Saturday, December 31, 2011

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Posted: 31 Dec 2011 08:06 AM PST


India's PM worried by budget deficit
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE NEW DELHI: India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Saturday in his New Year's message to the nation that controlling the government's budget deficit is a ...

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 08:06 AM PST


Nadal beats Federer in Abu Dhabi exhibition
Spain's Rafael Nadal returns the ball to Roger Federer from Switzerland during the final day of the Abu Dhabi Mubadala Tennis Championship, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab ...

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 08:05 AM PST


Egypt arrests Christian over anti-Prophet posting
ASSOCIATED PRESS CAIRO: Egyptian authorities have detained a Coptic Christian student accused of posting a drawing of Islam's prophet on Facebook that triggered two days of violence in ...

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 08:05 AM PST


Iran delays missile test
REUTERS TEHRAN: Iran delayed promised long-range missile tests in the Gulf on Saturday and Tehran signaled it was ready for fresh talks on its disputed nuclear program. Iran's state media ...

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 08:05 AM PST


Nepali citizen convicted for attempt to rape, let off
NEW DELHI: A 60-year-old Nepalese national has been convicted for attempting to rape a physically and mentally challenged minor girl by a Delhi court but it let him off as he had already spent ...

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 06:23 AM PST


JYC beat TAC; Three Star NRT played a draw
RAJENDRA CHAPAGAIN POKHARA: Samsung Jawalakhel Youth Club (JYC) edged Tribhuvan Army Club 1-0, while Mega Three Star Club and New Road Team (NRT) played a 2-2 draw in the Red Bull 'A' ...

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 06:23 AM PST


France beat China in Hopman Cup tie
China's Li Na beat Marion Bartoli of France 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 in their women's singles match in day one of the Hopman Cup Tennis Tournament in ...

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 06:23 AM PST


Obama urges voters to keep pressing for change
US President Barack Obama, seen here December 20, has told Americans to keep reminding Congress of what is at stake in their lives, as he predicted change in 2012 -- the year in which he will seek ...

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 06:23 AM PST


Williams F1 co-founder Head quits board
Patrick Head, co-founder of Williams F1 in 1977 with Frank Williams and currently director of engineering, has stepped down from the stable's board of directors. Head, seen here in 2004, will ...

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 06:23 AM PST


Minister Kiranti for conservation of heritage
RSS KATHMANDU: Minister for Culture, Gopal Kiranti on Saturday has said the Ministry is planning to formulate a policy for the conservation of various historic heritages across the country. At a ...

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 06:23 AM PST


Bomb 'kills two soldiers' in northwest Pakistan
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE MIRANSHAH: A bomb ripped through a military vehicle on Saturday killing two Pakistani soldiers in a village in the restive northwestern tribal area bordering Afghanistan, a ...

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 04:50 AM PST


Syrian opposition groups set rules for 'transition'
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE NICOSIA : The Syrian National Council (SNC) opposition group has signed a political agreement with another faction of dissidents laying the ground rules for a ...

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 04:50 AM PST


Putin says 'nothing unusual' in Russian protests
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE MOSCOW : Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Saturday said there was nothing unusual in the mass protests against his domination of Russia, describing the turbulence as the ...

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 04:50 AM PST


Hours until 1st NASA probe arrives
ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES: NASA is counting down the seconds until its twin spacecraft bound for the moon make back-to-back arrivals over the New Year's weekend. The washing machine-size ...

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 04:50 AM PST


New Year cheer starts early in time-jumping Samoa
ASSOCIATED PRESS APIA: The New Year's Eve parties started a whole day early on the South Pacific island nation of Samoa, after a hop across the international date line transported the country ...

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 04:50 AM PST


Fire breaks out at Makkhan house
THT ONLINE KATHMANDU: A fire has broken out at a house in Makhhan near the Basantapur Durbar area of Kathmandu on Saturday afternoon. Fire brigade and locals are trying to contain teh fire. ...

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 04:49 AM PST


Pakistani troops' fire wounds border guard
ASSOCIATED PRESS SRINAGAR: An Indian official says Pakistani troops fired small arms and mortars on an Indian patrol near the highly militarized Kashmir border and an Indian guard was wounded. A ...

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 03:18 AM PST


Peace Brings More Violence Against Women
KATHMANDU, Dec 31, 2011 (IPS) - Four months after her murder, you can see Rosy Maharjan flashing the two- finger victory sign - from a Facebook page. With police arresting the 21-year- ...

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 03:18 AM PST


Prithivi highway sans passenger buses
RSS KASKI: The Prithvi Highway saw no passenger bus today due to mounting clash between the Gorkha Transport Entrepreneur Committee and the Prithvi Highway Bus Operator's Committee. ...

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 03:18 AM PST


Will Hollywood still shower the love on Obama
In this Oct. 12, 2010 file photo, actor George Clooney speaks to reporters outside the White House in Washington after meeting with President Barack Obama about his recent trip to Sudan. Hollywood, ...

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 03:18 AM PST


33 killed as Cyclone Thane hits southeast India
People walk past fallen trees as they run for cover from heavy rain in Pondicherry, India, Friday, Dec. 30, 2011. India's weather office has warned residents along parts of the country's ...

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 03:18 AM PST


Seventeen dead as Syrians stage mass protests
REUTERS BEIRUT: Syrian security forces, undaunted by the presence of Arab League observers, have killed at least 12 protesters as hundreds of thousands demonstrated against the government of ...

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 03:18 AM PST


Another car fire reported in Hollywood
A Los Angeles Fire Department engine arrives at a fire in the Laurel Canyon section of Los Angeles on Friday Dec.30,2011. An arsonist torched car after car early Friday, sending firefighters ...

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 03:17 AM PST


Elephant attack claims one more
RSS BHADRAPUR: One person lost his life in a wild elephant attack in Jhapa district on Friday. With this, the death toll by tusker attack reached three in Jhapa district in one month. According ...

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 03:17 AM PST


US seals $3.48B missiles‚ technology sale to UAE
ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON: The United States has reached a deal to sell $3.48 billion worth of missiles and related technology to the United Arab Emirates, a close Mideast ally, as part of a ...

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 03:17 AM PST


Confusing politics hindering constitution drafting in Nepal
KATHMANDU, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- Nepal saw a lot of political upheavals in the year 2011 with two new governments and uncompleted major tasks. The year 2011 saw two prime ministers -- from Communist ...

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 12:57 AM PST


Journalist Neupane passes away
RSS KATHMANDU: Journalist Tara Neupane passed away at his own residence in Thankot of Kathmandu, last night. Long suffering from asthma and pneumonia, Neupaney, 58, had been active in journalism ...

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 12:57 AM PST


Transport comes to halt along Prithvi highway
RSS CHITWAN: The Prithvi Highway Bus Operators Committee, Chitwan Branch, has obstructed the road at Anptari of Bharatpur since early morning today, saying their staffs, workers and entrepreneurs ...

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 12:57 AM PST


Vehicles ply without permit in Jumla
RSS JUMLA: Vehicles have been running without the permission of the Department of Roads on the 92 km portion from Manma of Jumla and Kalikot border to Talcha Airport of Mugu district. As it is ...

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 12:57 AM PST


Tek Kumari's death postpones Maoist CC
THT ONLINE KATHMANDU: The Central Committee (CC) meeting of the UCPN-Maoist has been deferred till tomorrow. The CC meet which was called at 11 am, has been postponed till Sunday, owing to the sad ...

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