest peak in the northern areas. A Polish man and a French woman on January 8 started to ascend Nanga Parbat when they got stuck at 7,400 meters, Geo News said, but communication with them was severed on Thursday.