America : US Defence Secretary Mark Esper has fired Navy chief Richard Spencer over his handling of the case of a Navy Seal demoted for misconduct. The case of Edward Gallagher, who was convicted for posing with a corpse, had sparked tensions between President Donald Trump and military officials. The Navy officer had been due…
Hong Kong : Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam has said the government will listen to the public with an open mind, after pro-Beijing candidates were resoundingly defeated in local elections. According to local media counts, 17 of the 18 councils are now controlled by pro-democracy councillors. The election saw an unprecedented voter turnout of more…
Hong Kong : Voters have turned out in record numbers to cast their ballots in Hong Kong’s district council elections. By lunchtime, the number of voters had already surpassed the final total in the 2015 elections. The election is seen as a test of support for Hong Kong’s embattled Chief Executive Carrie Lam. Pro-democracy protest…
Tanahu : Residents of villages in Tanahu district in western Nepal have captured one more leopard bringing the number of captured leopards to three. The animal fell to a trap laid by members of the Majhuwaokhle Community Forest group, authorities said. This comes as residents of wards one, two and three of Bhanu Municipality, which…
Kathmandu : Ruling coalition partner Samajwadi Party says although it does not support the Prime Minister’s reshuffling of the cabinet, it will not leave the government just yet. Health Minister Upendra Yadav, who has now been given the reigns of the law ministry, will continue to represent the party in the government, the party said….
Birgunj : The ongoing protest at National Medical College in Birgunj of Parsa district is likely to continue for the next few days also as a meeting held among the college administration, students and the government representatives failed to produce any result. Earlier on Friday, the protesting students were beaten by some other students and…
Bolivia : Bolivian opposition senator Jeanine Áñez has declared herself interim president of the South American country following Evo Morales’ resignation. Ms Áñez said she was next in line under the constitution and vowed to hold elections soon. Her appointment was endorsed by Bolivia’s Constitutional Court. Lawmakers from Mr Morales’ party boycotted the session, and…
Kathmandu : Bangladeshi President Abdul Hamid has arrived in Kathmandu on Tuesday on a four-day tour to Nepal. President Hamid is paying a goodwill visit to Nepal upon an invitation from President Bidya Devi Bhandari. President Hamid leads a 52-member delegation which will stay in Nepal till November 15. During his time here, he will…
Bolivia : Evo Morales has accepted an offer of political asylum in Mexico a day after resigning as president of Bolivia amid election fraud protests. In a tweet, he said it hurt to be leaving Bolivia but he would return with more “strength and energy”. Mexico’s Foreign Minister, Marcelo Ebrard, confirmed Mr Morales had boarded…
Australia : Two Australian states have declared a state of emergency as bushfires bring a “catastrophic” threat to heavily populated areas of the nation’s east. At least three people are dead and thousands have been displaced by three days of dangerous weather conditions in New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland. But officials say the worst…
