Section: The Himalayan Times (Nepal)
Hundreds come to bid farewell to slain journalist in Ukraine
Colleagues and others gather at the coffin of Pavel Sheremet to pay their respects at his memorial ceremony in Kiev, Ukraine, Friday, July 22, 2016. Photo: AP/File MOSCOW: Hundreds of local residents and journalists on Friday came to pay their respects to a prominent journalist who died in a car bombing in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev earlier...
Preliminary results from Flight MH17 forensic probe expected later this year
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s transport minister said on Saturday preliminary conclusions from the forensic investigation into the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 two years ago could be received later this year. The Boeing 777 was shot down over eastern Ukraine by a Russian-made Buk missile, the Dutch Safety Board concluded last year in...
Brexit leader Boris Johnson appointed UK foreign minister
Vote Leave campaign leader, Boris Johnson, waves as he finishes delivering his speech in London, Britain June 30, 2016. REUTERS Former London mayor Boris Johnson was appointed as British foreign minister in a surprise appointment by the country’s new Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday. Johnson was a leading figure in the victorious...
Cool water
Children enjoy the cool water of a fountain in front of an orthodox Church in Kiev, Ukraine on Wednesday, July 13, 2016. Photo: AP Children enjoy the cool water of a fountain in front of an orthodox Church in Kiev, Ukraine on Wednesday, July 13, 2016. Photo: AP The post Cool water appeared first on The Himalayan Times. …read more Source:...
Griezmann named player of the European Championship
Germany’s Toni Kroos in action during Euro 2016 Group C soccer game against Ukraine at Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille on June 12, 2016. Photo: Reuters PARIS: France forward Antoine Griezmann was named player of the tournament on Monday after leading the Euro 2016 hosts to Sunday’s final where they lost to Portugal in extra time. The...
NATO takes over US-built missile shield, amid Russian suspicion
NATO heads of state and other leaders participate in a family photo at the NATO Summit in Warsaw, Poland July 8, 2016. REUTERS WARSAW: NATO took command of a US-built missile shield in Europe on Friday after France won assurances that the multi-billion-dollar system would not be under Washington’s direct control. The missile shield, billed...
NATO agrees to reinforce eastern Poland, Baltic states against Russia
US President Barack Obama delivers remarks on recent police-involved shootings in Louisiana and Minnesota after arriving ahead of a NATO Summit in Warsaw, Poland July 8, 2016. REUTERS WARSAW: NATO leaders agreed on Friday to deploy military forces to the Baltic states and eastern Poland for the first time and increase air and sea patrols to...
Germany hoping to have Schweinsteiger fit to face France
Bastian Schweinsteiger stretches during the last training session of the German national football team at their base camp in Evian-Les-Bains, France, Wednesday, July 6, 2016. Photo: AP EVIAN-LES-BAINS: Germany is hoping captain Bastian Schweinsteiger can recover to play the European Championship semifinal against France in Marseille on Thursday....
In shadow of Brexit, NATO considers Russian deterrence
A NATO flag flies at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels during a NATO ambassadors meeting on the situation in Ukraine and the Crimea region, March 2, 2014. REUTERS BRUSSELS: NATO leaders meet in Warsaw on Friday to cement a new deterrent against what they see as an emboldened Russia, returning to Cold War-style defence with Washington again...
Unexpected heroes emerge as Germany extend penalty record
Germans miss first penalties in shootout since 1982 Established stars Mueller, Ozil, Schweinsteiger all miss Youngsters Kimmich, Hector see Germany through Germany team players pose for a photo prior to their Euro 2016 quarter final soccer match against Italy at the Stade de Bordeaux, in France on Saturday, July 2, 2016. Photo: Reuters BORDEAUX:...
