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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Nepal National.com http://www.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/10/id/2411cd3571b4f088/ en-us Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:38:07 -0400 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:38:07 -0400 30 South Korea's Defense Ministry says North Korea launched five missiles off its eastern coast Saturday, following similar tests earlier this week. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/515051/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:47:08 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/515051/cs/1/ Swiss banks are shunning business from the U.S. amid concerns over legal issues and prospects for tighter regulation. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/515034/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:13:05 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/515034/cs/1/ The incoming head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says he knows of no hard evidence that Iran is trying to gain the ability to develop nuclear weapons. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514936/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:44:33 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514936/cs/1/ Politics in Washington picked up a beat Friday. when former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin suddenly announced her resignation as Alaskan governor. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514935/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:39:56 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514935/cs/1/ Israeli forces killed hundreds of unarmed Palestinian civilians and destroyed thousands of homes in Gaza in attacks which breached the laws of war, Amnesty International concluded in a new report published this week. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514934/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:30:37 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514934/cs/1/ South African police have seized a large quantity of heroin which they say was smuggled into the country from Iran. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/515050/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:42:11 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/515050/cs/1/ Pakistan's military says a transport helicopter has crashed because of a technical failure, killing 26 security personnel on board. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/515052/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:51:03 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/515052/cs/1/ A leaked report purportedly drafted by authorities in Myanmar’s military government describes a top-secret visit to North Korea late last year by Myanmar's top brass, during which the two sides pledged to significantly expand cooperation in military training and arms production, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reports. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514933/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:22:09 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514933/cs/1/ Israeli attacks with guided missiles fired from aerial drones killed civilians during the recent Gaza fighting in violation of the laws of war, Human Rights Watch said in a report released this week. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514932/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:38:08 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514932/cs/1/ In a bizarre twist a man who lost his female flatmate in a tragic accident will now be prosecuted because of an unrelated incident. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514953/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:31:56 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514953/cs/1/ The head of the United Nations agency tasked with upholding freedom of expression and press freedom on Friday voiced his strong support for the recent call issued by the foreign ministers of the Group of Eight (G8) nations on Iran to respect fundamental human rights. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514957/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:02:07 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514957/cs/1/ United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has arrived in Myanmar to discuss with the ruling military government the release of its political prisoners. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514684/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:33:42 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514684/cs/1/ The Bangladesh government is coming under increasing pressures from its own ministers and ruling Awami League lawmakers to hold urgent bilateral talks with India, which is planning to build a dam on the Barak river the two neighbours share, a media report here said Saturday. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/515048/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:30:07 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/515048/cs/1/ Hollywood star Zac Efron and model-turned-actress Megan Fox were seen enjoying a romantic dinner date at Pace, an upscale restaurant here. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/515044/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:30:04 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/515044/cs/1/ Actors and close friends Matt Damon and Ben Affleck played poker at an event in Las Vegas to raise money for charity. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/515043/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:30:03 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/515043/cs/1/ Two prestigious universities - Oxford in Britain and McGill in Canada - have joined hands for research on the human brain. The two universities are among world leaders in neuroscience research. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/515041/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:30:01 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/515041/cs/1/ Want to save Mt Everest, the universal symbol of grandeur, toughness and adventure? Then eat an apple pie. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/515010/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:50:10 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/515010/cs/1/ This happens in the world's oldest democracy as well. Two lawmakers, one accused of corruption and the other of slashing his girlfriend's face with a broken drinking glass, are at the centre of a bizarre 'parliamentary coup' that has paralysed the New York Senate for weeks, stalling action on critical bills. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/515008/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:50:07 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/515008/cs/1/ Celebrity couple David and Victoria Beckham splashed out $81,660 on a luxury eco-spa break for their 10th wedding anniversary. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/515006/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:50:05 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/515006/cs/1/ King of Pop Michael Jackson is likely to be buried in a $25,000 solid bronze casket, just like soul legend James Brown. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/515002/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:50:02 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/515002/cs/1/ Scientists are focussing on bacteria-killer proteins known as colicins to potentially open the way to new medicines. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514989/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:20:09 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514989/cs/1/ An optical transistor, successfully crafted from a single molecule, brings researchers a step closer to an optical computer, which would be much faster and more powerful than existing counterparts. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514979/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:30:04 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514979/cs/1/ The governor of President Barack Obama's home state Illinois has expressed a desire to work together with India, saying the people of India are exceptionally important for America. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514978/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:30:03 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514978/cs/1/ Three people have died of swine flu in New Zealand, the Ministry of Health announced Saturday, reporting the country's first fatalities from the H1N1 virus. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514976/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:30:01 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514976/cs/1/ US President Barack Obama has been squabbling with West European leaders over how to handle issues such as the global economic crisis and climate change, and those differences appeared to hang over the upcoming G8 summit in Italy. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514964/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:40:14 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514964/cs/1/ Russia has agreed to allow American troops and weapons to fly over its airspace on the way to Afghanistan, the New York Times reported Saturday. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514963/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:40:13 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514963/cs/1/ 'New York', the first big Bollywood film to hit America after the industry strike, has won good reviews from US media with the New York Times praising its portrayal of problems faced by a Muslim minority. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514962/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:40:11 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514962/cs/1/ Beijing, July 4 (Xinhua) Asia should have its own monetary fund to better ensure financial stability of the region, a senior UN official has said. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514960/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:40:05 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514960/cs/1/ North Korea fired two more missiles off its east coast, a day after it fired four short-range missiles, according to South Korean media reports early Saturday. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514958/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:40:02 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514958/cs/1/ Six people, including three children, have died in a fire in a block of flats in London, the fire brigade said late Friday. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514944/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:50:09 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514944/cs/1/ St.The following is the scoreboard of the match between India and the West Indies in the rain marred third One-day international of the four-match series at the Beausejor Stadium here Friday. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514945/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:50:09 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514945/cs/1/ St.Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni played another responsible knock of 46 not out as India took an unbeatable 2-1 lead in the series, winning the third One-day international by six wickets according to the Duckworth-Lewis (DL) Method with just one ball to spare here on a rain-marred Friday. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514943/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:50:07 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514943/cs/1/ St.A responsible knock of 46 from 34 balls by skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni helped India to defeat West Indies by six wickets under Dockworth-Lewis method in the rain-affected third One-day international here Friday. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514942/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:50:06 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514942/cs/1/ Striker Michael Owen completed his free-transfer move to English football champions Manchester United Friday. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514940/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:50:03 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514940/cs/1/ Pakistani residents in the Hamza Banda area of Lower Dir district have ordered Taliban commander Mufti Aftab to leave the area immediately, a media report said Friday. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514930/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:50:05 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514930/cs/1/ Pakistan has sealed its South Waziristan border with Afghanistan and imposed a curfew there to prevent Afghan militants from infiltrating into its territory in the wake of fresh offensives by US troops on the Taliban on the other side of the border. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514929/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:50:04 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514929/cs/1/ Organisers Friday released the first details of Michael Jackson's public memorial service, confirming that it will take place at the Staples Centre in downtown Los Angeles Tuesday. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514928/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:50:03 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514928/cs/1/ The Pakistani police have arrested a terrorist considered to be an expert in making suicide bomb vests, a media report said Friday. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514920/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:00:06 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514920/cs/1/ A strong earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale jolted western Mexico Friday, officials said. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514919/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:00:05 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514919/cs/1/ South Korea Friday announced plans to spend billions on sophisticated technology to counter the perceived threat of a North Korean nuclear attack. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514914/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:20:09 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514914/cs/1/ Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousaf Raza Gilani will meet in the Egyptian resort city of Sharam-el-Sheikh July 16, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said Friday. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514905/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:20:02 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514905/cs/1/ Given only a couple more weeks by the Maoists and unable to table the budget in parliament due to their opposition, Nepal's beleaguered Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal Friday expanded his cabinet in a surprise move, inducting two more ministers. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514887/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:20:13 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514887/cs/1/ The British government has relaxed travel restrictions on its citizens visiting Sri Lanka nearly five weeks after Tamil separatist rebels were defeated to end a more then 30-year war in the South Asian country, the British high commission in Colombo said Friday. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514877/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:20:05 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514877/cs/1/ Tokyo/India and Japan, the only country to have been attacked by atomic bombs, Friday decided to work together for an early conclusion of the Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty (FMCT) and to fast-track negotiations on a comprehensive economic partnership agreement. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514876/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:20:03 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514876/cs/1/ At least 28 militants were killed in a suspected US drone attack and clashes with Pakistani troops in the country's northwest, officials said Friday. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514874/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:20:02 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514874/cs/1/ Japan's Cabinet Friday approved a bill to extend its troops' refuelling operations in the Indian Ocean to help the US-led forces in Afghanistan by another six months till Jan 15 next year, a media report said. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514862/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:30:09 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514862/cs/1/ The parents of a three-year-old Southeast Portland boy who died after an Indian-American doctor nicknamed 'Dr Death' operated on him have settled their wrongful death lawsuit for $200,000. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514855/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:30:03 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514855/cs/1/ Gay activists in the US, including Indian Americans, have hailed the Delhi High Court judgement decriminalising homosexuality, terming it as a 'historic first'. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514854/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:30:02 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514854/cs/1/ Karachi, July 3(IANS) Former Pakistan Test cricketer Aamer Sohail Friday played down reports of a growing rift with fellow Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) director Wasim Bari. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514839/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:50:05 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514839/cs/1/ The US military said Friday that it was pushing further into a Taliban bastion in southern Afghanistan after it had reported its first casualties in the offensive, the first under the US government's new strategy in the Central Asian country. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514810/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:50:08 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514810/cs/1/ Iran has freed three more staff members of the British embassy who were detained on charges of stoking the post-election unrest, a media report said Friday. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514801/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:50:02 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514801/cs/1/ Excavation of an ancient Vietnamese site has thrown up the earliest evidence of rice cultivation, while shedding new light on how the death of young children was viewed by community members. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514749/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:00:01 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514749/cs/1/ Well planned vegetarian diets are healthy and nutritious for all age groups and help prevent heart diseases, cancer, obesity and diabetes. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514746/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:50:12 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514746/cs/1/ Hangzhou (China), July 3 (Xinhua) A patient suffering from influenza A (H1N1), better known as swine flu, died of electrocution when she was taking a shower in a hospital here, the police said Friday. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514737/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:50:06 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514737/cs/1/ The Punjab provincial government Friday moved the Pakistan Supreme Court against the Lahore High Court decision to release Jamaat ud Dawa chief and Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed, whom India has blamed for masterminding the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514733/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:50:01 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514733/cs/1/ Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan is all set to sign for Victoria Bushrangers for the Twenty20 Big Bash and play as local hero at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), the same venue where 14 years ago he was labelled a chucker by umpire Darrel Hair. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514680/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:20:08 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514680/cs/1/ King of pop Michael Jackson's untimely death last week spurred fresh public interest in him worldwide. Now an enterprising restaurant in Kathmandu, a city that was not in the singer's ken, is hoping to cash in on that. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514678/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:20:06 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514678/cs/1/ Australian speedster Brett Lee boosted his selection chances for the first Ashes Test starting Wednesday at Cardiff with a burst of five for 21 in 40 balls in a practice match against Englad Lions at Worcester. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514677/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:20:05 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514677/cs/1/ Parts of Mars resemble places on Earth, including its landscape, history of water, soil and even its weather, says a study. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514674/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:20:04 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514674/cs/1/ A man who raped his nine-year-old daughter was lynched and burnt alive by a mob in the Guatemalan town of San Juan Sacatepequez, the police said. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514673/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:20:03 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514673/cs/1/ The former president of the Philippines, Corazon Aquino, has told he doctors she no longer wishes to be treated in her battle against colon cancer. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514693/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:42:50 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514693/cs/1/ The World Health Organization head, Margaret Chan, has addressed a meeting in Mexico to say that the spread of the H1N1 swine flu virus worldwide is now unstoppable. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514683/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:32:17 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514683/cs/1/ US President Barack Obama is still unsure about how he is going to deal with the most dangerous terror detainees at the US prison at Guantanamo Bay. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514682/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:30:36 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514682/cs/1/ India's Leander Paes was in sight of his second Grand Slam title of the year after he along with Zimbabwe's Cara Black booked a final berth in the mixed doubles of the Wimbledon tennis championships here Friday. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514926/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:50:02 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514926/cs/1/ Singer-actress Beyonce Knowles is desperate to star in a remake of the 1992 movie 'Sister Act' after watching the sell-out West End musical version of the same in London. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514925/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:00:11 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514925/cs/1/ Harry Potter star Emma Watson plans to become a make-up artist if her movie career falters. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514924/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:00:10 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514924/cs/1/ Hollywood actor Keanu Reeves can't wait to see what the critics make of his new movie because he loves finding out how his performances are rated. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514923/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:00:09 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514923/cs/1/ Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt was forced to hitch a lift from a paparazzo when his motorbike broke down on a busy Hollywood street. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514922/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:00:08 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514922/cs/1/ Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has revealed he was unfazed by his on-screen kiss with co-star Bonnie Wright in the upcoming instalment of the wizard franchise because appearing naked on Broadway has left him 'blase' about filming intimate scenes. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514921/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:00:06 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514921/cs/1/ Washington, July 3 (Xinhua) A robotic version of US President Barack Obama debuted at an event Friday at the Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514946/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:50:10 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514946/cs/1/ Members of the International Atomic Energy Agency unanimously designated Japan's Yukiyo Amano as the next IAEA chief Friday, ending a rift between developing and industrialised countries over his nomination. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514913/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:20:07 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514913/cs/1/ At least 23 people were killed and 31 injured when two passenger buses in which they were travelling collided head-on in Peru's southern Puno region, officials said. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514894/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:10:03 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514894/cs/1/ Moscow, July 3 (RIA Novosti) Moscow and Washington will sign deals expanding bilateral military ties and on transit of military supplies via Russia to the American troops in Afghanistan during President Barack Obama's visit to the Russian capital, an official said Friday. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514893/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:10:01 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514893/cs/1/ Moscow, July 3 (RIA Novosti) Michael Jackson's promoter has announced that 11,000 free tickets would be available to the public for the King of Pop's memorial service, to be held next Tuesday in Los Angeles. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514884/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:20:10 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514884/cs/1/ The Yemeni airline Yemenia could be placed on a black list and banned from flying in Europe if it did not improve the condition of its aircraft, French Junior Minister for Transport Dominique Bussereau said Friday. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514863/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:30:10 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514863/cs/1/ Germany will send its advanced Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft to Afghanistan to help the NATO forces in the fight against Taliban, a media report said Friday. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514856/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:30:05 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514856/cs/1/ With just five days left for the Ashes, Australian captain Ricky Ponting again made it clear that he is not happy with John Buchanan's decision to join the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) as an adviser. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514821/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:50:17 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514821/cs/1/ Ricky Ponting might be disappointed with John Buchanan's new job as an advisor in the English board, but the former Australian coach will be backing Ponting to win the Ashes. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514774/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:30:05 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514774/cs/1/ Rome, July 3 (RIA Novosti) The toll in the gas explosion at a railroad station in northern Italy rose to 20 after two people injured in the accident died at a hospital, a health spokesman said Friday. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514769/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:30:01 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514769/cs/1/ Amnesty International, the global human rights group, Friday welcomed the Delhi high court ruling decriminalising homosexuality and alleged the Victorian-era law that banned gay sex had been used to stifle HIV/AIDS prevention in India. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514742/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:50:09 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514742/cs/1/ Genetic mutations that once helped humans survive may increase the possibility of diseases, including cancer, according to a recent study. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514736/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:50:05 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/514736/cs/1/ OAS head doubts Honduras' interim leadership will restore ousted President Zelaya Vice chancellor: Honduras prepared to withdraw from OAS Zelaya vows to return to country despite arrest threat http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25860829/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:54:13 -0400 CNN http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25860829/ The troops were attacked in eastern Paktika province, but there were no immediate details about the incident, said Lt. Cmdr. Christine Sidenstricker. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25861118/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:56:26 -0400 USA Today http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25861118/ After bitter wrangling, Africa's leaders agreed to denounce the International Criminal Court and refuse to extradite Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, who has been indicted for crimes against humani... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25860803/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:09:36 -0400 The Independent http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25860803/ NEW: Lottery for Michael Jackson memorial service now open to non-U.S. residents Computer will randomly select 8,750 names to receive pair of tickets Police, city officials urging those who don't have... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25860830/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:54:16 -0400 CNN http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25860830/ COLUMBUS, Ga. -- About 4,900 Jehovah's Witnesses from west Georgia, east Alabama and north Florida are meeting in Columbus this weekend.The three-day convention at the Columbus Civic Center started F... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25861109/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:11:44 -0400 The Miami Herald http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25861109/ RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. -- High Desert's James McOwen has extended his hitting streak to 40 games with a single in the ninth inning of a 6-4 loss at Rancho Cucamonga.McOwen, an outfielder drafted in... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25861113/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:11:57 -0400 The Miami Herald http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25861113/ MOSCOW (AP) -- Michelle Obama brings her superstar glamor to Moscow this weekend as she accompanies her husband on his summit with the Russian president. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25861124/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:49:02 -0400 Associated Press http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25861124/ The race is on to get hold of tickets for Michael Jackson’s memorial service on Tuesday but the process is proving frustrating for many fans. Some waiting outside the venue in Los Angeles were... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25861128/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:43:12 -0400 Euro News http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25861128/ Los Angeles: The powerful sedative Diprivan was found in Michael Jackson's home, a law enforcement official said, as the city planned for a massive crowd at the singer's memorial service. Diprivan is ... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25861119/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:37:52 -0400 Gulf News http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25861119/ Moscow: Nine police officers have been killed and nine wounded in militant attack in Russia's volatile Ingushetia region, according to officials. More follows... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25860937/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:37:49 -0400 Gulf News http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25860937/ Jakarta: Indonesia's transport minister says the European Commission will lift a ban on four Indonesian airlines. Jusman Syafii Djamal says Garuda, Mandala Airlines, Airfast Indonesia and Prime Air wi... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25860884/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:37:46 -0400 Gulf News http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25860884/ OVER 50,000 people were evacuated in south China after the heaviest rains in years led to flooding and swollen rivers in recent days, state media reported. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25860823/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:31:59 -0400 The Australian http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25860823/ SAN DIEGO -- It looks like Padres manager Bud Black is going to get a contract extension.Despite having an overall losing record in three seasons, Black apparently has done enough to impress new CEO ... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25861112/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:11:54 -0400 The Miami Herald http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25861112/ Kabul: A US military spokeswoman says two American troops were killed and four were wounded after an explosion in eastern Afghanistan. Lt. Cmdr. Christine Sidenstricker says the blast happened in the... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25861121/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:37:47 -0400 Gulf News http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25861121/ Yangon, Myanmar: U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he is "deeply disappointed" after the Myanmar junta rejected his second and final request to meet jailed opposition leader Aung San S... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25861120/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:37:50 -0400 Gulf News http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25861120/ MINNEAPOLIS -- Placido Polanco hit a pair of extra-inning RBI singles, the second giving the Detroit Tigers the lead for good in an 11-9 victory over the Minnesota Twins in 16 innings Friday night.Po... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25861110/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:11:46 -0400 The Miami Herald http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25861110/ New York: People are clamoring to see Michael Jackson's old videos in the wake of his death - especially "Thriller." Internet video research firm Visible Measures, said Jackson's most famou... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25861122/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:37:42 -0400 Gulf News http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25861122/ FILE - In this June 11, 2009 file photo, Orlando Magic's Hedo Turkoglu, from Turkey, celebrates a shot in the fourth quarter of Game 4 of the NBA basketball finals against the Los Angeles Lakers in Or... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25861114/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:11:59 -0400 The Miami Herald http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25861114/ A fire has killed six people including three children after sweeping through a tower block in southeast London. A three-week-old baby and youngsters aged six and seven were among the victims. The ... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25861125/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:43:16 -0400 Euro News http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/2411cd3571b4f088/id/25861125/