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Egyptians targeted with blasphemy charges

CAIRO: The pale, young Christian woman sat handcuffed in the courtroom, accused of insulting Islam while teaching history of religions to fourth-graders. A team of

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Bombs targeting Sunnis kill at least 76 in Iraq

BAGHDAD: Bombs ripped through Sunni areas in Baghdadand surrounding areas Friday, killing at least 76 people in the deadliest day in Iraq in more than eight months. The major spike

Prez prods officials for Chure Conservation Program

KATHMANDU: President Dr Ram Baran Yadav has asked the officials to make the Rastrapati Chure Conservation Program a success. Inviting the top-level government officials at the Office of the President

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Only date announcement does not ensure polls: Deuba

DADELDHURA: At a time when different political parties are asking the government to announce the CA polls date, Nepali Congress senior leader Sher Bahadur Deuba has refuted the idea saying

Ritual circumcision kills 23 males in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG: South African police said Friday they had launched a series of murder inquiries after 23 males died while undergoing circumcision during traditional rites of passage into manhood. The 23

Bangladesh, Myanmar relieved as cyclone fizzles

Bangladesh: A once-fearsome cyclone that was threatening Bangladesh and Myanmar dissipated quickly, causing some deaths but largely relieving authorities who had told more than 1 million people to leave vulnerable coastal areas

Bombs at mosques in northwest Pakistan kill 10

Pakistan: Police say bombings at two mosques in northwest Pakistan have killed at least 10 people. Tribal police officer Badshah Rehman says the blasts Friday in Baz Darrah village in the Malakand district of

For UML leaders, Madan Bhandari Memorial Day is good time to criticize Maoists

KATHMANDU: The CPN-UML and its sister organizations are marking the 20th Madan Bhandari and Jibraj Ashrti Memorial Day across the country by organizing different programs. In Kathmandu, UML Chairman Jhalanath

RPP-RJP unification process starts today; Thapa to head the party

KATHMANDU: The unification between the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) and the Rastriya Janashakti Party (RJP) is taking place today. Some 2,300 delegates across the country have arrived in Kathmandu to

Scribes Sapkota and Basnet win Sancharika Prize

KATHMANDU: The Sancharika Samuha has decided to jointly award Janakraj Sapkota and Man Bahadur Basnet of Nepal Weekly with this year’s Sancharika Samanata Prize for their feature story titled Cheliko