Sunday 1st August, 2010
Coast Guard allows toxic chemical use on Gulf oil
AP WASHINGTON: The U.S. Coast Guard has routinely approved BP requests to use thousands of gallons of toxic chemical a day to break up oil slicks in the Gulf of Mexico despite a federal directive tha...
Growth in Chinese manufacturing continues to slow
AP BEIJING – Expansion of Chinese manufacturing activity slowed for the third month in July, as production, new orders and purchasing prices all declined, a survey showed Sunday. The state-aff...
Twitter down for hours of 'planned maintenance'
This screen shot taken from the microblogging site Twitter.com early Sunday morning Aug. 1, 2010 shows the Twitter page that greeted users announcing Twitter being down for planned maintenance
Brazilian men swapped at birth work, live together
The Himalayan TimesAP SAO PAULO:m Two years back, Dimas Aliprandi and Elton Plaster didn't know of each other's existence. Then they learned they had been accidentally switched at birth more than 20 years ago. The dis...
Philippines remembers late democracy icon Aquino
The Himalayan TimesPhilippine President Benigno Aquino III, right, delivers a speech beside a portrait of his mother, the late President Corazon Aquino, during the 1st anniversary of her death in suburban Manila, Philip...
UAE to block many BlackBerry services in October
The Himalayan TimesAP DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates says it plans to block some messaging and web services on BlackBerry smart phones beginning in October. The country's telecommunications regulator said in a statem...
Iran says 3 Americans should stand trial
The Himalayan TimesLaura Fattal, left, Cindy Hickey, center, and Nora Shourd, mothers of three American hikers jailed in Iran, participate in a demonstration outside Iran's mission to the United Nations, in New York, Fr...
8 missing as boat sinks in Karnali river
The Himalayan TimesDAMODAR BHANDARI NEPALGUNJ: A passenger boat submerged in Karnali River at Sattaghatti Ghat along Bardiya Patabhar 9 at around 12 pm on Sunday. At least eight people are missing in the river. Howeve...
July deadliest month for Iraqis since 2008
The Himalayan TimesAP BAGHDAD: July was the deadliest month for Iraqis in more than two years, according to newly released figures that show 535 were killed in violence. The monthly toll released late Saturday was the...
Pakistanis criticize government response to floods
The Himalayan TimesAP PESHAWAR: Residents of Pakistan's northwest have criticized the government's response to devastating flooding that has killed more than 800 people. Hakimullah Khan, a resident of Charsadda town, ...
US stalls on Sept. 11 trial for 5 at Gitmo
The Himalayan TimesAP SAN JUAN: As the U.S. military prepares for the first war crimes trial under President Barack Obama, its most high-profile case against the planners of the Sept. 11 attacks is stuck in political a...
Pakistan flood toll nears 900 as cholera emerges
The Himalayan TimesAFP PESHAWAR: The death toll from Pakistan's worst floods in living memory neared 900 on Sunday as outbreaks of waterborne disease emerged and penniless survivors streamed out of the raging torrents....
Mexico rescues two kidnapped journalists in drug gang row
The Himalayan TimesAFP MEXICO CITY: Police Saturday rescued two journalists the Pacifico drug cartel had kidnapped days ago to demand television stations broadcast a video linking the Durango state government to a riva...
Pray for me, please: Soha Ali
The Himalayan TimesAgencies MUMBAI: Pray for me, please,that’s what actress Soha Ali Khan told us during her recent visit to the city. In fact, by the time you read this, she’ll be in excruciating pain. Wh...
'Overwhelming emotion' as Chelsea Clinton marries
The Himalayan TimesChelsea Clinton, daughter of former US president Bill Clinton, is pictured during her marriage ceremony with Marc Mezvinsky in Rhinebeck, New York.
Errant colleges to face HSEB music
The Himalayan TimesRSS BHAKTAPUR: The Higher Secondary Education Board (HSEB) is taking action against the higher secondary schools that have announced admission without receiving its affiliation. Some higher secondar...
Mid-west on high alert against diarrhoea
The Himalayan TimesRSS SURKHET: The Mid-Western Regional Health Directorate is on high alert to stop diarrhoea spreading from Nepalgunj to hill districts in the region. It has made adequate arrangement of human resour...
Friends to the fore on friendship day
The Himalayan TimesTHT Online KATHMANDU: “Don’t walk in front of me, I may not follow, Don’t walk behind me I may not lead, Walk beside me and be my friend.”- Albert Camus To honour the beautif...
Woman found dead in suspected suicide
The Himalayan TimesRSS ARGHAKHACHI: A woman was found dead on the banks of Bagi Khola at Sandhikharka of Arghakhachi. The deceased, who hails from Deverna-5 in the district, is believed to be in her 40s. Police said ...
Chemjong declares UML neutrality in PM poll
The Himalayan TimesRSS BAGLUNG: Minister for Peace and Reconstruction, Rakam Chemjong and central member of CPN-UML has said that his party would remain neutral in the election to be held for the post of the Prime Mini...
9 victims of jeep accident identified
The Himalayan TimesRSS PARASI: The nine people who died in the jeep accident that took place at Arkhala VDC of Nawalparasi on Saturday have been identified. The nine people including two children, five women and two m...
Prez, PM wish Swiss Prez on founding day
The Himalayan TimesRSS KATHMANDU: President Dr Ram Baran Yadav has extended cordial felicitations to President Doris Leuthard of the Swiss Confederation on the occasion of the Founding Day of the Swiss Confederation, a...
2 women caught for trafficking minor
The Himalayan TimesRSS KANCHANPUR: Two women of Dipnagar in Jhalari-9, Kanchanpur have been taken into police custody on the charge of taking a 15-year-old girl of the same locality to be sold in India. Laxmi Bohara,2...
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