KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A team of 10 Nepalese climbers who became the first to scale the world’s second-highest peak during the harsh winter season received a hero’s welcome on return home ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi in talks with COVID vaccine makers to supply Yemen, African states – finance minister
Saudi Arabia's finance minister said on Tuesday his country was talking to manufacturers to provide COVID-19 vaccines to low-income countries including Yemen and African states. ( read original story ...)
Indiana Green Party condemns the war in Yemen
The Indiana Green Party (INGP) is holding a virtual day of action on January 25th to demand an end to US involvement in the War on Yemen. Yemen is currently the largest humanitarian crisis in the ... ( read original story ...)
Afghanistan: Kabul explosion leaves one dead
Kabul/IBNS: A magnetic bomb hit a vehicle in Afghanistan's capital Kabul city on Tuesday which left at least one civilian dead, media reports said. ( read original story ...)
New chapter opens in Afghanistan-US ties: Ghani
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said that a new chapter has opened in the relations between Washington and Kabul, adding that the US sees the South Asian nation as a fundamental partner. ( read original story ...)
Myanmar army raises prospect of coup after voter-fraud claims
Myanmar's powerful military on Tuesday raised the spectre of staging a coup as it ramped up demands for an investigation into alleged voter fraud during last year's election, swept by Aung San Suu Kyi ... ( read original story ...)
Iran’s U.N. ambassador says Iran is waiting for President Biden to make the first diplomatic move
The Biden administration needs to lift sanctions on Iran and return to the nuclear deal that Trump ditched, the Iranian ambassador to the U.N. says. ( read original story ...)
Indonesia escorts seized Iran, Panama-flagged tankers to dock for investigation
The Iranian and Panamanian-flagged vessels seized by Indonesian authorities for suspected illegal oil transfers are making their way to dock at Batam island in the country's Riau Islands Province for ... ( read original story ...)
Iran: Biden won’t have infinite time to rejoin nuclear deal
Iran is warning the Biden administration that it will not have an indefinite time period on its disposal to rejoin the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh-India ties special, new frontiers of cooperation opening between the two countries: PM Sheikh Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh has extended her greetings on the occasion of the 72 Republic Day of India. Terming the relationship between the two countries as special, Prime Minister ... ( read original story ...)