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Australian PM announces Sept. 14 elections

CANBERRA, Australia: Prime Minister Julia Gillard surprised Australians on Wednesday by announcing that elections will be held Sept. 14, in a country where governments have

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UN presses need for major boost in Syrian aid

KUWAIT CITY: U.N. humanitarian officials led by Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon are urging for a major boost in relief aid for Syria at an international conference in Kuwait that includes both

Who’s who in Egypt’s latest political crisis

CAIRO: Following are the main players in Egypt’s latest political crisis, which began around the time of the second anniversary of the start of the uprising against Hosni Mubarak’s rule.

Clinton says she doesn’t see “getting back into politics”

WASHINGTON: Outgoing U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday cast doubt on speculation she might run for the White House in 2016. In an interview taped for National Public

South Korea launches first civilian rocket amid tensions with North

SEOUL: South Korea launched its first space rocket carrying a science satellite on Wednesday amid heightened regional tensions, caused in part, by North Korea’s successful launch of its own rocket

‘NC and UML are terrorists’

BANEPA: Nepal’s UCPN (Maoist) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who was declared a terrorist during the state of emergency by the NC and UML government in the insurgency period, has termed

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Obama launches push for immigration overhaul

WASHINGTON: Seeking swift action on immigration, President Barack Obama on Tuesday will try to rally public support behind his proposals for giving millions of illegal immigrants a pathway to citizenship,

20 believed dead in Kazakhstan plane crash

ALMATY, Kazakhstan: A passenger plane crashed Tuesday near Kazakhstan’s principal city,Almaty, likely killing all 20 on board, Kazakhstan airline SCAT said. Almaty and surrounding areas have been shrouded in fog

Maoist Minister says CA elections to de delayed due to opponents

JANAKPURDHAM: UCPN (Maoist) leader and Minister for Peace and Reconstruction Top Bahadur Rayamajhi has ruled out the chances of holding the fresh elections by mid-June were slim due to oppositions’

Anti-government protest will ensure democracy

MYAGDI: Vice President of Nepali Congress (NC), Ramchandra Paudel, said that the CA election could be ensured only under NC-led government. Talking at a press meeting organized by Nepal Press