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Posted: 01 Jan 2012 07:31 AM PST


YAN condemns shooting spree
THT ONLINE KATHMANDU: The Youth Association Nepal (YAN) Valley Coordination Committee has condemned the shooting taken place during its conference in Kathmandu on Saturday. The YAN has said it is ...

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 07:31 AM PST


UN still on high alert in S. Sudan flashpoint
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE JUBA: UN peacekeepers remain on high alert in South Sudan's flashpoint town of Pibor where escalating tribal violence has prompted thousands to flee, a senior UN official ...

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 07:31 AM PST


Argentine governor dies of shot to head
ASSOCIATED PRESS BUENOS AIRES: The spokesman for a southern Argentine state says its governor has died of a shot to the head. Julian Goinhex says Rio Negro Gov. Carlos Soria was celebrating the ...

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 07:31 AM PST


Rare birds spotted in Parasi
RSS NAWALPARASI: Seven species of world's rare birds have been discovered in Nawalparasi district, revealed a report. A report released by Nepal Birds Conservation Association states that 121 ...

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 05:58 AM PST


Iran says it's produced first nuclear fuel rod
ASSOCIATED PRESS TEHRAN: Iranian scientists have produced the nation's first nuclear fuel rod, a feat of engineering the West has doubted Tehran capable of, the country's nuclear agency ...

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 05:58 AM PST


Federer aims to extend winning run to Olympics
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE DOHA: Roger Federer believes the momentum he achieved from his finest finish to a season can launch him to a successful defence of the Qatar Open title and a flying start to ...

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 05:58 AM PST


NKorea's Kim visits tank division on New Year's
n this undated photo released by the Korean Central News Agency and distributed in Tokyo by the Korea News Service on Friday, Dec. 30, 2011, a commemorative postage stamp featuring late North Korean ...

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 05:58 AM PST


Sudurpaschim Saktibahini party formed
RSS KANCHANPUR: A new party 'Sudurpaschim Shaktibahini' has been formed, saying the state has discriminated against the far-western region. In a press release issued by the Chairman of ...

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 05:58 AM PST


Two die in Saptari district
RSS RAJBIRAJ: A person, who fell unconscious after consuming excessive alcohol, died Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Raju Das (32) son of Baiju Das of Hanumannagar-4 of Saptari ...

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 04:27 AM PST


Property worth Rs 7.87 lakh stolen in Capital
THT ONLINE KATHMANDU: Property worth around Rs. 6.1 lakh has been stolen from Koteshwor-based TV Home depot run by Santosh Paneru on Saturday afternoon. An unidentified gang of thieves stealthily ...

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 04:27 AM PST


Iraq death toll down sharply in 2011
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE BAGHDAD: Iraq's death toll from violence in 2011 fell sharply from previous years, figures showed on Sunday, as Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki called for the country to ...

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 04:27 AM PST


15 more speakers air their views in Maoist CC meet
THT ONLINE KATHMANDU: The UCPN-Maoist Central Committee resumed it meeting on Sunday, and continued holding discussion on the separate proposals put forth by party Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal and ...

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 04:27 AM PST


Iran navy tests medium-range missile during drill
ASSOCIATED PRESS TEHRAN: Iran's navy says it has test-fired a medium-range surface-to-air missile during a drill in international waters near the strategic Strait of Hormuz - the passageway ...

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 04:26 AM PST


Australia takes 1-0 lead over Spain at Hopman Cup
ASSOCIATED PRESS PERTH: Jarmila Gajdosova beat Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 Sunday to give Australia a 1-0 lead over Spain in its Hopman Cup mixed teams tennis match at the Burswood Dome. ...

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 04:26 AM PST


India‚ Pakistan exchange nuclear facilities lists
ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW DELHI: India and Pakistan have exchanged lists of their nuclear facilities as part of an agreement that bans the longtime rivals from attacking each other's nuclear ...

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 04:26 AM PST


17 arrested at Malaysia student demo
Seventeen people were arrested in Malaysia on Sunday after police broke up a student gathering for greater academic freedom, in what the opposition and activists said was a campaign to stifle ...

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 02:54 AM PST


Clijisters wins easily in 1st round at Brisbane
Serena Williams of the United States poses with the Brisbane city in the background for photo session at Brisbane International tennis tournament in Brisbane, Australia, Sunday, Jan 1, ...

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 02:54 AM PST


Ajad group in Janakpur for dialogue
RSS JANAKPURDHAM: Samyukta Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (Ajad Group) has reached Janakpur to hold second phase dialogue with the government. Talking to media persons, Coordinator of the Group, ...

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 01:24 AM PST


Hussey happy to help delay Tendulkar's defining moment
REUTERS NEW YORK: Sachin Tendulkar's incredible record at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) makes Mike Hussey nervous but the Australian batsman and his team mates will do everything to prolong the ...

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 01:24 AM PST


U.S. imposes sanctions on banks dealing with Iran
U.S. President Barack Obama talks to the press after signing into law a two-month payroll tax cut extension at the White House in Washington December 23, ...

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 01:24 AM PST


Blackburn shock United‚ Spurs and Chelsea slip
REUTERS MANCHESTER: Manchester United wasted the chance to start the New Year at the top of the Premier League when they suffered a shock 3-2 home defeat by struggling Blackburn Rovers on ...

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 01:24 AM PST


Disqualified combatants bandh affects life in Chitwan
RSS CHITWAN: The region-wide shutdown enforced by the disqualified Maoist former combatants has affected normal life here since Sunday morning. The disqualified Maoist former combatants have been ...

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 01:24 AM PST


New Year's party rocks around the world
Fireworks light up the London skyline. The world rang in the New Year on Sunday with a string of spectacular firework displays watched by millions, a moment to overlook what the global economic ...

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 01:24 AM PST


China manufacturing index up in December
ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING: China's manufacturing index rose in December to 50.3 percent, a slight rebound after a greater-than-expected fall in November. The state-affiliated China Federation ...

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 01:24 AM PST


KU recommends 3 names for VC
RSS BANEPA: Kathmandu University (KU) has recommended names of three persons for the appointment of Vice-Chancellor of the university. A meeting of the Recommendation Committee held a few days ago ...

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 01:23 AM PST


Maiti Nepal reintegrates 114 women rescued while being trafficked to different countries
Maiti Nepal reintegrates 114 women rescued while being trafficked to different countries The Kanchanpur District chapter of the Maiti Nepal, a social organization working in the sector of women at ...

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 12:38 AM PST


Kim Jong-Il's eldest son secretly pays last respects
File photo shows Kim Jong-Nam, eldest son of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il, at Narita airport near Tokyo in 2001. Jong-Nam has secretly visited Pyongyang to pay his last respects, the ...

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 12:38 AM PST


New Year firecrackers injure nearly 500 Filipinos
Two-year-old Herbi Orbiso rests on the cheeks of his aunt after being wounded by a stray bullet on the head during New Year celebrations in Manila, Philippines on Sunday Jan. 1, 2012. More than 200 ...

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 12:38 AM PST


Gunmen attack bars in northeast Kenya‚ at least 2 dead
REUTERS GARISSA: Gunmen sprayed bullets at New Year revelers in two bars in northeastern Kenya on Sunday, killing at least two people, a witness and police said, the latest in a wave of attacks ...

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 12:38 AM PST


Afghan girl tortured after refusing prostitution
REUTERS KABUL: A 15-year-old Afghan girl was brutally tortured, beaten and locked in a toilet by her husband's family for months after she refused to become a prostitute, officials said ...

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