Nepal news
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