Kathmandu [Nepal], May 8 (ANI): Nepal has decided to become a part of China's One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative and an agreement to this effect as is likely to be signed with Beijing soon.

Lahore [Pakistan], May 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's brother and Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has sent a legal notice to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan for charging him with offering bribe.

Tehran [Iran], May 8 (ANI): Iran's Chief of Army Staff Major General Mohammad Baqeri has warned Pakistan that Tehran would not hesitate to strike terrorists' safe havens if Pakistan fails to control their movement on their border or fails to shut down their bases.

New Delhi [India], May. 8 (ANI): Stressing on the importance of maintaining bilateral ties and reconciliation of India-Pakistan relations, Chinese Ambassador to India Luo Zhaohui said the collective development of India, China and Pakistan will promote regional stability, chalking out a friendly environment with a scope for further progress.

Islamabad [Pakistan], May 8 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson Nafees Zakaria has said that Islamabad wants peace and stability in Afghanistan and will continue its peace efforts from the platform of Quadrilateral Coordination Group.

Islamabad [Afghanistan], May 8 (ANI): Afghanistan has rejected claims that Pakistani security forces killed 50 Afghan soldiers in retaliation to the Chaman cross-border attack.

Beijing [China], May 8 (ANI): At least 18 workers were killed in a gas leak at a coal mine in China's Hunan province, local media reports said.

Islamabad [Pakistan], May 8 (ANI): The Yellow Line mass transit project has hit a snag in Pakistan, as the Chinese company tasked with building parts for the bus rapid transit system has so far been unable to arrange funds through its financial institutions.

Islamabad [Pakistan], May 8 (ANI): People across Pakistan are facing extensive power cuts of 7-10 hours, as demand and supply gap continues to widen.

London[U.K.], May 8 (ANI): The world's once most wanted man Osama bin Laden, who changed the face of terrorism by orchestrating the September 11 attacks on the twin towers of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in which around 3,000 people were killed, tried to ensure that his family and children stayed safe in the aftermath of the attacks. But his jihadist ideology rendered their lives with uncertainties.

Washington [U.S.], May 8 (ANI): U.S. President Donald J Trump congratulated Emmanuel Macron after a big win against candidate Marine Le Pen in the French presidential election on Sunday.

New Delhi [India], May. 8 (ANI): German Chancellor Angela Merkel joined world leaders in congratulating Emmanuel Macron for his victory in the French Presidential election.

New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): Under the pretext of not disrupting bilateral relations between India and China, Ambassador Luo Zhaohui said the latter is ready to change the name of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) passing through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).

New Delhi [India], May. 8 (ANI): Maintaining its see-sawing diplomatic stand over India's entry into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), China has said that it does not oppose any country's membership, however, adding that a standard for admission should be agreed upon first.

Jerusaleeum [Israel], may 8 (ANI) :After a diplomatic spat, German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier met Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Sunday to discuss Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Mogadishu [Somalia], May 8 (ANI) :An al-Shabaab leader was killed in the lower Shabelle region in an operation conducted by the Somali National Army.

Paris [France], May 8 (ANI): After defeating Marne Le Pen, France's president -elect has promised to fight the divisions that undermine France.

Islamabad [Pakistan], May 8 (ANI) : Fifty Afghan security personnel were killed and another 100 injurd as Pakistan forces retaliated to unprovoked firing by Afghan border forces on security personnel in Balochistan's Chaman area last week.

Berlin [Germany], May 8 (ANI) : German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party on Sunday secured a victory in Schleswig-Holstein state.

Kabul [Afghanistan] May 8 (ANI): The Afghanistan lawmakers urged the government to move the United States Security Council against Pakistan for a recent border violation, Afghanistan news agency Pajhwok reported.