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Month: July 2013

Six dead in separate road accidents

DHADING: At least six persons died in separate road accidents in Siraha and Dhading districts early this morning. According to police, three persons were killed

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US boy trapped under dune still critical

A six-year-old US boy who spent more than three hours buried under 3.3 metres of sand after being swallowed by a massive dune is recovering well, but remains in critical

Chinese family sues Apple over death

A Chinese family wants compensation from Apple over the death of their daughter. They say Ma Ailun was electrocuted while trying to answer a call on her iPhone while it

Greenwald: Snowden docs contain NSA ‘blueprint’

RIO DE JANEIRO: Edward Snowden has very sensitive “blueprints” detailing how the National Security Agency operates that would allow someone who read them to evade or even duplicate NSA surveillance,

Nepal’s government present budget of Rs 517.24 billion for fiscal year 2013/014

KATHMANDU: Nepal’s finance minister on Sunday announced a full budget of Rs 517.24 billion for the fiscal year 2013/014. Finance Minister Shankar Prasad Koirala presented the budget in the National Planning

Sudan’s Bashir arrives in Nigeria to anger of rights groups

ABUJA: Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir arrived in Nigeria on Sunday for an African Union summit on HIV/AIDS as his hosts chose to ignore an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant

Israeli leader vows to keep weapons from Hezbollah

JERUSALEM: Israel’s prime minister insisted Sunday that he will not allow “dangerous weapons” to reach Lebanon’s Hezbollah militants, following reports that Israel recently carried out an airstrike in northern Syria

Government rolls out fiscal budget amid political party concerns

KATHMANDU: Finance Minister Shanker Prasad Koirala has presented a Rs 506 billion budget for the fiscal year 2013/14 on Sunday. The budget was presented after a delay of 3 hours

Government sends budget ordinance to President for approval

KATHMANDU: The government has passed the budget ordinance and send to President Ram Baran Yadav for approval this afternoon. Finance Minister Shankar Prasad Koirala will read out the budget after

Philippines, rebels reach a wealth-sharing deal

MANILA: The Philippines said on Sunday it has clinched a key “wealth-sharing” deal with Muslim rebels, bringing it closer to ending a decades-old rebellion that has claimed tens of thousands