Category: World

Kathmandu: Eleven people have died after the roof of a school gymnasium in north-east China collapsed while it was being used by a girls’ volleyball team, state media reports. Many of the victims are children, eyewitnesses told local media, although this is yet to be officially confirmed, as reported by BBC. Anguished parents have thronged… Continue reading 11 die in China as roof collapses on girl’s volleyball team

Kathmandu: Six people including three children have been killed in a kindergarten stabbing in China’s south-eastern Guangdong province. Police said they have arrested a 25-year-old man with the surname Wu in Lianjiang town. The other victims are a teacher and two parents, AFP reported, quoting a local city official. One person is also injured. The… Continue reading China kindergarten stabbing: Six dead in Lianjiang

Kathmandu: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has said her visit to Beijing has marked a “step forward” in efforts to stabilise relations between the two countries. Yellen spoke at the end of a four-day trip, during which talks were held over issues including climate change. She described the talks as “direct, substantive and productive” and… Continue reading US-China talks a ‘step forward’ in relations

Kathmandu: At least 288 people were killed and more than 800 injured in Friday’s incident in Odisha state, involving two passenger trains and a goods train. Rescue efforts have concluded, with officials saying all trapped and injured passengers have been retrieved, as reported by the BBC. People found guilty over a deadly rail accident in… Continue reading 288 people reported dead in rail accident in India

Kathmadnu: President Biden tripped and fell at the Air Force Academy graduation ceremony Thursday immediately after delivering the commencement speech. The 80-year-old commander-in-chief was helped to his feet by two Secret Service agents and an Air Force officer. Biden appeared to point back at something on stage after he was helped up, as reported by… Continue reading Biden falls on stage at Air Force graduation ceremony

Drug traffickers have found new ways of smuggling crystal methamphetamine, known as ice, out of South East Asia to high-paying customers outside the region, according to a UN report. Criminal gangs are moving more drugs by sea to evade land patrols in Thailand and China, making them harder to spot. They have learnt “to anticipate,… Continue reading Drug traffickers smuggling crystal meth past South East Asia security: UN

Kathmandu: President Joe Biden and top Republican Kevin McCarthy are due to meet at the White House on Monday for talks on lifting the US debt ceiling. The pair spoke on the phone on Sunday as the president was travelling back from the G7 summit in Japan, BBC reported. The two sides remain at odds… Continue reading US debt ceiling: Joe Biden urges Republicans to compromise as talks resume

Kathmandu: Two Nepali students died in a bus accident in Japan. According to the Japanese media, Navraj Tamang and Yuvraj Thapa of Kavre are among those who died in the last accident. According to the Japanese media, the accident occurred when a bus traveling from Sendai to Iwate was hit from behind by a truck,… Continue reading 2 Nepalese students die in a bus accident in Japan

Kathmandu: Nine people died Saturday in a mass killing at a suburban Dallas outlet mall that sent hundreds of shoppers fleeing in panic, local authorities said. The shooter was among the dead in the violence in Allen, Texas, said local news reports, New York Daily News reported. Seven people died at the scene, and two… Continue reading Nine dead in Texas shopping mall mass killing, including shooter