Yemenis denounce hostage-killing SAN'A: Hundreds of Yemenis rallied in a northern city on Wednesday, demanding the government find and arrest the kidnappers of nine foreigners who went missing while picnicking in a remote area a week ago. Three of the kidnapped - two German nurses... Women 17 Jun, 2009
Foreign hostages killed in Yemen SANAA: Seven out of nine foreign hostages including a child were found murdered in northern Yemen on Monday, a security official said. “We have found the corpses of seven people who were kidnapped,” the official said. “They were... Women 16 Jun, 2009
Nine foreigners kidnapped in Yemen SANNA: Nine foreigners, including women and children, have been kidnapped in a volatile moutainous area of northern Yemen, an official said on Sunday amid conflicting reports over their fate. Seven Germans, a British engineer and a South Korean woman... Women 15 Jun, 2009
Yemen: 7 foreign hostages killed SANAA: Seven foreign hostages including a child have been found murdered in northern Yemen, security officials said on Monday, the first time in a decade that such a kidnapping has resulted in deaths. "We have found the corpses of seven people... Women 15 Jun, 2009
Al-Qaeda financier arrested SANAA : Yemeni authorities have arrested the financier of Al-Qaeda operations in the country and in neighbouring Saudi Arabia, an official said on Sunday, as cited on the defence ministry news website. Skip related content "The arrested man is... Women 14 Jun, 2009
Obama visits Saudi king RIYADH: President Barack Obama began his latest bid to open a dialogue with the Muslim world on Wednesday by seeking the counsel of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, home to Islam's two holiest sites in Mecca and Medina. "The United States and Saudi... Women 03 Jun, 2009
EPS-S Korea aspirants may be in for a shock KATHMANDU: There’s good news, and there’s bad news. The good news is that South Korea, a lucrative destination for Nepali blue-collar jobseekers, is still hiring Nepali workers despite the economic meltdown. The bad news is that it will be... 24 May, 2009
Iran prez confirms missile test SEMNAN: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday that Iran has test-fired a new medium-range surface-to-surface missile and again insisted there will be no climbdown over Iran's nuclear programme. "The defence minister (Mohammad Mostafa... Women 20 May, 2009
Recession hits German labour market BERLIN: German unemployment rose a seasonally adjusted 58,000 in April from March, the government said on Thursday, as the recession put more and more people out of work in Europe's biggest economy. The surprisingly large rise came a day after the... 30 Apr, 2009
EU ‘Food Facility’ to aid Nepal KATHMANDU: The European Commission has adopted a € 394 million package of projects to support agriculture and improve the food security situation in developing countries including Nepal. This is the second financing decision in the framework of...
