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Kathmandu shuts down
KATHMANDU: Kathmandu Valley on Wednesday remained shut to protest the killing of a businessman, who was earlier abducted by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). Vehicles stayed off the road, businesses remained shut and education ...

“Don’t disrupt Olympics relay”
LONDON: The Dalai Lama, who is here on what he described as a “non-political” visit, has appealed to Tibetans not to disrupt the Olympic torch relay. Reiterating his support for the upcoming Beijing Olympics, he said: “I ...

Key LTTE commander dead
COLOMBO: Pro-LTTE TamilNet website has said that “Brigadier Balraj,” a key commander of the LTTE died due to a heart attack in Vanni. “Brigadier Balraj was the first commander of the conventional fighting formation, Charles ...

Jamaat-e-Islami leader arrested
DHAKA: The chief of Jamaat-e-Islami, Bangladesh (JIB), Motiur Rahman Nizami, was arrested on Monday. Mr. Nizami is an accused in the Gatco graft case, in which the former Prime Minister, Begum Khaleda Zia’s youngest son Arafat Rahman is ...

Parties agree on Constitution amendment
KATHMANDU: Three political parties, the Nepali Congress, United Marxists Leninists and Madhesi Janadhikar Forum, have reached an agreement to amend the interim Constitution. PM’s removal The ...

Israel, Syria confirm indirect peace talks
Turkey will mediate to broker peace between the two West Asian rivals

$10. 14 billion allocated for China quake relief
BEIJING: Premier Wen Jiabao announced here on Wednesday that the government would allocate 70 billion Yuan ($10.14 billion) this year for a reconstruction fund for the quake-hit regions. He also pledged to arrange funds for the reconstruction ...

Spain: ETA leader arrested
MADRID: Spanish and French police arrested a high-ranking leader of the armed Basque separatist group ETA and five other people, hitting back amid a sustained campaign of bombings by the militant organisation, officials said on Wednesday. ...

Georgia elects new Parliament
Polls held in backdrop of Russia’s support for Abkhazia

CARCINOGENIC PROPERTIES
Carbon nanotubes the new asbestos?


Setback for Rajapaksa
Sri Lanka fails to get re-elected to U.N. rights council

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