America : Alabama lawmakers have passed a bill to outlaw abortion in almost all cases, the strictest such US law. The state Senate approved the law by 25 votes to six, rejecting exemptions for cases of rape or incest. It will now go to Republican Governor Kay Ivey. She has not said whether she will…
Lalitpur : For Satya Mohan Joshi, living a hundred years is not a difficult thing; it is simply a matter of refraining from negativity. “I never complain,” said Joshi at a Monday event organised to mark his hundredth birthday. “Instead, I contemplate life and get energy from my best wishes.” Joshi, an institution all by…
Philippines : Voting is under way in the Philippines, in mid-term polls seen as a popularity test for President Rodrigo Duterte after his first three years in office. Gaining a Senate majority would allow him to push for constitutional changes and restore the death penalty. Some 61 million people from more than 7,000 islands are…
Sweden : Swedish prosecutors are set to announce whether they are reopening an inquiry into a rape allegation against Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange. The investigation may be revived at the request of the alleged victim’s lawyer. Assange, who denies the charges, has avoided extradition to Sweden for seven years after seeking refuge at the Ecuadorean…
Georgia : A new abortion law in the US state of Georgia has fuelled calls for a Hollywood boycott from actors and production companies. Actors signed an open letter in March pledging not to work should the law – which bans most abortions as early as six weeks into pregnancy – pass. Georgia is the…
Pakistan : Three gunmen who stormed a five-star hotel in the restive Pakistani province of Balochistan, killing at least one guard, have been shot dead by security forces, officials say. The attack and subsequent siege, which targeted the Zaver Pearl-Continental Hotel in the strategic port city of Gwadar, lasted several hours. A hotel spokesman said…
Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Gokul Prasad Banskota, has said that the government has been working to fulfilling the aspiration of ‘Prosperous Nepal, Happy Nepali’ along with democracy and peace. Addressing a special programme commemorating the 119 years of the publication of the Gorakhapatra, the 57th anniversary of the Gorakhapatra Corporation and the Fourth…
Yangon : Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar for their reporting on the Rohingya crisis have been freed. Wa Lone, 33 and Kyaw Soe Oo, 29 were released after a presidential amnesty. They spent more than 500 days in prison on the outskirts of Yangon. They had been convicted under the Official Secrets Act and…
Kathmandu : The main opposition party Nepali Congress on Sunday has decided to launch a dialogue and training programme for its members of the House of Representatives and the National Assembly. A meeting of the party’s Central Policy, Research and Training Academy made the decision today. Meanwhile, the meeting chaired by the party’s Vice President…
Kathmandu : The government of Nepal on Friday afternoon announced an ambitious annual policy and programme for the fiscal year 2019/20 which begins from mid-July. The government will announce an annual budget plan based on this policy and programme in the last week of May. Lawmakers associated with the main opposition, Nepali Congress party, have…
