Following are the top foreign stories at 2030 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.

FGN18 PAK-MARYAM-IMRAN

Maryam takes swipe at Imran Khan; says Modi doesn't give respect to him Lahore: Taking a swipe at Imran Khan, jailed premier Nawaz Sharif's daughter Maryam said Tuesday that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi does not give respect to his Pakistani counterpart as he did not take his call in February when the two nations were engaged in aerial combat.

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."

FGN16 NEPAL-EVEREST-TOLL Season's highest, the toll on Mt. everest reaches 11

Kathmandu: With the death of a US climber on Mt. Everest, the toll at the world's highest mountain has touched its peak at 11, including four Indians, as the climbing season draws to a close.

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.

FGN17 JAPAN-5THLD STABBING Two dead, including schoolgirl, after Japan mass stabbing

Kawasaki: Two people including a schoolgirl were stabbed to death and more than a dozen injured in Japan on Tuesday in a rampage that targeted children as they waited for a bus.