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Nemtsov: Opposition figure who took on Putin

Kathmandu, March 1: The slaying of prominent Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov in the heart of Moscow has shocked Russia and the wider world. His murder,

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Dozens of Syrian and Iraqi migrants rescued off Romanian coast

Kathmandu, Feb 28: Romania’s coast guard rescued 70 migrants – mostly Syrians and Iraqis – packed on to a small fishing boat that was in danger of sinking as they

Mexican police have captured the country’s most wanted drug lord, Servando “La Tuta” Gomez.

Kathmandu, Feb 28: Mr Gomez, leader of the Knights Templar drug cartel, was arrested in Morelia in Michoacan state without a shot fired. He was taken to Mexico City, where

I will not be silent: Australian Muslim fights Twitter ‘troll army

Kathmandu, Feb 28: The Internet is a dangerous place for Mariam Veiszadeh right now. It’s where death threats lurk and vile messages appear faster than they can be deleted. But

Russia opposition politician Boris Nemtsov shot dead

Kathmandu, Feb 28: An unidentified attacker in a car shot Mr Nemtsov four times in the back as he crossed a bridge in view of the Kremlin, police say. He

Jihadi John: From ordinary schoolboy to world’s most wanted man

Kathmandu, Feb 27: Perhaps the most remarkable thing about ‘Jihadi John’, the world’s most wanted man, is just how ordinary he actually is. ‘Jihadi John’ – the barbaric executioner of

‘Jihadi John’: Haines widow wants militant caught alive

Kathmandu, Feb 27: Dragana Haines says the “last thing” she wants for the man who killed her husband, British aid worker David Haines, is an “honourable death”. The militant, pictured

China’s population tops 1.36 billion

kathmadnu, Feb 26: The Chinese population reached 1.3678 billion at the end of 2014, up 5.21 percent from one year earlier, according to official data published on Thursday. According to

Avalanches caused by heavy snow kill at least 124 people in Afghanistan Kathmandu, Feb 26: Avalanches across four north-east provinces buried homes killing those beneath, with Panjshir province appearing to

Russia’s Bear: The old-fashioned plane still thriving

kathmadnu, Feb 26: The Tupolev Tu-95 first thundered over Soviet parades in the mid-1950s. Why does this giant, propeller-driven bomber still make headlines nearly 60 years later? Stephen Dowling investigates.