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Int’l community hails Afghan reform agenda at London conference

LONDON, Dec. 5 (NsNewsWire) — The international community on Thursday welcomed Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s reform agenda for his country at a conference in London, with more than 50 countries reaffirming their commitment to support Afghanistan’s security and development. Britain and Afghanistan co-hosted the London conference to discuss Afghanistan’s future and international support for it […]

Land pact with Bangladesh: Mamata does a U-turn, gives approval for dea

Coochbehar, Indian, Dec. 5 (NsNewsWire) — The hope for implementation of the long-pending Land Boundary Agreement with Bangladesh brightened up today with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee declaring her approval for the deal, saying “the problem will be solved soon”. “A solution is being worked out for border enclaves. (I) hope the problem will […]

China rejects Britain’s “moral duty” to Hong Kong

BEIJING, Dec. 4 (NsNewsWire) — China has rejected Britain’s “moral duty” to Hong Kong, adding some British lawmakers’ attempts to meddle in China’s internal affairs is “not acceptable” and “doomed to fail.” “Britain has no sovereignty over, no governance of, and no superintendence over Hong Kong since Hong Kong returned to China in 1997,” Foreign […]

SAARC Summit begins in Kathmandu

DHAKA, Nov. 26 (NsNewsWire) — The SAARC Summit commenced on Wednesday. Apart from host Nepal, all seven heads of state and government are in Kathmandu to attend the summit. As chair of SAARC, Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen Abdul opened the summit and handed over the responsibility of the chair of the regional bloc to Nepal’s […]

18th SAARC Summit: Foreign ministers meeting begins

Kathmandu, Nov. 25 (NsNewsWire) — The foreign and external affairs ministers of the SAARC nations are attending the 36th meeting of the SAARC Council of Ministers in Kathmandu on Tuesday. Indian External Affairs minister, Sushma Swaraj, is also likely to hold discussions with her Pakistani counterpart Sartaj Aziz, reports Zeenews. Sushma had arrived in Kathmandu […]

China’s rich want to send children abroad for education

BEIJING, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) — An overwhelming majority of China’s richest people are planning to send their children abroad for education, the United States and the United Kingdom being their first choices, according to a Hurun Report on education. The report said that some 80 percent of the country’s rich people have plans to send […]

English ‘soulmates’ die just 10 minutes apart after lifetime of love

London, Nov. 21 (NsNewsWire) — A devoted English couple died just 10 minutes apart after a 65-year romance that started in their teen years. In their final days, Harry and Mavis Stevenson had been living in St. Werburgh’s House Care Home in Derby because she had fallen ill and they could not stand being apart. […]

18 Killed, 13 Injured in Massive Chinese Carrot Plant Fire

Beijing, Nov. 17 (NsNewsWire) — A fire roared through a carrot packaging plant in eastern China, killing 18 people and injuring at least 13 others, according to official state media, which said Monday that unidentified company executives were in custody. The fire broke out about 7 p.m. Sunday (6 a.m. ET) at the Longyuan Food […]

Arrests follow Bangladesh professor murder

DHAKA, Nov. 17 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladeshi police have arrested at least 20 people for questioning over the murder of a prominent university professor who was hacked to death, several years after he led a push to ban students wearing full-face veils. The victim, Shafiul Islam, was killed on Saturday near Rajshahi University in the west […]