Wise old man from the east Sucheta DasguptaKathmandu:His eyes shine warmly as his ancient face breaks into the most innocent of smiles. Blessing a recently bereaved Brazilian visitor with the silk khada (scarf) she has brought along with her as offering, the 86-year-old saint... Travel Abroad 11 Feb, 2005
Japan, S Korea open with victories Associated PressSaitama, February 10:Regional powers Japan and South Korea both opened the final round of Asian World Cup qualifying with home victories on Wednesday, with the Japanese needing an injury time goal to get past North Korea 2-1.South Korea... 10 Feb, 2005
SNIPPETS Carnival mishap toll 69:SAO PAULO: At least 69 people died in road accidents during Carnival weekend in Brazil, while some 762 people were injured, police said on Monday. The toll was an improvement over 2004, however, when 96 died and 793 were injured... Women 08 Feb, 2005
Ginepri downs Young in San Jose Agence France PresseSan Jose, February 8:US teenager Donald Young’s first appearance in an ATP tennis tournament proved brief as the 15-year-old phenom fell in straight sets to Robby Ginepri in the first round of the $380,000 SAP Open.Young took over... 08 Feb, 2005
Sharapova, Davenport in Pan Pacific Open semis Associated PressTokyo, February 4:Top-ranked Lindsay Davenport overpowered Iveta Benesova of the Czech Republic in straight sets on Friday to advance to the semi-finals of the Pan Pacific Open. Davenport, the defending champion, needed just 54 minutes... 04 Feb, 2005
Vietnam in no hurry to join global trade body Agence France Presse Hanoi, March 2: Vietnam might have to give up its ambition to join the World Trade Organisation (WTO) later this year given that little progress has been made in recent negotiations, a report stated today. “We earlier expected... 03 Feb, 2005
BIZ BRIEFS National Industrial Fair: BUTWAL: National Industrial Fair - 2005 is going to be held in Butwal from March 4 -13. The fair had been stalled for three times. There will be more than 200 stalls of different industrial products at the fair. The event is... 03 Feb, 2005
TIME OUT ANFA-Mayos football:LALITPUR: Kathmandu entered the semi-finals of the ANFA-Mayos Inter-school football tournament beating Nawalparasi 9-8 in sudden death here at ANFA Complex today. The match went to tie-breaker after both the teams were deadlocked at... 02 Feb, 2005
FIFA sets up beach WC Agence France PresseZurich, February 1:FIFA said on Tuesday it plans to launch a beach soccer World Cup, with the first edition of the tournament likely to be held in Brazil in May.FIFA said it was taking over running the international to-urnament,... 01 Feb, 2005
Ai Sugiyama crashes out at Pan Pacific Open Associated PressTokyo, February 1:Fifth-seeded Ai Sugiyama of Japan crashed out of the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament on Tuesday after an opening-day loss to Italy’s Roberta Vinci.Unseeded Vinci dropped the first set at Tokyo Metropolitan... 01 Feb, 2005
UK film fights Islamaphobia Recently the far-right British National Party announced that its leader, Nick Griffin, would stand as parliamentary candidate in the next election for Keighley, one of the most racially sensitive towns in West Yorkshire, northern England. By a happy... Travel Abroad 29 Jan, 2005
Milan beat Atalanta, Gramenet hold Betis Associated Press Rome, January 28: Obafemi Martins kept his balance on an icy field to score in the 72nd minute and give Inter Milan a 1-0 victory at Atalanta in an Italian Cup first-leg quarter-final on Thursday. Earlier in Sardinia, Honduras striker... 28 Jan, 2005
