TOP FOREIGN STORIES AT 2030 HOURS

Following are the top foreign stories at 2030 hours:

FGN31 NEPAL-INDIA

Kathmandu: There is no alternative to excellent bilateral relations between Nepal and India despite some twists and turns in the recent past, Nepalese foreign minister says, ahead of Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli's maiden foreign trip to India this week.

FGN23 PAK-LD TERRORISTS

Islamabad: Pakistan Army Chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa today approved death penalty for 10 "hardcore terrorists" including those who shot dead Amjad Sabri, one of the country's renowned Sufi Qawwals. (By Sajjad Hussain)

FGN22 PAK-SAEED-PARTY

Islamabad: The Election Commission of Pakistan asks the Milli Muslim League (MML), the political front of Hafiz Saeed-led Jamaat-ud Dawa, to produce a clearance certificate by the interior ministry for its registration as a political party.

 

FGN30 PAK-INDIA-LD ABBASI

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi accuses India of launching a "brutal crackdown" in Kashmir after terror groups suffered a major setback following killing of 13 terrorists in counter-insurgency operations.

FGN33 EGYPT-ELECTION-LD RESULT

Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi re-elected for a second term with over 97 per cent of valid votes, according to the National Election Authority (NEA).

FGN29 SA-MANDELA-WIFE

Johannesburg: Winnie Mandela, the ex-wife of South African anti-apartheid fighter and former president Nelson Mandela, dies at the age of 81. (AFP)

FGN27 RUSSIA-PUTIN-TRUMP

Moscow: US President Donald Trump proposed a White House summit when he called Russian President Vladimir Putin last month, prior to the mass expulsion of Russian diplomats from the US, a top Kremlin aide says today.

FGN25 US-TRUMP-LD ABE

Washington: President Donald Trump will host Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida later this month for the third US-Japan summit to discuss North Korea and other issues.

FGN16 LANKA-FISHERMEN

Colombo: At least 19 Indian fishermen have been ordered to be remanded in custody in northern Sri Lanka, police said here today, days after they were arrested for allegedly poaching in the country's waters.

FGN11 CHINA-2NDLD SPACELAB

Beijing: A defunct, uncontrolled Chinese space laboratory disintegrated under intense heat as it re-entered the Earth's atmosphere today and its debris caused "no harm" as it plunged to a watery grave in the South Pacific.