BEIJING : The use of capital punishment is “declining” in China but abolition is still far away because of popular support for the death penalty, said a judge from the China’s highest court. Beijing carries out more executions each year than any other country, according to human...
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MUMBAI : An Indian man released this week after being jailed for six years in Pakistan issued advice on Friday not to follow his example and fall in love on Facebook. Hamid Nehal Ansari illegally entered Pakistan from Afghanistan in 2012 to meet a woman he had fallen for on the social media...
Lamahi : Six people died while 11 others were injured in a road accident that took place at Ramri of Tulasipur-2 on the Tulasipur-Salyan road section. The bus with registration number Ba. 4 Kha. 9766 was heading towards Tulasipur from Kapurkot of Salyan when it fell some 700 meters below the road...
WASHINGTON : Donald Trump and congressional Democrats stood at stark odds Thursday as the president balked at a spending stopgap that contains no border wall funding, leaving the US government on the verge of a Christmastime shutdown. The unpredictable leader’s rejection of a measure that...
TOKYO : Japan’s defence budget will swell to a record $47 billion for the next fiscal year, the government said Friday, as Tokyo beefs up its missile defence and deploys stealth jets in a bid to counter China. The defence spending was part of a $912-billion national budget for the fiscal...
Kathmandu : The top leaders of the Nepali Congress have finally agreed on the number of the party office-bearers and their selection process following a long tug-of-war on the party’s draft statute. Party spokesman Bishwa Prakash Sharma said the top leaders have agreed on having one president...
Bhadrapur : Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) leader Deepak Shrestha of Mechinagar, Jhapa who has been reported missing since Thursday morning is believed to be in India. The CCTV footages provided by the Kakarvitta point captured him heading towards India on a rickshaw. District Police Office...
Bhojpur : Nepal Airlines Corporation’s Bhojpur-Biratnagar flight service has been disrupted for over two weeks due to poor weather conditions in Terai. The poor visibility caused by hazy weather has obstructed flights to and from Bhojpur for over 15 days, said NAC’s Bhojpur branch office. The...
Kathmandu : Nepal and France dwelt on the matters meant for enhancing bilateral interests and mutual benefits through exchange of employment opportunities. The agenda was discussed at a courtesy meeting between Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security Gokarna Bista and French Ambassador...
CHICAGO : Almost 700 clergymen in Illinois have been accused of child sexual assault, a far greater number than the Catholic Church had previously disclosed, the Midwestern US state’s top prosecutor revealed Wednesday.
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan said the Church’s revelations...
