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Posted: 21 Dec 2011 08:03 AM PST


Dozens of bodies from Indonesia capsized boat found
Members of an Indonesian search and rescue team look for victims of a boat accident in Watulimo on December 20, 2011. Rescuers have found the bloated and rotting bodies of dozens of asylum seekers ...

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 08:03 AM PST


Mobile app to help Indian women fight sex assault
A new smartphone app in India aims to fight a rise in sexual assault cases by enabling women to immediately alert friends or family if they are at risk. The "Fight Back" app created by ...

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 08:03 AM PST


Kim heir to share power with N.Korea military
North Korean soldiers parade in front a portrait of former North Korean President Kim Il-sung during a military parade in Pyongyang's central square in this photo taken by Kyodo on September 9, ...

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 08:03 AM PST


Pakistan chases 103 to beat Bangladesh
ASSOCIATED PRESS DHAKA: Pakistan's Abdur Rehman took four wickets as the visitors quickly dismissed Bangladesh's tailenders on Wednesday to revive their victory hopes on the final day of ...

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 08:03 AM PST


Countdown kicks off for Mayan apocalypse
FILE - This June 1, 2007 file photo shows a Mayan statue stands in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico, where people will gather before making their way across the Yucatan Channel, to the Cozumel Island, in a ...

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 08:03 AM PST


Kate Moss heats up winter with lingerie shoot
AGENCIES LONDON: Kate Moss raises temperatures this Christmas in a sensational new bedroom shoot, reported British daily The Sun on Wednesday. Reclining on an unmade bed, the Croydon clothes horse ...

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 02:45 AM PST


Both gender champions to win $1 m in Indian Wells
ASSOCIATED PRESS INDIAN WELLS: The BNP Paribas Open will become the first joint ATP/WTA tournament to award both the men's and women's singles champions $1 million in prize money. ...

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 02:45 AM PST


Police kill would-be suicide bomber in Afghanistan
A Afghan man walks, past by the ruins of Darul Aman's palace, which was destroyed during the civil- war of the 1990's in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Dec. 20, ...

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 02:45 AM PST


China urges others to help keep North Korea stable
The body of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il lies in state at the Kumsusan Memorial Palace in Pyongyang in this photo taken by Kyodo December 20, ...

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 02:45 AM PST


Japan releases 40-year nuke plant cleanup plan
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO: Japan released a lengthy roadmap Wednesday to clean up and fully decommission a nuclear plant that went into meltdown after it was struck by a huge tsunami, a process the ...

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 02:45 AM PST


Egyptians vote after deadly clashes
An Egyptian woman shouts during a protest in Cairo's Tahrir Square. Egyptians vote again on Wednesday in the run-off of a staggered parliamentary election marred by deadly clashes between ...

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 02:45 AM PST


Tense Piers Morgan denies hacking charges
In this image made from video, CNN star interviewer Piers Morgan answers questions Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011 from a media ethics inquiry sitting in London, England, about his time at the top of ...

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 02:45 AM PST


Group puts north Syria toll at 56 on Tuesday
REUTERS BEIRUT: The death toll from an attack by Syrian forces in the northern province of Idlib on Tuesday has risen to at least 56, the opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on ...

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 02:45 AM PST


Rebecca Black tops all other YouTube videos in '11
This Nov. 11, 2011 file photo shows Rebecca Black as she arrives at the premiere of "Jack and Jill," in Los Angeles. With some 180 million views, Rebecca Black's infamous ...

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 02:45 AM PST


Man's body found in Ratuwa river
RSS BHADRAPUR: A dead body has been discovered in Ratuwa River of Jhapa district on Wednesday. The body was found in the river at Damak- 13 and is said to be that of Chandra Bahadur Shrestha, 52, ...

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 02:45 AM PST


CC meet underway; endorses decision of DR sub-committee
THT ONLINE KATHMANDU: A meeting of the Constitutional Committee (CC) of the Constituent Assembly is underway at the Singh Durbar in Kathmandu to endorse agreements forged over the contentious ...

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 02:45 AM PST


India‚ Chairman's XI play out draw in 3-day match
ASSOCIATED PRESS CANBERRA: Openers Phil Hughes and Usman Khawaja, dropped several hours earlier by Australian selectors for the first test, were the not out batsmen when the three-day ...

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 02:45 AM PST


After 17 years‚ TCN starts selling timber
RSS KANCHANPUR: The state-owned Timber Corporation Nepal (TCN) has started to sell timber in Kanchanpur in a very low price than the prevailing prices in the market. TCN which was closed for the ...

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 02:44 AM PST


Kuwait- Pregnant Nepali Maid handed over to Police
(MENAFN - Arab Times) An unidentified Nepali maid who is three months pregnant has been handed over to the Taima police by her female sponsor, reports Al-Dar daily.According to reports the sponsor ...

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 02:44 AM PST


Nepal okays Trans-Asia Railway Network pact
railway lines it is planning to develop with Asian and European networks to facilitate the uninterrupted movement of people and goods. The Republica daily said Wednesday a cabinet meeting held last ...

Posted: 21 Dec 2011 02:44 AM PST


Nepali gov't okays consumer court, guilty to face up to 14 yrs jail
KATHMANDU, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Nepali government on Tuesday finally endorsed a plan to set up consumer courts in 14 zones, to make market inspections effective, promote hygienic food products and ...

Posted: 20 Dec 2011 10:30 PM PST


International volleyball competition begins in Pokhara
RSS KASKI: The First Wai Wai International Invitational Volleyball Competition began in Pokhara Stadium from Tuesday under the auspices of the Regional Volleyball Association. The league com knock ...

Posted: 20 Dec 2011 10:30 PM PST


5 die when small plane crashes on major US highway
ASSOCIATED PRESS MORRIS TOWNSHIP: A small plane spiraled out of control and crashed Tuesday morning on a major New York-area highway, hitting a wooded median and scattering wreckage across the ...

Posted: 20 Dec 2011 10:30 PM PST


U.S. general returns from Iraq with Baghdad flag
President Barack Obama shakes hands with General Lloyd Austin during a ceremony for the return of the United States Forces-Iraq Colors at Joint Base Andrews marking the end of the Iraq war, December ...

Posted: 20 Dec 2011 10:30 PM PST


Village in Nawalparasi illuminated by wind power
RSS KATHMANDU: The people of Dhaubadi village in Nawalparasi district have been using electricity in their homes twenty four hours a day at a time when the country is reeling under harsh load ...

Posted: 20 Dec 2011 10:30 PM PST


Japan's exports fall for second straight month
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO: Japan's exports fell for the second straight month in November, hit by faltering demand from Asia and Europe Exports shrank 4.5 percent from a year earlier to 5.198 ...

Posted: 20 Dec 2011 10:30 PM PST


Mercosur bloc presidents agree to raise tariffs
REUTERS MONTEVIDEO: Presidents of the Mercosur trade bloc on Tuesday agreed to individually raise tariffs on imports to shield their industries from a flood of cheaper imported goods stemming from ...

Posted: 20 Dec 2011 10:30 PM PST


China Premier says banks must ease pain for business
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao attends the ASEAN-China Commemorative Summit on the sidelines of the ASEAN and Related Summits in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian island of Bali November 18, ...

Posted: 20 Dec 2011 10:30 PM PST


Blizzard in Plains disrupts beef output
REUTERS CHICAGO: The first blizzard of the season has dumped as much as 15 inches of snow in the southern Plains, disrupting beef production, and halting business in the cash cattle markets. As ...

Posted: 20 Dec 2011 10:30 PM PST


New York rewards '50 millionth' tourist
Tourists look over their digital pictures in Brooklyn Bridge park, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, 2008. New York's mayor celebrated record tourist numbers Friday by awarding the ...

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