Following are the top foreign stories at 1730 hours

Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid will attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in on May 30 during his three-day visit to India, a top presidential palace official said Tuesday.

FGN7 PAK-INDIA-KARTARPUR Kartarpur corridor hits a roadblock as consensus eludes India, Pak: report

Lahore: The ambitious Kartarpur corridor linking Pakistan's Gurudwara Darbar Sahib with India's Dera Baba Nanak shrine has hit a roadblock after the technical experts from both the countries could not find a consensus on building a bridge over Ravi's floodplain, a media report said Tuesday.

FGN13 PAK-NUCLEAR-SHARIF

Pak's nukes make its defence 'invincible', says Sharif from jail Lahore: As Pakistan, Tuesday marked the 21st anniversary of its atomic tests, jailed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif said that his decision to make the country a nuclear power has made its defence "invincible."

FGN9 CHINA-US-DALAI LAMA

China rejects US envoy's call for talks with Dalai Lama Beijing: China on Tuesday rejected US Ambassador Terry Branstad's call to Beijing to engage in "substantive dialogue" with the Dalai Lama, saying it was firmly opposed to "foreign interference" in Tibet and its internal affairs.

FGN12 BANGLA-BLAST-SECURITY Bangladesh police on alert after blast claimed by Islamic State

Dhaka: Bangladesh has put its police force on alert after the Islamic State claimed responsibility for a bomb blast that targeted security forces here.

FGN11 NEPAL-EVEREST-CLIMBERS

Deaths rise as Nepal issues more permits for Mount Everest Namche: Nepal's reluctance to limit the number of permits it issues to scale Mount Everest has contributed to dangerous overcrowding, with inexperienced climbers impeding others and causing deadly delays, seasoned mountaineers said. (AP)

FGN6 JAPAN-4THLD STABBING Knife-wielding man attacks schoolgirls in Japan, killing 2

Kawasaki: A man carrying a knife in each hand and screaming "I will kill you!" attacked a group of schoolgirls and adults near a bus stop just outside Tokyo on Tuesday, killing two and injuring 16 before killing himself, officials said.