A powerful explosion and a number of casualties are reported at a luxury hotel in the north-west Pakistani city of Peshawar. more

Wed Jun 10 01:04am KST

The first human remains from the Air France jet which crashed into the Atlantic a week ago are flown back to Brazil. more

Wed Jun 10 12:26am KST

South Africa take on New Zealand after Pakistan beat the Netherlands by 82 runs to qualify for the next stage of the World Twenty20. more

Tue Jun 09 08:00pm KST

The Himalayan Republic Celebrates First Republic Day Anniversary [From a year ago: 1. Nepal is Declared a Republic!!! 2. Minute by Minute Account of the Historic Session of the CA that Declared Nepal a Republic Republic Day rally in Pokhara, Nepal. Pic by Krishna Mani Baral The first anniversary o… more

Fri May 29 09:42pm KST

“I announce that Madhav Kumar Nepal has been elected unopposed in the position of Prime Minister as per the Constituent Assembly’s Legislature-Parliament Business Advisory Regulations 2065.” With that declaration from Subash Nemwang, the chair of the CA, today evening the moderate Marxist and Leni… more

Sun May 24 12:27am KST

Just as our April 2008 poll verdict, this Indian election, it appears, was about stability and progress of India By Dinesh Wagle Wagle Street Journal [This article first appeared in today s Op-Ed of The Kathmandu Post. Here is the PDF version of the page.] A kid, carrying the Indian National Congr… more

Sat May 23 07:05pm KST