Manang, Nepal : The ballot boxes have arrived and the security forces are on guard. Preparations for Nepal's first phase of elections, to be held on Sunday for Nepal's house of representatives and state assembly, are almost complete - even in remote districts like Manang, reports Al Jazeera.…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani forces clashed violently with hardline religious protesters in Islamabad yesterday, with at least one person killed, more than 130…

BRUSSELS: Theresa May has been given 10 days to improve her offer to the EU if she wants its leaders to allow Brexit talks to move on to transition and trade, reports Independent.co.uk. After a meeting in Brussels, European Council President Donald Tusk said Ms May would have to finalise her deal by…

WASHINGTON: Beyond the slick, Hollywood-style cinematics, the Islamic State is targeting Western recruits with videos suggesting they, too, can be heroes like Bruce Willis' character in "Die Hard." That's the conclusion of The Chicago Project on Security and Threats, which analyzed…

TBILISI: Georgian leaders have vowed to punish those responsible for a blaze that killed 11 people at a five-star hotel in Georgia's Black Sea resort city of Batumi, reports AFP. Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili, who was returning Friday to the Georgian capital Tbilisi from a summit with EU leaders…

Brisbane, Australia: Coral bleaching and the effects of climate change on the Great Barrier Reef have drawn international focus, but another threat has…

BEIRUT: Lebanese authorities arrested prominent writer and actor Ziad Itani on Friday on charges of "collaborating" with Israel and gathering information on political figures, judicial sources said, reports AFP. Itani was detained "after several months of monitoring, follow-up and investigations…

Washington: US defense and intelligence officials are growing increasingly puzzled why Kim Jong Un has not tested a ballistic missile in nearly two months. And for now, as President Donald Trump travels through Asia, it does not appear another missile test is imminent, reports CNN. Officials caution…

OOSTKAMP,Belgium: Catalonia's deposed leader Carles Puigdemont yesterday launched his campaign for regional elections by calling on Catalans to make…