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Nepal man claims to be world's shortest at 1 foot 10 inches

A 72-year-old man in Nepal says he is just 1 foot, 10 inches tall, which would make him as the shortest adult human in Guinness World Records' history.
Source : ANI

Romania rescues children as Europe's freeze deepens

REUTERS BUCHAREST: Nine Romanian children were taken into care after a baby died in an unheated house, joining at least 189 others killed by a Siberian front which strengthened its hold over ...
Source : The Himalayan Times

Num Bahadur yet to get relief

RSS PYUTHAN: A conflict-hit child of Liwang; Pyuthan has not got any relief from the government so far. Num Bahadur Ghartimagar, a resident to Liwang-1 was injured while playing with a bomb found ...
Source : The Himalayan Times

Nepal Maoists all set to enter civilian life

peace deal in 2006. "Our friends were given cheques and they will leave on February 11 following an official send off," said one of commanders, Dhan Bahadur Maskey, from a camp in Chitwan. ...
Source : Times Of India

A sobering look at Facebook

REUTERS SAN FRANCISCO: It's the year's hottest initial public offering, but some wealth managers find themselves having a hard time recommending Facebook to their clients. The ...
Source : The Himalayan Times

In Lebanon‚ a refuge for Syria's wounded

ASSOCIATED PRESS TRIPOLI: Abu Hamza was in a crowd of thousands in the Syrian border town of Qusair, shouting for President Bashar Assad to leave power, when a sniper's bullet tore through his ...
Source : The Himalayan Times

Rescuers find bodies from Papua New Guinea ferry disaster

REUTERS SYDNEY: Rescuers searching for survivors after a heavily laden ferry sank off Papua New Guinea said on Saturday they had found four bodies and that the search would go on for about 100 ...
Source : The Himalayan Times

Fire victims get relief in Saptari

RSS RAJBIRAJ: Nepali Congress Constituency No. 3 Committee has distributed blankets to fire victims of Madhepura VDC-4 in Saptari district on Friday. The blankets were distributed to 18 victim ...
Source : The Himalayan Times

Iran threatens retaliation over oil embargo

REUTERS TEHRAN: Iran's supreme leader threatened on Friday to retaliate against the West for sanctions, a day after a U.S. newspaper said defense secretary Leon Panetta believed Israel was ...
Source : The Himalayan Times

Amid peace bid‚ U.S. got purported letter from Taliban

REUTERS WASHINGTON: The White House received a letter last year purported to come directly from Mullah Omar, the reclusive leader of the Taliban, asking the United States to deliver militant ...
Source : The Himalayan Times

South Sudan shoot-out kills 37‚ wounds U.N. policeman

REUTERS JUBA: A shoot-out among South Sudanese security forces using truck-mounted machineguns killed 37 people and injured a United Nations policeman Wednesday, U.N. and government officials said ...
Source : The Himalayan Times

Over 200 people killed in Syria as U.N. prepares to vote

REUTERS BEIRUT: More than 200 people were killed in shelling by Syrian forces in the city of Homs, activists said on Saturday, as the U.N. Security Council prepared to vote on a draft resolution ...
Source : The Himalayan Times

Contraception mandate outrages religious groups

FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2011 file photo, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is seen in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington. Federal law lays out several criteria for ...
Source : The Himalayan Times

England edge ahead as wickets tumble in third Test

England's Stuart Broad (left) celebrates after dismissing Pakistan's Adnan Akmal during the first day of the third and final Test match between Pakistan and England at the Dubai ...
Source : The Himalayan Times

Jobless rate at 3-year low as payrolls surge

REUTERS WASHINGTON: The United States created jobs at the fastest pace in nine months in January and the unemployment rate unexpectedly dropped to a near three-year low, giving a boost to President ...
Source : The Himalayan Times