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Colombo, July 31 :Amid China’s growing assertiveness in the South Asian region, Japan has increased its focus on Sri Lanka by providing assistance to develop Colombo’s maritime capabilities.In June, the Japanese Government granted 1.8 billion Yen to Sr…

Kathmandu, July 31: In an attempt to bring the Madhes-based parties on board in the government formation process, the Nepali Congress and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) have agreed to form a joint team to settle their demands.The panel w…

London, July 31 : Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe has warned that a terror attack in the UK is a matter of “when, not if” implying that terror attacks may be carried out in Britain in near future.Sir Bernard has said he cannot p…

London, July 31 : China has booked a huge screen at New York’s busiest commercial intersection, Times Square, which broadcasts 120 times a day a propaganda video that gives its own take on the territorial dispute in the South China Sea.The footage, whi…

Kirkuk (Iraq), July 31 : Unidentified gunmen attacked two energy facilities in Iraq’s northern province of Kirkuk on Sunday, killing at least four workers in one facility and detonated explosives in the other.At least five gunmen wearing explosive vest…

Kabul, July 31 : The local security officials on Sunday said that a group of the Taliban militants have allegedly gang-raped a woman in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province.An official speaking on the condition of anonymity said the incident took pl…

Austin (Texas), July 31 : At least one woman has been killed and several others injured during an active shooting in Texas, emergency services confirmed.”Active shooter incident downtown, multiple victims. Stay away from downtown,” Austin police tweete…

Dhaka, July 31 : The Singapore Police has arrested a Hizb ut-Tahir member named Zulfikar Mohamad Shariff (44) for spreading radical Islamist ideology online and radicalising at least two other citizens.Hizb ut-Tahir is an international militant group b…

Kathmandu, July 31 : Major political parties of Nepal on Sunday briefed President Bidya Devi Bhandari about their efforts to form a national consensus government within the allotted time frame.President Bhandari had on Monday called all the parties rep…

Naypyidaw, July 31 : Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi will visit Washington D.C. this September, spokesperson U. Zaw Htay said. U Zaw confirmed that Suu Kyi had accepted an invitation from the White House and will plan her visit which will c…