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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/303b19022816233b/ en-us Fri, 16 May 2008 09:36:33 -0400 Fri, 16 May 2008 09:36:33 -0400 30 Cricket Australia (CA) is contemplating its own version of Indian Premier League (IPL) within two years after the inaugural Twenty20 tournament has become a mega-hit in the country. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/360030/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 06:00:22 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/360030/cs/1/ Incoming International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Haroon Lorgat said that the sanctity of Test cricket would remain, despite the frenzied grab for Twenty20 dollars, it was reported by the media here Friday. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/360010/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 06:00:08 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/360010/cs/1/ Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke has confirmed his availability for the West Indies cricket tour, but he will miss the first Test starting next week, it was reported by the media here Friday. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/359983/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 05:00:16 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/359983/cs/1/ China has approached Australian companies to team up for a billion-dollar share raid on giant miner BHP Billiton, news reports said Friday. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/359900/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 02:00:22 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/359900/cs/1/ Islamabad, May 16 : Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority today dispatched a C-130 flight containing relief goods for the quake-affected people of China. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/360127/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 09:00:10 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/360127/cs/1/ Islamabad, May 16 : Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and his party boss Asif Ali Zardari today visited ISI headquarters where they were reportedly briefed about security issues the country was facing. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/360103/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 08:00:12 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/360103/cs/1/ Lahore, May 16 : Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his brother Shahbaz Sharif had a sigh of relief last evening when the country's Election Commission accepted their nomination papers for the June 18 by-polls. Interestingly, the same Election Commission had rejected the duo's nomination papers ahead of the February 18 general elections, saying that they were involved in different 'cases'. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/360078/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 07:00:33 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/360078/cs/1/ Washington, May 15 : The United States has toughened its stance on a proposed agreement with the militants in the Federal Administered Tribal Areas, saying that "any deal Pakistan reaches with them should be worth more than the paper it is written on". http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/359939/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 04:00:10 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/359939/cs/1/ Kuala Lumpur, May 16 : The Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) is unhappy with the low percentage of Public Service Department overseas scholarships allocated to Indian students. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/359906/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 02:00:28 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/359906/cs/1/ New Delhi, May 16 : People of all religious groups organised a prayer meet, seeking solace for the victims who died in Myanmar cyclone, in Chinese earthquake and in Jaipur serial blasts. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/359896/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 02:00:16 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/359896/cs/1/ Lahore, May 16 : Pakistan Presidency has finalised its proposals for the re-appointment of all sacked judges minus former Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/359890/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 02:00:10 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/359890/cs/1/ Islamabad, May 16 : Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari have decided that PPP will not bring new ministers in place of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) ministers, who resigned due to differences over the framework of the restoration of the sacked judges. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/359866/cs/1/ Fri, 16 May 2008 01:00:12 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/359866/cs/1/ Agartala, May 15 : Controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen has said that she would like to stay in Tripura when she returns to India if not allowed to stay in Kolkata, before the expiry of her Swedish visa in August. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/359779/cs/1/ Thu, 15 May 2008 12:00:05 -0400 Nepal National.com http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/359779/cs/1/ (AP Photo/Binod Joshi)Tibetan exiles scuffle with Nepalese police officers during a protest against the Chinese government in Katmandu, Nepal, Friday, May, 16, 2008. Hundreds of Tibetan exiles calling... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868541/ Fri, 16 May 2008 08:54:05 -0400 Examiner http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868541/ Myanmar 's junta warned Thursday that legal action would be taken against people who trade or hoard international aid in the aftermath of this month's devastating cyclone.It was the first acknowledgme... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868535/ Fri, 16 May 2008 08:53:39 -0400 Examiner http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868535/ RANGOON, Burma (AP) — The United Nations said Friday that severe restrictions by Burma's military junta have left aid agencies largely in the dark about the extent of survivors' suffering, two we... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868538/ Fri, 16 May 2008 08:21:56 -0400 USA Today http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868538/ A suicide bomber on a motorcycle rammed into a bus carrying riot police in Sri Lanka's capital Friday, killing 10 people, including eight policemen, and wounding 85 others. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868621/ Fri, 16 May 2008 09:11:56 -0400 ABC News http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868621/ Colombo - Ten people, including eight police, were killed and 90 others injured in a bomb explosion when a suicide bomber drove a motorbike into a bus carrying police personnel in central Colombo, the... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868615/ Fri, 16 May 2008 08:30:32 -0400 Earth Times http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868615/ GENEVA (AP) - The international Red Cross says a lack of clean water will be the biggest killer in Myanmar in the coming days. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies say... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868537/ Fri, 16 May 2008 07:59:27 -0400 WLOX http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868537/ BANGKOK — International relief agencies racing against the clock to bring food, medicine and supplies to thousands of Myanmar cyclone victims say a fresh storm headed toward the stricken region c... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868527/ Fri, 16 May 2008 07:54:47 -0400 The Globe and Mail http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868527/ Eight police officers and two civilians have been killed in a suicide attack in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo. More than 85 people have been injured and taken to hospital. Doctors are warning the dea... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868624/ Fri, 16 May 2008 08:40:23 -0400 Euro News http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868624/ Malaysia 's law minister said Friday.The revelation deals a major blow to the reputation of Malaysia's courts and bolsters allegations by many lawyers and opposition leade rs that judicial corruption ... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868479/ Fri, 16 May 2008 07:33:44 -0400 Examiner http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868479/ PESHAWAR, Pakistan : Pakistani officials are making it increasingly clear that they have no interest in stopping cross-border attacks by militants into Afghanistan, prompting a new level of frustratio... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868565/ Fri, 16 May 2008 07:32:42 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868565/ Police officers at the scene of the bank raid in the Philippines. Photograph: Reuters Bank employees were lined up and shot dead in an execution-style robbery carried out in the Philippines today, i... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868482/ Fri, 16 May 2008 07:31:42 -0400 The Guardian http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868482/ The United Nations reported that many of Burma's cyclone victims likely lack basic supplies. Top foreign aid officials continue to pressure the military government to let their organizations help. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868530/ Fri, 16 May 2008 07:28:32 -0400 DW - World http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868530/ Behind the bonhomie, frustration with Burma's rulers is mounting. They have shocked the world with their callous response to the worst natural disaster in the country's modern history, a cyclone that ... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868529/ Fri, 16 May 2008 07:43:59 -0400 MSNBC http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868529/ Bangkok/Yangon - The official death toll from Cyclone Nargis has increased to 43,318, Myanmar state-run media reported, but relief organizations said Friday the number of dead could be much higher. My... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868534/ Fri, 16 May 2008 07:21:15 -0400 Earth Times http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868534/ A suicide bomber targeted a bus full of police officers in Sri Lanka on Friday, killing at least six officers and wounding 50 other people, a military spokesman said. Brig. Udaya Nanayakkara said the... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868458/ Fri, 16 May 2008 07:22:58 -0400 CBC News http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868458/ and Syria will be peaceful nations, with today's oppression a distant memory ..." He went on: "From Cairo to Riyadh to Baghdad and Beirut, people will live in free and independent societie... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14869704/ Fri, 16 May 2008 07:20:03 -0400 Asia Times http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14869704/ By Craig Meer and Vincent Shie Republican candidate for US president Senator John McCain took aim on May 12 at China and other industrializing nations on the issue of climate change: "No nation... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14869709/ Fri, 16 May 2008 07:19:59 -0400 Asia Times http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14869709/ times 12 months to annualize that kind of inflation, completely ignoring the compounding effect, as I am sure that the answer would be very, very, very upsetting to a guy who fears inflation the way... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14869707/ Fri, 16 May 2008 07:19:58 -0400 Asia Times http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14869707/ Blast At least seven persons have been killed and more than 75 others injured in a massive blast in Colombo a short while ago. The incident occurred at Fort area, commercial hub of Sri Lankan capital.... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868616/ Fri, 16 May 2008 07:36:02 -0400 IRNA http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868616/ SINGAPORE -- Most Asian currencies rose against a broadly weaker US dollar on Friday as rising share prices fuelled expectations that appetite for risky assets would pick up after a recent sell-off. T... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868035/ Fri, 16 May 2008 07:34:45 -0400 Inquirer http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868035/ Other markets in the region including Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore rose, but were off their highs, while South Korea, Malaysia and the Philippines were little changed. China also reversed gains on ... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868036/ Fri, 16 May 2008 07:35:04 -0400 Inquirer http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868036/ THEY are hungry, grief-stricken and their homes are in ruins, but Burma's cyclone-battered citizens are going to heroic lengths to help their devastated communities, aid workers say. Frustrated inter... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868528/ Fri, 16 May 2008 08:32:37 -0400 Courier Mail http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868528/ In Pakistan, a dark trade comes to light By William Sparrow BANGKOK - Prostitution in the Islamic nation of Pakistan, once relegated to dark alleys and small red-light districts, is now seeping ... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14869710/ Fri, 16 May 2008 07:20:03 -0400 Asia Times http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14869710/ MANILA: Police say eight people, most of them bank employees, have been shot dead during a bank robbery in a town south of Manila. Police Gen. Ricardo Padilla says the victims were found fatall... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868480/ Fri, 16 May 2008 07:17:09 -0400 Times of India http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868480/ The Associated Press May 16, 2008 - 8:14 a.m. HONG KONG - Asian markets were narrowly mixed Friday, as Hong Kong stocks rose but Tokyo shares fell after a four-day rally as traders sold off recent ga... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868039/ Fri, 16 May 2008 09:07:43 -0400 Canadian Business http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868039/ ILOILO, Philippines -- Two people were washed away by floodwaters and thousands are still in evacuation centers in the central Philippines after days of heavy rains pounded the area, officials said Fr... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868484/ Fri, 16 May 2008 07:34:35 -0400 Inquirer http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868484/ About 19 million children under five years of age were given a dose of vitamin A at more than 144,000 outreach centres across the country on 10 May 2008 http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868110/ Fri, 16 May 2008 07:33:36 -0400 IRIN http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868110/ has approached an Australian fund to partner in a multibillion-dollar attempt to buy a 9% stake in the mining giant. The rest of the region was broadly higher after an overnight advance on Wall St... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868043/ Fri, 16 May 2008 08:18:16 -0400 CNN Money http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868043/ Manila - Nine bank employees were killed Friday by gunshots to the head in a bank heist just outside the Philippine capital, a regional police chief said. The suspects were inside the bank and killed ... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868364/ Fri, 16 May 2008 07:21:15 -0400 Earth Times http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868364/ Myanmar 's military junta have left aid agencies largely in the dark about the extent of survivors' suffering, two weeks after a killer cyclone left up to 2.5 million people destitute. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868539/ Fri, 16 May 2008 08:53:59 -0400 Examiner http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868539/ stoking "sectarian tensions" in that country. It is extremely rare for Saudi diplomacy to blatantly use the weapon of sectarianism against Shi'ite Iran and to draw a line of divide between the ... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14869705/ Fri, 16 May 2008 07:20:05 -0400 Asia Times http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14869705/ JAIPUR, India (Reuters) - Police probing bombings in western India that killed 61 people said on Friday that new evidence pointed increasingly towards Indian Islamists backed by a Bangladeshi militant... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868112/ Fri, 16 May 2008 07:11:59 -0400 Reuters http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868112/ UNB, DhakaThe United States government is going to significantly increase fund and assistance for democracy and governance in Bangladesh in the year 2009. This was conveyed to the Congress by US Assis... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868111/ Fri, 16 May 2008 07:00:06 -0400 The New Nation http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868111/ SINGAPORE (Thomson Financial) - Southeast Asia's largest phone company Singapore Telecom Limited said on Friday it has awarded a S$220 million ($161 million) contract to Ericsson Telecommunications Pt... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14865388/ Fri, 16 May 2008 06:02:21 -0400 Congoo http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14865388/ Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo met here Friday with visiting Singaporean Foreign Minister George Yong-Boon Yeo, expressing appreciation for Singapore's aid for earthquake victims. Yeo, on behalf ... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868082/ Fri, 16 May 2008 06:57:10 -0400 People's Daily http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868082/ At least nine people were killed and 90 wounded on Friday in a Tamil Tiger suicide attack against a police bus in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo, officials said.Military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayak... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14865401/ Fri, 16 May 2008 05:48:30 -0400 NDTV http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14865401/ UNB, DhakaUS Ambassador in Dhaka James F Moriarty Thursday expressed the hope that general elections in Bangladesh would be held in such a way that all political parties could participate.Talking to r... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868114/ Fri, 16 May 2008 07:00:05 -0400 The New Nation http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868114/ Posted on: Friday, 16 May 2008, 03:00 CDT Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) has been selected by Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel) to expand and enhance its GSM/WCDMA/HSPA networks, providing the ... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14865387/ Fri, 16 May 2008 05:49:20 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14865387/ MUMBAI: Hours before the crucial IPL match between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders, the Shiv Sena on Friday renewed its attack on cricket players from Pakistan in one of the teams. "... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868566/ Fri, 16 May 2008 06:57:40 -0400 Times of India http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868566/ Phnom Penh - The foster parents of a seven-year-old Cambodian girl are considering legal action after a foreign-managed private school expelled the child for being HIV positive. The Cambodian-owned, B... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14864999/ Fri, 16 May 2008 05:36:32 -0400 Earth Times http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14864999/ At least 12 Naga rebels were killed when two rival separatist factions clashed in India's north-eastern state of Nagaland on Friday, police say. Police said all the dead belonged to the Khaplang fa... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868368/ Fri, 16 May 2008 07:00:30 -0400 BBC http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868368/ Ananda Shipyard handed over its first ship 'StellaMaris' to the Danish buyer yesterday. The naming ceremony ofthe first ship, a 2900 DWT multipurpose vessel took place atthe Ananda Shipyard yesterday.... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868109/ Fri, 16 May 2008 07:00:06 -0400 The New Nation http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14868109/ Geneva - The Red Cross launched an emergency appeal Friday for 50.8 million dollars for Myanmar following Cyclone Nargis. "The cyclone was a monumental disaster and we are now facing a humanitarian ca... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14865107/ Fri, 16 May 2008 05:36:28 -0400 Earth Times http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14865107/ Bangkok - Myanmar needs to plant its wet season rice crop in the cyclone-devastated Irrawaddy Delta by the end of June or will face severe rice shortages late this year, a Food and Agriculture Organiz... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14865313/ Fri, 16 May 2008 05:36:28 -0400 Earth Times http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14865313/ Manila - A passenger ferry with about 400 people aboard was stranded at sea off the Philippines Friday as a tropical storm battered the country, officials said. The storm was the second to hit the Phi... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14865269/ Fri, 16 May 2008 05:36:27 -0400 Earth Times http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14865269/ The Third International Turkey-Asia Congress will take place in Istanbul on May 21-22. The congress is organized by the Turkish-Asian Strategic Research Center and will be focusing on “Security ... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14864748/ Fri, 16 May 2008 04:45:41 -0400 Turkish Daily News http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14864748/ DUBAI: Saudi Arabia, one of the world's top rice buyers, and the UAE are both planning to secure more Thai rice imports this year to meet domestic demand, traders said yesterday. India, the world's s... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14864832/ Fri, 16 May 2008 04:39:29 -0400 Gulf Daily News http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14864832/ MANAMA: Bahrain and Singapore yesterday reviewed banking and financial sector growth in both the countries. Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) Governor Rasheed Al Maraj yesterday held talks with Monetary A... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14864731/ Fri, 16 May 2008 04:39:37 -0400 Gulf Daily News http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14864731/ ASSOCIATED PRESS Rangoon, Burma -- Burma's junta warned Thursday it will punish anyone found hoarding or trading foreign aid meant for cyclone survivors, but relief groups said they had seen no evid... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14865312/ Fri, 16 May 2008 04:47:17 -0400 Herald-Leader http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14865312/ Police in India have issued three more sketches of men whom they want to question in connection with the attacks that hit the city of Jaipur this week. A series of explosions killed 63 people and l... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14865151/ Fri, 16 May 2008 04:09:23 -0400 BBC http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14865151/ DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh said on Friday that militant group Harakat-ul-Jihad al Islami (HuJI), which Indian police suspect could be involved in bombings this week in a tourist city, had been margi... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14864833/ Fri, 16 May 2008 04:20:21 -0400 Reuters http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14864833/ The secretary-general's office said Thursday that John Holmes, the undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs, will be sent to Myanmar to try to "open up more access" for U.N. relief pe... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14865399/ Fri, 16 May 2008 04:07:09 -0400 Pravda http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14865399/ ISLAMABAD: A Pakistan Army soldier was beheaded in the restive North Waziristan tribal region by suspected Taliban militants who put a note on his body saying that he was killed for being an "Ameri... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14865340/ Fri, 16 May 2008 04:26:25 -0400 Times of India http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14865340/ BANGKOK - Agence France-Presse Most victims of Myanmar's devastating cyclone remain without emergency food nearly two weeks after the storm, aid agencies said yesterday, although life-saving goods are... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14865314/ Fri, 16 May 2008 04:43:19 -0400 Turkish Daily News http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14865314/ LONDON: Hollywood stars, including George Clooney and Brad Pitt, have pledged USD 500,000 to help children affected by Myanmar's cyclone Nargis, a British charity has said. Not On Our Watch, a ... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14865250/ Fri, 16 May 2008 04:26:13 -0400 Times of India http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14865250/ JAKARTA: Indonesia confirmed yesterday plans to raise fuel prices by up to 30pc, a move expected to spark more protests in a country where millions of people live on less than $2 a day. But analysts ... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14865153/ Fri, 16 May 2008 04:39:29 -0400 Gulf Daily News http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14865153/ KARACHI: Ratings agency Standard & Poor's cut Pakistan's sovereign rating yesterday, citing increasing pressure from expanding budget and trade deficits. The move came as no surprise to analysts, who... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14865341/ Fri, 16 May 2008 04:39:32 -0400 Gulf Daily News http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14865341/ IPOH, Malaysia: India kept their hopes of reaching the finals of the Sultan Azlan Shah hockey tournament by beating Pakistan 2-1 yesterday. The win puts them one point behind Pakistan in the round-ro... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14862528/ Fri, 16 May 2008 03:15:37 -0400 Gulf Daily News http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14862528/ KATHMANDU: After suspending international adoptions a year ago because of fears of widespread corruption, Nepal has passed new rules for foreigners wanting to adopt Nepalese children, officials sai... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14862392/ Fri, 16 May 2008 02:52:00 -0400 Times of India http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14862392/ Manila - Nine Philippine military officers convicted in a failed July 2003 mutiny and pardoned by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo were freed Friday after almost five years in detention. The nine off... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14862633/ Fri, 16 May 2008 02:46:52 -0400 Earth Times http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14862633/ Phnom Penh - Vietnamese company Saigon Passenger Transport Company (Sapaco Tourist) is launching a new luxury bus service from the Vietnamese capital Ho Chi Minh direct to Cambodia's northern tourism ... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14862428/ Fri, 16 May 2008 02:46:52 -0400 Earth Times http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14862428/ HONG KONG -- Asian stocks rose cautiously on Friday as the dollar steadied against the yen and oil prices hovered below record highs, offering a rare lull in the market's gyrations. Most stock markets... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14862274/ Fri, 16 May 2008 01:57:10 -0400 Inquirer http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14862274/ Singapore - Singapore is sending a 55-member disaster assistance and rescue team to China's earthquake-hit Sichuan province, where the death toll may have reached 50,000, the foreign ministry said on ... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14862305/ Fri, 16 May 2008 02:46:50 -0400 Earth Times http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14862305/ The question will be answered today when the hosts take on South Korea in the semi-finals.However, the ghost of 2004 could haunt the Indonesians again as they were beaten 3-2 at the same stage, also i... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14862534/ Fri, 16 May 2008 01:53:06 -0400 New Straits Times http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14862534/ UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. secretary-general has decided to dispatch his top emergency relief coordinator to Myanmar - if he can get a visa from the nation's military rulers. Ban Ki-moon has been... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14862668/ Fri, 16 May 2008 02:02:17 -0400 ABC 7 http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14862668/ SINGAPORE -- Most Asian currencies rose on Friday as rising share prices fuelled expectations that appetite for risky assets would pick up after a recent sell-off, with the Taiwan dollar and Singapore... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14862271/ Fri, 16 May 2008 01:57:26 -0400 Inquirer http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14862271/ THAILAND: May 16, 2008 BANGKOK - Cyclone-hit Myanmar faces food shortages and may need to import rice if farmers in devastated areas do not get immediate help to plant a new crop, the UN food agency... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14862658/ Fri, 16 May 2008 02:10:11 -0400 Planet Ark http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14862658/ Headlines The following headlines appeared in major Pakistani newspapers on Friday: **THE NEWS - Sharifs given green light for by-polls - New governor appointed to topple PML-N government - Pak unable... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14862410/ Fri, 16 May 2008 01:58:07 -0400 IRNA http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14862410/ SINGAPORE -- World oil prices rose in Asian trade Friday amid tight global supplies and as investors continued to buy into the commodity which has given better returns than bonds and equities, dealers... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14862275/ Fri, 16 May 2008 01:57:01 -0400 Inquirer http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14862275/ (Malaysia), May 15: India thwarted a series of late charges from Pakistan to notch up a stunning 2-1 win over the arch-rivals and stay in contention for the title in the Azlan Shah hockey tourn... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14862526/ Fri, 16 May 2008 01:24:38 -0400 Times of India http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14862526/ He would be well advised to meet all major political players during his visit. The dominant parties in the ruling coalition, the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) led by Asif Zardari, and the Muslim Le... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14862692/ Fri, 16 May 2008 01:24:09 -0400 Times of India http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14862692/ UN humanitarian chief John Holmes is waiting for a visa to travel to Burma where he hopes to press the junta to allow in foreign aid to help survivors of the deadly cyclone. Burma state media has ra... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14860375/ Thu, 15 May 2008 23:54:07 -0400 News.com.au http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14860375/ SINGAPORE -- Singapore will help North Korea in economic matters, though the city-state is not a big player in north-east Asian politics, Singapore's Foreign Minister George Yeo said in published rema... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14860013/ Fri, 16 May 2008 00:13:32 -0400 The China Post http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14860013/ Manila - A policeman was killed Friday and 11 were injured in a clash with communist rebels in a southern Philippine province, a military report said. The report said the fighting erupted before dawn ... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14860324/ Fri, 16 May 2008 00:07:18 -0400 Earth Times http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14860324/ Singapore - A 58-year-old retiree was charged with putting a bicycle chain around the main door handles of Singapore's National Library, news reports said on Friday. Bin Hee Heng's bicycle had alleged... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14860051/ Thu, 15 May 2008 23:03:03 -0400 Earth Times http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14860051/ Every time Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej comes back from a visit to Burma, he has good things to say about the country. After his first visit, he defended the Burmese leaders as religious and devout... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14860373/ Thu, 15 May 2008 23:02:25 -0400 Bangkok Post http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14860373/ By Ed Johnson, BloombergTruce talks between Pakistan's government and militants in the tribal region may be causing a rise in terrorist attacks in neighboring Afghanistan, NATO said. http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14860402/ Thu, 15 May 2008 23:01:01 -0400 Afghan News http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14860402/ As state media raised the death toll to 43,318, with nearly 28,000 still missing and another two million in dire need of help, Myanmar's southeast Asian neighbors geared up for talks aimed at conv... http://story.nepalnational.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/14860376/ Thu, 15 May 2008 22:52:53 -0400 Yahoo! 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