Fire rips through dormitory at girl's school in Kenya, killing at least 16 students A fire ripped through a dormitory in a girls' boarding school in central Kenya on Thursday, killing at least 16 students, a government official said, in the latest such incident to afflict the East African nation.
Muslims begin the annual Hajj in sweltering heat against a backdrop of war concerns The annual Hajj pilgrimage, one of the Five Pillars of Islam, officially began Monday.
A powerful bomb has exploded near railway track in southwest Pakistan, wounding more than two dozen A powerful bomb exploded near a railway track as a train carrying passengers passed through the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Sunday, wounding more than two dozen people, officials said.
Japanese woman who scaled the world's 14 top peaks says she wants to share joy The first woman to conquer the world's second-highest peak, K2, three times has also summited all 14 of the world's tallest mountains.
4 crew members eject safely after two Navy jets crash during air show in Idaho All four crew members ejected safely after two Navy jets collided and crashed Sunday during an air show at the Mountain Home Air Force Base in western Idaho, officials said.
Death toll in attack on Kyiv apartment building now stands at 24 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that a Russian missile attack on a Kyiv apartment building the previous day killed 24 people, including three children.
Dust storms and lightning kill at least 96 people in northern India Dust storms, heavy rain, and lightning damaged homes and other structures and killed at least 96 people in northern India, officials said Thursday.
Thailand's Thaksin released from prison after serving 8 months for abuse of power Thailand ’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, whose 21st-century political odyssey sharply divided Thai society for decades, was released from a Bangkok prison on Monday after serving eight months of a one-year sentence for a corruption-related charge.
Operation Sindoor: A symbol of India's strong resolve to protect its citizens A year ago on 7th May 2025, India launched Operation Sindoor in response to the dastardly terrorist attack in Pahalgam where 26 civilians including a Nepali citizen Sudip Neupane were murdered.
Hantavirus is on the rise in Argentina, where a stricken cruise ship began its journey Officials and experts in Argentina are scrambling to determine if their country is the source of a deadly hantavirus outbreak that has gripped an Atlantic cruise.
An explosion at a fireworks plant in China kills at least 26 people and injures dozens of others An explosion at a fireworks plant in a central Chinese province killed at least 26 people and injured 61 others, state media reported Tuesday, prompting the halting of all firework manufacturing near the site.
What to know about hantavirus, the illness suspected in a cruise ship outbreak A rodent-borne illness is suspected of causing an outbreak aboard a cruise ship that has killed three people and sickened others.
Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi hospitalized after a health crisis in prison Iran’s imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has been urgently transferred from prison to a hospital in northwestern Iran after a “catastrophic deterioration” of her health, her foundation said Friday.
Myanmar army shifts to offense as resistance weakens in bloody civil war Beijing has invested billions of dollars in Myanmar’s mines, oil and gas pipelines and other infrastructure and is a major arms supplier to the Tatmadaw, along with Russia.
Kathmandu Habeas Corpus petition filed in Supreme Court challenging UML leader Bishnu Paudel's arrest A habeas corpus petition has been filed at the Supreme Court challenging the arrest of CPN-UML Vice Chair Bishnu Paudel, calling his detention illegal.
Nepal Two stolen cultural antiquities repatriated from US to Nepal Nepal has secured the return of two valuable cultural antiquities from the United States following their recovery by American authorities.
Kathmandu House of Representatives meeting postponed to Friday The meeting of the House of Representatives, originally scheduled for Thursday, has been postponed by a day and will now be held on Friday.
Business Nepal imports 10,845 EVs worth Rs 25.55 billion in 11 months Nepal imported 10,845 electric vehicles (EVs) worth Rs 25.55 billion during the first 11 months of the current fiscal year, according to the Department of Customs.
Nepal Palpa farmers swap chemical fertiliser for an old ally: Dhaincha Faced with fertiliser shortages and rising costs, farmers in Palpa are turning to dhaincha, a green manure crop, to keep their soil fertile ahead of the paddy season.
Business NEPSE extends losses, falls 14 points; Turnover reaches Rs 4.4 billion The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) continued its downward trend on Wednesday, falling by 14.45 points, or 0.54 per cent, to close at 2,660.02 points.
Nepal Govt eyes 52-hectare 'Tiger Sanctuary' in Chitwan for problem tigers As Nepal's tiger population nearly triples in over a decade, the government is pushing ahead with plans for a dedicated sanctuary in Chitwan to house tigers that have turned into a threat to people and livestock.
Kathmandu Everest Summiteers Summit calls for united action on Himalayan future The Everest Summiteers Summit (ESS) 2026 concluded in Kathmandu with a call for stronger global collaboration to address climate change, sustainable tourism, mountain safety and the long-term resilience of the Himalayas.
Nepal Police to get paid twice a month starting next FY Nepal Police personnel will start receiving their salaries every fortnight instead of once a month, beginning fiscal year 2083/84, under a new government directive.
Nepal Bharatpur Hospital's CT scanner down, patients rerouted to private hospitals Bharatpur Hospital has tied up with private hospitals to keep CT scan services running after its own machine broke down, leaving roughly 50 patients a day in need of an alternative.
Environment Heatwave shuts all 163 schools in Nepalgunj for three days With temperatures touching 40 degrees Celsius, Nepalgunj Sub-Metropolitan City has ordered all 163 schools in the area shut for three days starting Wednesday.
Kathmandu Over 3,300 Kathmandu vehicles now under camera, GPS watch Step onto a public vehicle in the Kathmandu Valley these days, and chances are you're being watched - for your own safety, officials say.