Pak denies report of US missile killing Qaeda man Associated PressIslamabad, May 14:Pakistan today denied a media report that an unmanned CIA Predator aircraft had killed an Al Qaeda operative near Pakistan-Afghanistan border this week.ABC News in the United States yesterday quoted intelligence... Women 14 May, 2005
Garment sector in quandary Gopal TiwariKathmandu, February 23:Despite the Nepali garment sector being considered as one of the best sectors in terms of foreign currency earning and employment generation in the country, it has been gradually losing its space in Nepal’s economic... 24 Feb, 2005
India eyes overseas oil market Agence France PresseNew Delhi, January 30: India, which along with China is projected to become a global powerhouse in the next two decades, has launched a massive hunt for foreign oil to keep fuelling its economic growth engine. Only 30 per cent of... 30 Jan, 2005
Salary hike The government is set to increase the salaries of its employees in the form of dearness allowance by something like 20 per cent reportedly from today when the supplementary budget for the second half of the current fiscal year takes effect through an... 14 Jan, 2005
Tung signals early democratic reforms in HK Agence France PresseHong Kong, January 12:Hong Kong’s leader today signaled that democratic reform in the Chinese autonomous region may come sooner than expected, declaring that universal suffrage could be achieved “at an early date”.Chief... Women 12 Jan, 2005
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
US charges two at Cuban base The GuardianWashington, February 25The Bush administration laid the first charges against two of the 650 people it is holding at Guantanamo Bay.The two men, a Yemeni and a Sudanese, who are alleged to have served as bodyguards to the Al Qaeda leader,... Women 25 Feb, 2004