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The pilgrims were returning home after visiting the famed Hindu Kalinchowk Bhagwati temple when the bus veered off the highway about 80 kilometers (50 miles) east of the capital, Kathmandu, police official Prajwal Maharjan said. (Photo: ANI)

14 dead, 18 injured after bus drives off highway, crashes in Nepal

Maharjan said police were investigating the cause of the crash but the roads were slippery because of winter rain.

15 Dec 2019 12:34 PM IST

In 2016, China was in third place behind the US and France and a year later it had climbed to second place. There was no report in 2018. (Photo: File)

China suspends planned additional tariffs on US goods

The move follows US President Trump's cancellation of new tariffs on Chinese products as part of a 'phase one' trade...

15 Dec 2019 11:54 AM IST

Green activists dumped horse manure and staged a mock hanging outside the venue of a UN climate summit in Madrid on Saturday, airing their frustration at the failure of world leaders to take meaningful action against global warming. (Photo: Screenshot)

Activists frustrated with climate talks dump horse manure outside...

Attached to the pile of manure was a short message to leaders saying 'the horseshit stops here.'

15 Dec 2019 11:48 AM IST

Divers searched seas around New Zealands volatile White Island Saturday for two people still missing five days after the volcano erupted, amid warnings it could do so again. (Photo: AFP)

Divers search for remaining bodies from New Zealand volcanic eruption

They were focusing on an area where a body was seen floating in the water earlier in the week.

14 Dec 2019 11:49 AM IST

White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham, left, listens as President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (Photo: AP)

'Didn't do anything wrong, not fair that I am being impeached': Donald...

Earlier in the day, he described the impeachment as a hoax and politically motivated.

14 Dec 2019 11:13 AM IST

Indian-origin candidates across both the Conservative and Labour parties on Friday registered strong results in the UKs general election, with around a dozen MPs retaining their seats alongside some new faces. (Photo: File)

Narayana Murthy's son-in-law among Indian-origin winners in UK's...

All the Indian-origin MPs from the previous Parliament were successful in clinching their seats.

14 Dec 2019 9:58 AM IST

President Donald Trump ended sanctions against Turkey on Wednesday, drawing a line under American involvement in blood-stained Syria, as Turkish and Russian troops seized territory previously held by US troops and their beleaguered Kurdish allies. (Photo: File)

Trump stood on the verge of impeachment after panel approves charge

Trump, who insists there is a witch hunt against him, called the panel's impeachment vote 'an embarrassment to our...

14 Dec 2019 9:44 AM IST

Assamese film actors take part in a hungerstrike organised by the All-Assam Students Union in protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in Guwhati on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

'Concerned about implications of Citizenship Bill,' says top US...

Gregory Stanton of Genocide Watch expressed concern on Thursday over the human rights situation in Kashmir and Assam.

14 Dec 2019 9:32 AM IST

Prime Minister Boris Johnsons Conservative Party lost a by-election in Wales, cutting his parliamentary majority to just one. (Photo: AFP)

'No ifs, no buts, no maybes': Boris Johnson on promise for Brexit on...

The Conservatives saw a resounding victory in an election in which Brexit was widely seen as the decisive factor.

13 Dec 2019 4:28 PM IST

A 31-year-old special education teacher, drew up a singles ad for Yellow Duck and placed it on a community bulletin board at a local grocery store. (Photo: AP)

'Serious replies only': Man seeks companion for his lonely duck, puts...

Yellow Duck's favourite food is slugs, and they might be on the menu for the big date, Morris said.

13 Dec 2019 2:02 PM IST

Greta Thunberg addresses the press before her march in Montreal. (Photo: AFP)

After Trump mocks Greta Thunberg with chill, go to movies' barb, her...

Thunberg's reply came minutes later, when she changed the bio of her Twitter account.

13 Dec 2019 1:21 PM IST

Britains Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn (Photo: AP)

Jeremy Corbyn says won't lead Labour Party in future UK polls after...

'The party needed to reflect and that he would lead the party as it discussed its future,' he added.

13 Dec 2019 12:04 PM IST