Nepal to get internet connection from China
Kathmandu/Beijing: Nepal is likely to get internet connection through Chinese optical fiber from next month, ending India’s monopoly over the online services in the landlocked Himalayan country.
2012 jail massacre: lanka opens probe
Colombo: Sri lanka announced on Thursday a long-awaited investigation into the massacre of 27 prisoners that became a symbol of the rights abuses perpetrated by the war-era regime.
EU to crack down on terror art trafficking
Brussels: The EU said on Thursday it would cut off financing for terror groups from the lucrative trade in priceless cultural artefacts stolen in war zones such as Syria and Iraq by imposing tough import controls.
14 killed in twin Cameroon bombings
Yaounde: Two bombers blew themselves up in northeastern Cameroon killing 14 people and injuring 30 people in an attack likely staged by Boko Haram jehadis, security sources said.