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Bhagwandas appointed acting Chief Justice
Swearing-in on Saturday; Islamist outfit protests the posting

More powers for House: Rajapaksa
Changes in presidential system

Madhesi plot alleged
KATHMANDU: Maoist Chairman Prachanda has demanded a ban on Madhesi People's Rights Forum and action against its leaders and cadres for committing the "barbaric" murder of 28 persons in Gaur on Wednesday. A press statement issued on Prachanda's ...

Colossal squid netted in Antarctic waters
WELLINGTON: A colossal, half-tonne squid, believed to be the largest ever caught, may be destined for the microwave oven. But researchers say they do not want to cook the massive creature — just defrost it so they can study it. ...

Ban shaken by Baghdad blast
BAGHDAD: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was left shaken but unhurt on Thursday after a suspected rocket exploded, sending shock waves through a building where he was addressing a news conference. Mr. Ban, on his first visit to ...

Detained Sri Lankan journalist freed
COLOMBO: The journalist community in Sri Lanka heaved a sigh of relief on Thursday after the police set free a woman journalist detained for nearly four months on charges of suspected links with the Tamil Tigers. The release came after ...

McDonald's plea to dictionaries
CHICAGO: McDonald's is reviving its campaign to change the dictionary definition of "McJob," this time setting its sights on the vocabulary of Britons. The world's largest fast food company is planning a campaign in the U.K. to get the country's ...

Six-party talks end abruptly
BEIJING: Six-way talks to negotiate the process of North Korea's denuclearisation came to an abrupt halt on Thursday with DPRK's chief envoy, Kim Kye-gwan unexpectedly leaving Beijing. Since Tuesday Pyongyang had refused to participate in any ...

Pakistan testfires cruise missile
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday successfully testfired a cruise missile, capable of carrying nuclear warheads and escaping radar detection, the military said. The Hatf VII Babur missile has a range of 700 km and can carry "various warheads ...

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