WASHINGTON —The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved $250 million in financing for the Armenia Housing Response and Mortgage Market Enhancement Project to improve access to affordable housing...

KAMPALA — Uganda’s economic growth remains strong, with real gross domestic product (GDP) rising to 6.3% in FY2024/2025, up from 6.1% the previous year. A new World Bank report attributes...

As Bangladesh heads toward Parliamentary elections scheduled for February 12 next year, issues of minority protection, party cohesion and fragile political alliances are increasingly shaping the pre-election environment. Leaders of...

Kathmandu Mayor Balen Shah and Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Rabi Lamichhane have reached an understanding that 40 candidates from Balen’s camp will be included in the proportional representation (PR) list...

In Bangladesh, a blast at a madrasa in Keraniganj today left four people injured, including a woman and two children, prompting a major police operation that led to the seizure...

Mount Etna, a stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy, became active again, sending glowing lava and small amounts of ash into the air from its north-eastern crater. Italy’s...

Young people in the United Kingdom will be offered paid ‘gap years’ by the Ministry of Defence in an effort to introduce citizens to military life early as part of...

In Taiwan, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck nearly 32 km off the northeastern coastal city of Yilan last night, the island’s weather administration said, with no immediate reports of major...

Afghanistan has exported pomegranates from Kandahar province to Qatar for the first time, as a significant step in efforts to expand the country’s agricultural products to new international markets. The...

Kathmandu : A total of 18.9 million three thousand 689 voters are to select the new members of the House of Representatives in the general elections scheduled for the upcoming...