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White House sees ‘irony’ in Putin’s New York Times column

Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on during his meeting with Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence, outside Moscow September 12, 2013. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin proved an important point about “American exceptionalism” when he took a shot at the concept in his column

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Insurgents attack U.S. consulate in west Afghanistan city: police

KABUL (Reuters) – Insurgents including a suicide car bomber attacked the U.S. consulate in the western Afghanistan city of Herat on Friday, police said, and a gun battle was under

Afghans welcome their national soccer team a day after they beat India 2-0 in the South Asian Football Federation Championship in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Sept, 12, 2013. Afghans welcomed home their national soccer team with exuberance and joy, a day after the squad won the war-weary country its first international trophy in the sport.(AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid)
War-weary Afghans revel in soccer victory

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghans welcomed home their national soccer team with exuberance and joy, a day after the squad won the war-weary country its first international championship in the

Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff speaks during a ceremony where she signs into law, the bill that allocates the country's oil royalties to education and health care, at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia September 9, 2013. REUTERS/Celso Junior
Brazil’s Rousseff targets internet companies after NSA spying

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Angered by reports that the U.S. government spied on her and other Brazilians, President Dilma Rousseff is pushing new legislation that would seek to force Google,

A scooterist is forced to get down from his scooter and toe it away for defying the band called by the CPN Maoist's sister organization in Kathmandu on September 12, 2013.
Walk Away

A scooterist is forced to get down from his scooter and toe it away for defying the band called by the CPN Maoist’s sister organization in Kathmandu on September 12,

NSU general convention deferred indefinitely

KATHMANDU: The Nepal Students Union (NSU) has deferred its general convention indefinitely on Thursday. The convention was scheduled to kick off on Saturday. The 11th general convention was prorogued with

Minor quake hits Eastern Nepal, no casualties reported

KATHMANDU: A 4.5 magnitude earth quake hit eastern Nepal on Thursday morning sending panics among people instantly. National Seismological Center confirmed the quake and said that its epicenter was in

Bandh hits normal life in eastern region

BHADRAPUR: Normal life in the eastern region has been hit hard by the bandh called by the Sanghiya Limbuwan Rajya Parishad (Federal Limbuwan State Council) since early this morning. The

Maoist-called band cripples normal life in Kathmandu

KATHMANDU: Normal life was derailed in Kathmandu due to the band called by the CPN Maoist affiliated organizations on Thursday. The band was called as a protest against the recent

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Political committee asks government to amend constitution

KATHMANDU: The High Level Political Committee (HLPC) has asked the government to initiate process for amending the interim constitution to incorporate understanding reached with  Upendra Yadav-led Federal Democratic Front (FDF)