KATHMANDU: Eight Nepali climbers reached the top of Mount Everest on Tuesday, opening the route for a potentially record number of climbers to summit the
KHARTOUM: Sudan’s ruling military council said Tuesday that a brother of ousted president Omar al-Bashir who it previously announced had been detained was actually not
WASHINGTON: Five people died and one person was missing Monday after two floatplanes collided mid-air in Alaska while carrying passengers from a cruise ship’s sightseeing
BANGKOK: Scores of junta loyalists were endorsed as members of Thailand’s 250-strong senate on Tuesday, packing the upper house with allies likely to vote for
SEOUL: South Korean scientists have developed a cheap catalyst that can treat industrial sewage water nine times more effectively than existing systems, Yonhap news agency reported,
SYDNEY: Sydney’s nightlife will get a much-needed shot in the arm, with new laws allowing 24-hour trading throughout the Australian city’s busiest districts, removing restrictions
WASHINGTON: The US lunar orbiter observations and lunar seismic data showed that the Moon was shrinking like a raisin as its interior cooled, thus producing
ANCHORAGE, Alaska: Two seaplanes collided in mid-air on Monday over southeastern Alaska, killing at least four of those aboard, injuring 10 and leaving two people missing, US
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia said yesterday two of its oil tankers were damaged in “sabotage attacks” in the Gulf as tensions soared in a region already
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka blocked Facebook, WhatsApp and other social media platforms yesterday after anti-Muslim riots hit several towns in the latest fallout from the Easter
