Nepal makes diplomatic efforts to remove EC’s flight ban
Kathmandu – Nepal is making diplomatic! efforts to persuade the European Commission to revoke its recent decision to ban all Nepali airlines from entering the European airspace, government officials said Tuesday. “The EC’s recent decision could damage Nepal’s aviation sector... read more »
Police clash with protesters in Ukrainian capital
Security forces clashed with protesters as they began tearing down opposition barricades and tents set up in the centre of the Ukrainian capital early Wednesday, in an escalation of the weeks-long standoff threatening the leadership of President Viktor Yanukovych. Several thousand police in riot... read more »
UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia
United Nations – The UN Security Council Tuesday extended by another year the sanctions on Liberia in connection with the country’s civil war. In an adopted resolution, the council determined that despite significant progress the situation in Liberia remains fragile and continues to... read more »
Four get jail for attack on Lt. Gen. Brar
Three Sikh men and a woman convicted of carrying out a revenge attack on Lt. Gen. (retd.) K.S. Brar, the hero of the 1984 Operation Blue Star, were on Tuesday sentenced from 10-and-a-half years to 14 years in prison by a British court. The pro-Khalistani supporters had tried to slash the throat of... read more »
Pope Francis sets up Vatican committee to fight child sex abuse
London – Pope Francis is setting up a Vatican committee to fight sexual abuse of children in the Catholic Church. The announcement was made by the archbishop of Boston, and comes... read more »
Now, algorithm to bag best dating partner
Washington – Researchers have developed an algorithm for dating sites that uses a person’s contact history to recommend partners with whom they may be more amorously... read more »
Astronomers discover exoplanet that shouldn’t be there
Washington – A team of astronomers were left mystified after they discovered a giant planet orbiting its star at 650 times the average Earth-Sun distance. The international team of... read more »
Jennifer Hudson talks about playing Winnie Mandela
Washington – Jennifer Hudson has revealed how it was to play Winnie Mandela, former wife of Nelson Mandela in the film ‘Winnie’. The 32-year-old singer told Essence magazine that... read more »
Drinking beer may make you live longer while coffee shorter
Washington – Researchers have claimed that caffeine shortens and alcohol lengthens telomeres — the end points of chromosomal DNA, implicated in aging and cancer. Now Prof. Martin Kupiec said... read more »
