Nepal elections by November 26
Kathmandu: Nepal is committed to hold the provincial and parliamentary elections by November 26 for the effective implementation of country’s Constitution, senior minister said.
Suicide bomber kills 5 in Kabul bank blast
Kabul: A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a bank in the Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday, days ahead of the Eid holiday, killing five people and injuring several others in an attack claimed by the Taliban.
‘fighting ‘Islamist terror’ top priority’
Paris: Fighting “Islamist terrorism” is France’s top foreign policy priority, President Emmanuel Macron said, vowing to make his country a leading power in an unstable, increasingly polarised world.
ISIS members reach Syria post lebanon deal
Beirut: Buses carrying hundreds of ISIS members and their families from the border area between lebanon and Syria have arrived in eastern Syria as part of a deal to end the extremist group’s presence there, Syria’s state-run news agency said.
Selfies may help detect pancreatic cancer
Washington: Scientists have developed an app allows people to easily screen for pancreatic cancer and other diseases by just clicking a selfie. One of earliest symptoms of pancreatic cancer, as well as other diseases, is jaundice, yellow discolouration of the skin and eyes caused by a buildup of bilirubin in the blood, researchers said.
Gulf row stunts Qatar hajj numbers
Doha: Qatar has sent only dozens of its citizens across the border to Saudi Arabia for this week’s hajj pilgrimage to Islam’s holiest sites because of the increasingly bitter crisis between the Gulf neighbours.