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New major earthquake rocks southwest Pakistan

Pakistani villagers look for belongings amid the rubble of their destroyed homes following an earthquake in the remote district of Awaran, Baluchistan province, Pakistan, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013.

ISLAMABAD: Officials say a major earthquake of 6.8 magnitude or larger has hit southwest Pakistan, less than a week after a massive temblor in the

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Nepalis migrant workers arrive at the entrance to Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on September 27, 2013. Photo : AFP
Gulf dreams turn to dust for Nepal migrant workers

KATHMANDU: As he recalls the 12-hour days, blistering temperatures and lack of drinking water on a construction site thousands of miles away in the Gulf, Purna Bahadur Budhathoki makes a

15 students in six Mustang schools

MUSTANG: It has been revealed that there are 13 teachers and 15 students in six schools in Chhusang VDC of Mustang district, the district beyond the Himalayas. According to the

Man found dead on river bank

RUKUM: A dead body has been found in Garayela VDC in Rukum district. The body is said to be of a man, aged around 28 and was found at the

President Barack Obama talks with President Hassan Rouhani of Iran during a phone call in the Oval Office on September 27, 2013 (THE WHITE HOUSE/AFP, Pete Souza)
Obama‚ Iran’s Rouhani hold historic phone call

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK: President Barack Obama and new Iranian President Hassan Rouhani spoke by telephone on Friday, the highest-level contact between the two countries in three decades and a sign that

Wenger wants to stay at Arsenal forever

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger would happily see out the rest of his years at the north London club whose consistent support over nearly 17 years in the post has made

CPN Maoist cadres confiscate election training materials in Jajarkot

JAJORKOT: Some 30 CPN Maoist cadres seized election training materials in a Dashera VDC of Jajarkot on Friday. The seizure comes as a strategy of the party’s central committee’s decision to

5 kids drowned in lotus pond in Butwal

BUTWAL: Five minors lost their lives after they got submerged in a local pond in Sonbarsha of Raypur VDC in Rupandehi district on Friday evening. According to the police, they

Nepal Telecom resumes mobile services

KATHMANDU: Mobile services of Nepal Telecom, both pre paid and post paid, resumed since 10 am this morning. Both services had been grounded since early morning on Saturday due to

Legendary Nepali movie actor Rajesh Hamal (File Photo)
NC woes Hamal to join his election team

KATHMANDU: Nepali Congress is trying to woe top Kollywood actor Rajesh Hamal for contending Constituent Assembly elections from its side. Party president Sushil Koirala, actor Nir Shah and Raj Kumar