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Posted: 22 Dec 2011 06:17 AM PST


Pakistan PM hits out at army amid ouster fears
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's embattled Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Thursday said conspirators were plotting to bring down his government and delivered an unprecedented ...

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 06:17 AM PST


Challenges remain in maternal and child health
RSS KATHMANDU: Nepal has been making achievements in the women's and infants' health with the operation of various community based health services despite various challenges. The nation ...

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 06:17 AM PST


PM at loggerheads with Health Minister over VC post
THT ONLINE DHARAN: Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai and Health Minister Rajendra Mahato are exercising their power to induct their respective henchmen for the post of Vice-chancellor of BP Koirala ...

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 06:17 AM PST


Dancing Filipino stewardesses back on flights
ASSOCIATED PRESS MANILA: Who says plane travel can't be fun? Flight attendants for a low-cost Philippine airline who gained fame by dancing through safety demonstrations are back swaying ...

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 06:17 AM PST


Poll names Kvitova as Czech athlete of the year
Czech Republic's Petra Kvitova reacts during the final tennis match against Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia at the WTA Generali Ladies tennis tournament in Linz, Austria, on Sunday, Oct. 16, ...

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 06:17 AM PST


Stephanie Seymour sizzles on beach after weight loss
AGENCIES LONDON: She was once hailed a 'swimsuit supermodel' on the cover of Sports Illustrated, so for Stephanie Seymour the bikini stakes are high, reported the Daily Mail on ...

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 06:17 AM PST


MJF-D lawmaker throws tantrum in House
THT ONLINE KATHMANDU: Lawmaker Sanjay Kumar Shah of Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum-Democratic, has broken three microphones after being denied the opportunity to speak during the House session on ...

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 06:17 AM PST


DPM Shrestha condoles N. Korean leader's death
RSS KATHMANDU: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Narayan Kaji Shrestha 'Prakash' has condoled the demise of President of the Democratic Republic of Korea (DPRK), Kim ...

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 06:17 AM PST


Sanothimi Campus chief prohibited from entering office
RSS BHAKTAPUR: Students of Sanothimi Education Campus have prohibited the Campus Chief from entering the campus on Thursday, alleging him of financial irregularities. Students of All Nepal ...

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 06:17 AM PST


Bomb defused in Jhapa
RSS BHADRAPUR: A bomb disposal team of the Nepal Army defused a socket bomb found at Mukti chowk of Birtamod in Jhapa district on Thursday morning. According to the Area Police Office, Birtamod, ...

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 06:17 AM PST


Toyota sets sights high for sales after disastrous year
REUTERS TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp forecast a 20 percent jump in global sales to a record 8.48 million vehicles next year as it claws back from this year's output losses caused by natural ...

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 06:16 AM PST


Fluffy the crocodile survives being hit by bus
ASSOCIATED PRESS CANBERRA: A young crocodile named Fluffy is back to her cranky old self after being hit by a bus while duck hunting in a city in northern Australia, a veterinarian said on ...

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 06:16 AM PST


8 US soldiers charged in death of bullied comrade
FILE - This undated file photo provided by the U.S. Army shows Pvt. Danny Chen,19, who was killed Monday, Oct. 3, 2011 in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The U.S. Army says eight American soldiers have been ...

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 06:16 AM PST


Chinese boat captains arrested in Japan waters
ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO: Japan's coast guard says it has arrested two Chinese boat skippers in separate cases of suspected illegal fishing in Japanese waters. Officials say a 39-year-old ...

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 06:16 AM PST


Australian teen jailed over Indian murder
People take part in a candlelight vigil in the western suburbs of Melbourne in 2010 where Indian student Nitin Garg was fatally stabbed on January 2, 2010. An Australian teenager who killed Garg, ...

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 06:16 AM PST


Dharma Sabha Nepal denounces ban on Gita
RSS KATHMANDU: The Rastriya Dharma Sabha Nepal, a consortium of Hindu organizations, has denounced the ban on carrying, teaching and learning of the Bhagawat Gita in Siberia of the Russian ...

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 06:16 AM PST


No hitch apparent in North Korean transition
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, North Koreans gather in front of the statue of the country's founder Kim Il Sung at Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, North Korea, to pay their ...

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 06:16 AM PST


Football coach Hiddink eyes return to Russia
Dutch coaching legend Guus Hiddink, pictured here in October, is set to make his return to Russia as either the technical director or consultant of the league's big spenders Anzhi Makhachkala, ...

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 06:16 AM PST


Kathmandu hit by slow Christmas sales
Kathmandu has become the latest victim of weak Christmas trading.The outdoor clothing and equipment retailer says sluggish consumer spending and the unfolding economic turmoil across Europe will ...

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 06:16 AM PST


Nepali FM Mourns Demise of Kim Jong Il
Pyongyang, December 21 (KCNA) -- Narayan Kaj Shrestha, deputy prime minister and foreign minister of Nepal, on Tuesday visited the DPRK embassy in Katmandu to express condolences over the passing ...

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 06:16 AM PST


Nepali girls confined by stigma and superstition
"I've been here eight nights so I have one left," she says with a nervous smile. "It's not nice here, it's scary and I felt very alone on the first night. I was so ...

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 02:24 AM PST


Kathmandu on precipice amid weak sales
Australia Adventure-wear company Kathmandu is the latest retailer to lower earnings expectations because of low sales. It has announced an earnings downgrade for the first half of this financial ...

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 02:24 AM PST


Indian parliament braces for graft bill showdown
The Indian government was to submit two key bills to parliament (pictured in New Delhi) on Thursday, including anti-corruption legislation that risks triggering a repeat of mass protests that rocked ...

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 02:23 AM PST


One killed‚ 6 injured in countering dacoits
RSS LAHAN: A youth died and six others have been injured when villagers countered armed dacoits in Belaha VDC-3 in western part of Siraha district on Wednesday night. Suresh Kumar Yadav, 14, who ...

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 02:23 AM PST


Mishap at Kupandole kills Rai
RSS LALITPUR: One person lost his life in a scooter accident at Kupandole of Lalitpur last night. Pravin Rai, 38, of Bhojpur died when his scooter Ba 29 Pa 2652 heading for Jawalakhel from ...

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 02:23 AM PST


Details of lab-made bird flu won't be revealed
A worker wearing a protection suit cull chickens at a poultry farm where the bird flu virus had been found in Takanabe Town, Miyazaki prefecture January 31, ...

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 02:23 AM PST


British women sue over French breast implants
A picture taken in Nice, southeastern France, shows a breast implant produced by PIP (Poly Implant Prothese) company after a surgical operation. Up to 30,000 French women and perhaps tens of ...

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 02:23 AM PST


8 US soldiers charged in death of bullied comrade
In a Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011 file photo, Pvt. Danny Chen's casket is carried into a hearse by soldiers during his funeral procession in New York. Chen was killed on Oct. 3 in a ...

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 02:23 AM PST


Philippine flood victims' bodies float at sea
Residents affected by the devastating flash floods queue up to receive foods at an evacuation center in Cagayan de Oro City, in southern island of Mindanao on December 22, 2011. The bodies of ...

Posted: 22 Dec 2011 02:23 AM PST


Kathmandu shares plunge 25% on profit warning
Source: Reuters New Zealand shares fell today, with volumes dwindling ahead of the Christmas break and generally weaker equity markets across Asia. Kathmandu lost a quarter of its value after ...

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