Duterte backs smacking kids, vetoes ban
Manila: A draft law that would have made it illegal for parents to smack their children in the Philippines has been vetoed by President Rodrigo Duterte, the presidential palace said on Thursday.
Snowfall in Kathmandu valley after 12 years
Kathmandu: The urban areas of Kathmandu valley received snowfall on Thursday, after a gap of 12 years, affecting normal life, officials said.
‘Cohen lied’, ‘no collusion’: Trump
Hanoi: President Donald Trump sought again to discredit Michael Cohen Thursday after his former long-time lawyer’s bombshell congressional testimony in which he called Trump a racist and a conman. “He lied a lot,” Trump told a Press conference.
US, Taliban pause talks in Doha
Doha: The US and the Taliban have paused negotiations in Doha, with the diplomatic push aimed at ending the war in Afghanistan set to restart over the weekend following “solid” talks between the adversaries. The latest meetings follow marathon talks last month that saw the US and the Taliban walk away with a “draft framework” focused on a potential US troop withdrawal and a pact to prevent Afghanistan from harbouring terrorists.