The prompt action of a Nepali school head teacher helped save the lives of hundreds of students from a devastating flood that ravaged parts of the Himalayan nation and left hundreds dead.
An American teacher has been sentenced to seven years in prison followed by 15 years of sex offender probation after pleading guilty to having sexual intercourse with a 17-year-old student on school premises.
One person was killed and five others were injured, some seriously, after gunfire erupted at a rave party in Aarau, northern Switzerland, media reports said on Sunday.
Nepal has decided to begin burying unidentified and unclaimed bodies recovered from the devastating flash floods that swept through the country this week, as authorities struggle to preserve the remains amid limited storage facilities and the risk of infection, media reports said.
A Canadian city is taking the first steps towards renaming a street named after US President Donald Trump, amid an escalating tariff dispute between the two countries.
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Friday celebrated the Hindu festival of Raksha Bandhan with members of the Indian expatriate community in the city.
President Donald Trump has announced that the US has reached a deal with Venezuela to control more than 65 billion barrels of its proven oil reserves, calling it the 'world's biggest oil deal'.
Santiago: Canada and Chile are strengthening cooperation on critical minerals, mining technology and investment as Ottawa seeks to diversify trade partnerships and build more secure mineral supply chains across the Americas.
Ottawa: Canada announced C$5 million in humanitarian assistance for Nepal following devastating flash floods and landslides along the Nepal-China border that caused loss of life and widespread damage, Global Affairs Canada said Friday.
Barron Trump, the 20-year-old youngest son of US President Donald Trump, is reportedly living an increasingly private and reclusive life amid heightened security concerns following multiple assassination attempts targeting his father and recent threats against the Trump family.
The Nepal government has reversed its decision to keep foreign search-and-rescue teams out of areas devastated by the Bhotekoshi flash floods, allowing limited international assistance amid mounting diplomatic pressure from countries whose citizens remain missing, The Kathmandu Post reported.
A US-based Hindu priest has been arrested in Canada for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman under the guise of performing a religious ceremony after convincing her that evil spirits possessed her.
Two men from Western Australia have been charged following a joint investigation by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Western Australia Police Force (WAPF), conducted in parallel with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), into a sophisticated cybercrime syndicate that allegedly developed malicious open-source software used to target thousands of organisations worldwide.
The US Army has awarded a combined $2.2 billion to five nuclear energy vendors to build and operate small nuclear reactors at five military installations across the United States.
Nepal has declined offers from India, China and several other countries to send helicopters and specialised search-and-rescue teams following the devastating Bhote Koshi floods, choosing instead to keep the operation under the control of its own security agencies.
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order seeking to rename Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’, a move that could further escalate tensions between the United States and Canada.
At least 359 people have been killed and more than 1,300 remain missing after devastating flash floods struck Nepal, police said on Thursday, as rescue teams continued their search for survivors.
The US government is conducting a sweeping review of nearly 200,000 temporary visas, examining whether foreign nationals misrepresented their intentions when they entered the country, according to reports.
China has warned that a barrier lake near the Tibet-Nepal border could breach within 72 hours, adding a fresh threat to rescue operations after a devastating mudslide and flash flood killed hundreds and left more than a thousand people missing across the region.
The United States law enforcement has seized internet domains that authorities say were used by China-linked hackers to target American government agencies and critical infrastructure, including NASA, the Federal Reserve and the US Senate.
New Delhi/Kathmandu/IBNS: At least 300 Indian pilgrims have been reported missing following the deadly flash floods that struck Nepal, the country's Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal said.
Toronto: One in five immigrants leaves Canada within 25 years of landing, with highly educated newcomers, particularly those with doctorates, show a significantly higher likelihood of leaving, according to research based on Statistics Canada data.
The French Consulate in Pakistan’s Karachi city is permanently shutting its doors after 50 years of service.
Dr Muhammad Yunus’s one-and-a-half-year rule is widely seen as one of the more turbulent phases in Bangladesh’s recent history.
At least eight people were killed after a man opened fire inside a house during a Sunday dinner in Billings, Montana, in the US, according to media reports.
At least 13 children, mostly newborns, died after a massive fire broke out in the gynaecology ward of a hospital in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, on Tuesday, according to media reports.
The Donald Trump administration has paused US immigrant visa interviews worldwide as it moves to tighten screening of applicants and limit access to those deemed likely to rely on public assistance in the United States, media reports said.
Canada has announced retaliatory tariffs on around 700 US goods worth $20 billion as the trade war between the two neighbouring countries intensifies.
A US military aircraft landed at Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport on Tuesday, triggering speculation over the purpose of the unusual flight at a time of heightened tensions between Washington and Moscow over the Ukraine conflict.
Cambridge University has appointed Farah Ahmed as an assistant research professor in its education faculty despite past writings in which she argued that Muslims should study engineering and computer technology to help develop weaponry for Jihad.
