Venezuela, Maldives pull major shockers in WC qualifiers Associated PressNew York, April 1:Soccer minnows Venezuela and the Maldives pulled off major shockers in World Cup qualifying matches on Thursday.Traditional doormat Venezuela blanked two-time World Cup champion Uruguay 3-0 in South America, while the... 02 Apr, 2004
Nepal has failed to fight corruption: TI report Himalayan News serviceKathmandu, March 25:Nepal has failed to combat corruption despite having good anti-corruption laws, the Transparency International has said in its Global Corruption Report 2004, released today.Nepal has the Anti-corruption Act, it... Travel 26 Mar, 2004
THE WORLD OVER Immigrants rescuedATHENS: A Greek Navy frigate rescued around 50 would-be immigrants onboard a fishing boat drifting in stormy seas west of the Greek island of Crete and will take them to a nearby port, an official of the merchant marine ministry said... Women 13 Mar, 2004
TIME OUT U-14 TournamentKATHMANDU: All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) is organising Tribhuvan Memorial Inter-DDC President U-14 Junior National Tournament in the capital from 5-15 March. Boys under the age of 14 will play in eight teams from 39 different... 03 Mar, 2004
Passion of Mel The GuardianLondonMel Gibson’s new film, ‘The Passion of the Christ’, opened in the US on Wednesday. This in itself is out of the ordinary. Most films open on Fridays. But when you realise that last Wednesday was Ash Wednesday, the first day of... Travel Abroad 27 Feb, 2004
Seeking asylum in US risky after 9/11 Marty LoganSonam fled Tibet for Nepal so that she could freely practise her religion and become a Buddhist nun. In Nepal she joined a convent, but then abruptly left it because she feared authorities would send her back to Tibet. Sonam arrived at... 19 Jan, 2004
