WORLD
Muslim pilgrims ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage
Muslim pilgrims ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage
The annual Islamic pilgrimage draws millions of visitors each year, making it the largest yearly gathering of people in the world. Around 2.5 million Muslims are expected to attend this year's Hajj pilgrimage, which is highlighted by the Day of Arafah, one day prior to Eid al-Adha. Eid al-Adha is th...
Aug 19, 2018
SOCIETY
Flood sweeps bridge at Barhabise
Flood sweeps bridge at Barhabise
CHAUTARA, Aug 19: Flood and landslide triggered by the incessant rainfall have swept away a concrete bridge over a local Sandi stream at Barhabise bazaar last night.
Aug 19, 2018
WORLD
'Everything is business': Rohingya crisis presents economic opportunity
'Everything is business': Rohingya crisis presents economic...
BANGLADESH, Aug 19: Captain Min Min, a Buddhist from Myanmar, looks on as a stream of Muslim Rohingya labourers zig-zag up narrow gangplanks hauling sacks of ginger from his boat onto Bangladeshi soil -- one of many seizing the economic opportunities presented by a refugee crisis.
Aug 19, 2018
My City
Healing with music
Healing with music
Music therapy, a way of self-expression, is like psychotherapy. It is an art therapy that enhances mental health and well-being and helps people transfer skills and insights. Music therapy-based interventions can help children with anxiety, stress and other difficulties to find ways to soothe and un...
Aug 19, 2018
SOCIETY
Fifteen thousand transport employees jobless
Fifteen thousand transport employees jobless
KATHMANDU, Aug 19: The Nepal Transport Workers Association has said that the decision of the government to dissolve transport associations and committee has laid off some 15,000 transport employees.
Aug 19, 2018
Lifestyle
Child passive smoking 'increases chronic lung risk'
Child passive smoking 'increases chronic lung risk'
Non-smoking adults have a higher risk of dying from serious lung disease if they grew up with parents who smoked, according to US research.
Aug 19, 2018
TECHNOLOGY
Mexico faces challenges of the future in robotics World Cup
Mexico faces challenges of the future in robotics World Cup
CARACAS, Aug 19: The 'First Global Challenge 2018' featured the next generation of young engineers and robotics technicians from 193 countries.Aged 14 to 18, the 696 competitors were challenged to create a robot capable of activating sustainable energy sources and energizing power plants, while incl...
Aug 19, 2018
WORLD
Kofi Annan and Africa: from the scars of genocide to diplomatic success
Kofi Annan and Africa: from the scars of genocide to diploma...
Ghana-born Kofi Annan, who died Saturday aged 80, was the first UN chief from sub-Saharan Africa, and it was on this continent that he experienced both the most difficult moment of his career, as well as some of his biggest diplomatic successes.
Aug 19, 2018
WORLD
140 Saudi-led forces killed in Yemen in 48 hours
140 Saudi-led forces killed in Yemen in 48 hours
TEHRAN, Aug 19: According to Yemeni sources, at least 140 forces affiliated with Saudi-led coalition were killed in a conflict with Yemeni army and popular committees during the past 48 hours.
Aug 19, 2018
WORLD
Fresh 6.3 magnitude earthquake rocks Indonesia's Lombok island: USGS
Fresh 6.3 magnitude earthquake rocks Indonesia's Lombok isla...
INDONESIA, Aug 19: A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake rocked the Indonesian island of Lombok Sunday, sending people fleeing into the streets just two weeks after a quake which killed more than 460 people.
Aug 19, 2018