Moscow Mars Mission
Six would-be cosmonauts have entered a sealed
facility where they will spend 18 months with no windows and only e-mail
contact with the outside world.
The men are taking part in the Mars500 project, which aims to
simulate a mission to Mars.
They entered the craft, located at a medical institute in
Mo...
Turkey welcomes Gaza activists
Turkish planes carrying hundreds of activists
from the Gaza-bound aid flotilla intercepted by Israeli forces have
arrived in Istanbul from Israel.
The activists returned to an enthusiastic welcome led by
Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc.
The bodies of nine people killed when Israeli commandos...
Renovation starts in Hasankeyf despite I
The Ministry of Culture has started renovations
in the historical city of Hasankeyf in the southeastern province of
Batman, despite the government’s ongoing efforts to build the Ilısu Dam
there.
“We do what they tell us to do. But we don’t know why we’re doing it
if they are going to be submerged,” said a fore...
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8.8 Earthquake hits Chile, 2 million aff
Two million people have been affected by the massive earthquake that struck central Chile on Saturday, President Michelle Bachelet has said.In a TV address, she said the forces of nature were testing the nation.So far at least 300 people have been confirmed killed in the earthquake that struck in the early hours of Saturday.The 8.8 quake ...
Smelly passenger kicked off flight
(CNN) -- Air travelers already have to deal with unruly passengers, excessively talkative ones and many other types who make flying miserable.But a new low may just have been reached for weary road warriors: The overwhelmingly smelly passenger.A man on Jazz Air, a regional airline in Canada that also serves U.S. cities, was reportedly kic...
Taliban Commander Mullah Baradar Nabbed
A man described as the top Afghan Taliban military commander and named as Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar has been captured in Pakistan, US officials say.He was seized in a US-Pakistani raid seven to nine days ago, a Pakistani military official told the BBC.The government has yet to confirm the arrest; the Taliban have denied it.The capture in...
Traffic resumes, Swayambu Yatayat banned
Transportation has resumed at the Mitrapark- Chabahil road stretch on Monday after an hour of chaos due to the demonstration by the locals, protesting against the accident that took place on Sunday.One woman was killed and four others injured when a speeding bus (Ba2Kha 593) belonging to Swoyambhu Yatatat hit them at Gopikrishna in Chabah...
Bill Gates: We need global 'energy mirac
Long Beach, California (CNN) -- Microsoft Corp. founder and philanthropist Bill Gates on Friday called on the world's tech community to find a way to turn spent nuclear fuel into cheap, clean energy. "What we're going to have to do at a global scale is create a new system," Gates said in a speech at the TED Conference in Long Beach, Calif...
Olympic opening ceremony clouded by luge
Vancouver, British Columbia (CNN) -- The opening ceremony for the 2010 Winter Olympics began on a somber note Friday night as members of the delegation from Georgia mourned the loss of one of their teammates just hours earlier.The seven-athlete delegation, wearing black armbands in tribute to luger Nodar Kumaritashvili, entered BC Place t...
Google 'optimistic' it won't pull out of
The remarks came at the annual TED Conference of thought leaders in Long Beach, California.Google Inc. last month threatened to pull out of China after the Gmail accounts of human rights activists were targeted and hacked, the company said.There has been speculation that China was behind the attacks. China denies those claims, an...
Nepal Ex-King Gyanendra accorded rousing
Nepal’s former sidelined Hindu Monarch Gyanendra Shah
visited the ongoing Makar Mela in Panauti of Kavre district, February 9, 2010.
Security was tightened along the entire route expecting
Maoists’ nuisances.
Shah, who drove his vehicle to Panauti landed there at
around 11:00 PM, say reports.
People from nearby villages a...
South Africa outplays India, leads serie
Paul Harris is a character straight out of a Vegas gambling film. He says "perception is often reality" and batsmen perceive him to be an innocuous bowler, and that's where he says he gets his wickets. He played around with his own perception to become the most successful spinner in the match, his "innocuous" outside-the-leg line from ov...
No relief for snowed-under Washington
Washington (CNN) -- Federal workers and schoolchildren in the nation's capital were told to stay home for a second day Tuesday as another major snowstorm barreled toward the region, which is still reeling from a weekend blizzard. The National Weather Service predicted another 10 to 20 inches of snow for northern Virginia and eastern Maryl...
BBC : Nepal media chief shot dead in Kat
The chairman of a Nepalese television station and satellite network has been shot dead in the capital, Kathmandu.Jamim Shah, the head of the Space Time Network, was gunned down by two masked men on motorbikes near the French embassy in the Lazimpat district. Mr Shah died during treatment at a nearby hospital an hour later. His Channel Nep...
China: Large hacker training Web site sh
Washington (CNN) -- Police in China shut down what officials think was the largest training Web site for computer hackers, local media said.The Black Hawk Safety Net offered lessons on cyber attacks and sold Trojan software, which allows outside access to a computer when remotely installed, media reports said.Police arrested three people ...
China hits back at US over trade and cur
China has hit back at the US a day after President Barack Obama promised to take a tougher line with Beijing over currency and trade.Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu insisted the value of the Chinese yuan was not the main reason for China's trade surplus with the US.Mr Obama vowed to ensure that countries were not giving their...
Carlo Ancelotti happy to grant John Terr
Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti says he will grant John Terry some time off if the defender asks for it following revelations about his private life. The Italian retained the 29-year-old as captain in the recent win over Burnley and Tuesday's 1-1 draw with Hull.But amid reports Terry wants to miss the FA Cup tie with Cardiff on 13 February, ...
New constitution on time if consensus: I
BARDIBAS, FEB 03 - Minister for Industry Mahendra Ray Yadav said on Wednesday that the new constitution can be promulgated on time if consensus is forged among the political parties.Yadav, who arrived in Jaleshwar to attend the 13th day death rituals of Tarai Madhesh Loktantrik Party's leaders Shree Krishna Yadav, Arun Yadav, Bhola Raya a...
Toyota car recall may cost $2bn
Toyota Motors says its massive vehicle recall could cost it up to $2bn (£1.25bn) in lost output and sales.The carmaker is in the process of recalling millions of vehicles that are potentially prone to uncontrolled acceleration. Toyota said the wide-ranging vehicle check might spread from the US and Europe to include the Middle East, Lati...
'Avatar' Oscar Hopes Dimmed by 'Hurt Loc
The Oscar nominations are now official and the award-season tension between "The Hurt Locker" director Kathryn Bigelow and "Avatar" director, James Cameron, has been upgraded to DEFCON 1.This morning's Academy Awards nominations announcement bore more than a few surprises, but perhaps the most intriguing race to emerge from the news is th...
Surprising Snubs from the Oscar Nominati
When the nominations for the Academy Awards were announced this morning in Beverly Hills, it quickly became clear that this year it's a battle between the critical favorite "The Hurt Locker" and "Avatar," the highest-grossing movie in the history of human civilization. Both films nabbed nine noms, including Best Director and Best Picture....
Facebook 'unnamed app' bug is fixed
(CNN) -- Word of a Facebook bug spread on the social networking site Wednesday before the "unnamed app," which officials say wasn't harmful, was fixed. Facebook members used their status updates to warn online friends about the glitch. The following was the language many users copied and passed on:"ALERT >>>>> Has your face...
Maoists seize 13 hectares private land
JHAPA, MECHI : UCPN (Maoist) affiliated All Nepal Landless Association and All Nepal Farmers Association on Monday captured about 13 hectares land owned by Bidhyadhar Mallik at Topgachhi VDC-9 in Jhapa district. Kabiraj Gautam of the Maoists’ landless association said that the land was captured as per the party’s decision. He said the...
Maoists set to announce fifth-phase prot
KATHMANDU, FEB 03 - The UCPN (Maoist) is all set to announce its fifth phase protest.The Standing Committee meeting of the party has decided to conduct publicity campaign from Feb 13 to April 6 and national assembly on Feb 17, among other programmes. According to Maoists spokesperson Dinanath Sharma, the extended meeting scheduled earlier...
Pressure mounts to phase out IE6
A Downing Street petition is calling for the UK government to drop Microsoft's Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) and move to a more modern browser. The petition says that IE6 has security flaws and uses outdated technology, creating a burden for developers. The petition comes as the Department of Health advised the NHS to move away from the old b...
Google searches getting more social
(CNN) -- Google's move to include social networking information in its searches has gotten personal.The search-engine giant has announced that, with a few tweaks, people using Google can now see search results related to friends, co-workers and other members of their social networks above all other results. The Social Search feature was i...
Google shows off Chrome OS tablet ideas
(CNET) -- Who could resist the months of hype that paved the way for Apple's iPad debut last week? Apparently not Google, which has shown its interest in tablet computing with its browser-based Chrome OS.On Monday, Glen Murphy, a user interface designer for Google's Chrome browser and the Chrome operating system based on it, pointed to im...
Will NASA ever return to the moon?
(CNN) -- Will U.S. astronauts ever return to the moon?Yes, says NASA, but maybe not in a government-built spaceship -- and maybe not any time soon.The future of American space exploration came into question on Monday as President Obama released his 2011 budget. If passed by Congress, the budget would eliminate Constellation -- NASA's proj...
Robbie Keane moves to Celtic
Celtic have confirmed the signing of Tottenham striker Robbie Keane on loan until the end of the season.The 29-year-old Republic of Ireland international travelled to Glasgow on Monday evening, with thousands of fans gathering in wait outside Celtic Park.Keane was delighted having been consistently linked with the club."The club is massiv...
France Concorde crash trial set to begin
US airline Continental and five individuals go on
trial in France later over the crash of an Air France Concorde nearly 10
years ago. The jet took off in flames from Paris Charles de
Gaulle airport and crashed minutes later, killing 113 people. An
official report said Concorde had hit a metal strip from a Continental
plane that ...
Wayne Rooney not for sale at any price -
Striker Wayne Rooney is not for sale at any price, Manchester United chief executive David Gill told BBC Sport.Rooney is in brilliant form with 21 goals this season which could trigger an offer from Europe, with Barcelona and Real Madrid said to be interested.But Gill told BBC 5 live Sportsweek: "Unless Alex agreed to it, we would not acc...
Roger Federer beats Andy Murray to win A
Roger Federer beat Andy Murray in three sets at the Australian Open to win his 16th Grand Slam title and end the Briton's hopes of a first major crown.The Swiss star, 28, won 6-3 6-4 7-6 (13-11) at Melbourne Park to extend his lead at the head of the all-time Grand Slam winners' list.And Murray's defeat means that the 74-year-wait for a B...
The Rana and the Shops - Sagar Parajuli
Part ITwo masked men in Asan set out to change their world with extra sharpened axes, daggers and pouches of gunpowder. This winter of 1957 had brought with it many cold misfortunes for the kingdom of Kantipuri. There were a lot of blood thirsty kings, princes and army chiefs who made their hands dirty to get to the top and in a twist of ...
Press group slams Chinese censorship
(CNN) -- "Media must cease reporting on the discovery of a body at a psychiatric hospital in Dongguan." "Media must not report on corruption allegations relating to the eldest son of President Hu Jintao." "Media must not report on a lawsuit against China Eastern Airlines by victims of a plane crash in 2004 in which 52 passengers were kill...
Taylor Swift takes album of the year
Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Taylor Swift won the biggest Grammy of the night, album of the year for her CD "Fearless.""This is the story we're going to be telling over and over again, that we got to win album of the year in 2010," Swift said.Swift also won best country album. She won four Grammys overall.Beyonce had won a pair of Gra...
Jungle Safari in Nagarkot
BHAKTAPUR, FEB 01 - In a bid to make Tourism Year 2011 successful, Nagarkot has added one more tourism activity --jungle safari. Naldum Tourism Development Committee, Nagarkot, came up with the idea to bring in more tourists in this hilly tourism destination situation on the outskirts of Kathmandu. We have started bui...
Another Nepali drama in Dhaka: Kabadi of
The Nepali contingent in Dhaka for the 11th South Asian Games witnessed another drama on Sunday. This time the kabadi team fell victim when the officials of the Nepal Kabadi Association had a heated argument before Nepal’s match against Bangladesh.Nepal Kabadi Association president Sunil Rajkarnikar and the coach of the kabadi team had ...
Government seeks clarification for playi
The government has sought a clarification from the Nepali embassy in Dhaka about playing the old national anthem at the inaugural match of Badminton on Saturday during the ongoing South Asian Games (SAG) in Dhaka.The foreign ministry wrote to the embassy in Dhaka Sunday asking the embassy to furnish details on why the correct national ant...
Possible Web Transformation
There is a direct relationship between simplicity and user engagement
on the web. Less clicks means more users period. When combined with
tools like smartphones, virtual assistants will migrate user
interactions towards a far more frictionless e-commerce, consumption and
collaboration model.
You will soon pick up your phone and...
iPad name draws feminine hygiene jokes
San Francisco, California (CNN) -- Punch lines about hygiene products flooded the blogosphere on Wednesday only moments after Apple Inc. announced it would call its new touch-screen computer the "iPad.""The mocking goes along the lines of: Yes, the iPad is small, lightweight and slim. But can you swim with it?" wrote the Los Angeles Times...
Britain suspends visa to Nepali students
LONDON, Jan 31: Britain has temporarily suspended student visa applications from Nepal, northern India, and Bangladesh after a sharp rise in numbers, the UK Border Agency (UKBA) said Sunday.It has stopped accepting applications for at least a month while it investigates. The UKBA has not released figures of numbers of applications, but th...
LBW Explained
Law 36 of the MCC's laws of cricket still has peoples' heads in a spin - exactly how does the lbw law work?To the uninitiated, the leg before wicket dismissal is to cricket what the offside law is to football.But the lbw law is not as complicated as some people may think.It is governed by certain principles which, once mastered, make the ...
Print media hail iPad's potential
(CNN) -- Now that they've gotten a peek at it, publishers of books, newspapers and magazines are hoping Apple's forthcoming iPad tablet device will breathe new life into their struggling industry.A handful of publishers already have struck content deals with Apple for the handheld wireless device, which displays text, photos and graphics ...
What Exactly Does 1950 Treaty Contain?
Whenever high-level visits are made between Nepal and India, the matter relating to reviewing 1950 Treaty comes in the news. However, no political party has taken up the issue of reviewing the pact seriously while in power, no matter how much energy they spend making hue and cry while in the opposition. The necessity of reviewing the Nepa...
'Avatar' the Highest Grossing Film Ever
Welp, James Cameron finally managed to beat that boat movie he made. It's official: Avatar, which is sort of a sci-fi thing that's currently playing in theaters, has surpassed Titanic's worldwide box office, with a $1.859 billion total so far. Of course, Tooth Fairy is just gaining momentum, so...
It should also be noted that Cameron's...
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Yuvraj ruled out with ligament injury
Yuvraj Singh, the Indian batsman, will not take further part in the ongoing second Test against Bangladesh in Mirpur after it was revealed that he suffered a ligament tear in his left wrist, the team manager Arshad Ayub confirmed.Meanwhile Dravid, who was hospitalised after getting hit on the face by Shahadat Hossain's bouncer on the seco...
Apple profits increase 50%, boosted by i
Apple has announced a 50% increase in profits after seeing a bumper Christmas period, in which sales of iPhones doubled from a year ago.Net income rose to $3.38bn (£2.08bn) in the three months to 26 December, from the $2.26bn it made the previous year.Apple said it sold 8.7 million iPhones in the quarter. Sales of Macs also rose 33%, alt...
Envoys of Tibet's Dalai Lama in new Chin
Talks are to resume between envoys of exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, and the Chinese government after a break of more than a year.The relationship has been tense since the last round of discussions about Tibetan demands for more autonomy.One of the Dalai Lama's representative in Europe, Mr Thubten Samdup, told the BBC th...
Alan Shearer says Wayne Rooney is 'carry
Wayne Rooney has been "carrying" Premier League champions Manchester United this season, according to former England captain Alan Shearer.Rooney, 24, has scored 19 league goals this season and has moved to pledge his future to the club after reported interest from Barcelona.Former Newcastle United manager Shearer told BBC Radio 5 live: "I...
Gothatar shootout: PM condoles slain kid
BHAKTAPUR, JAN 23 - Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal on Saturday met the family of Santosh Karki, the ten-year-old student who lost his life in the Gothatar shootout three days ago, and pledged to arrest and take action against the guilty.Extending his condolences to the bereaved family in Gothatar today, PM Nepal said the governmen...
Dahal says HLPM positive to end deadlock
Unified CPN (Maoist) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has expressed hope that the political deadlock prevailing for some time would end soon with the formation of the High Level Political Mechanism (HLPM).Speaking at a function in Kathmandu on Saturday morning, Dahal said positive signals have appeared for addressing the 'unconstitutional step...
10 Signs You Should Unfriend Someone on
1. She's a firm believer that you can learn a lot about your health from your bathroom habits — and has the status updates to prove it.2. You've only met him once but he "likes" everything you do on Facebook. Uh, stalk much?3. You're pretty sure she doesn't wear her dress and veil everyday, but the girl can't stop posting...
'Hope for Haiti' dominates the airwaves
Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Solemn music from the world's biggest stars served as the soundtrack to Friday night's telethon for Haiti relief, but the fundraiser ended with Wyclef Jean shouting "Enough of the moping, let's rebuild Haiti."Organizers did not immediately say how much money was raised during the two-hour "Hope for Haiti" ...
New Facebook Feature
Facebook is testing out a new feature that lets you identify strangers who attempt to friend you, according to a report published today by the Inside Facebook blog. Facebook confirmed its testing the feature in an email to Mashable.Ever encountered someone who just cant take the hint, I dont know you, so, no, I do not want t...
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Life in extreme cold around the world
While extreme winter weather in parts of Europe, Asia and the US
has brought normal life to a virtual standstill for millions of people,
many other inhabited places manage to function where such sub-zero
temperatures are routine.
In the north-eastern Russian
Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), the village of Oymyakon is commonly called
...
Harry Reid apologises for 'light-skinned
The US Senate majority leader, Harry Reid, has
apologised for private comments he made about Barack Obama before the
2008 presidential election.He is quoted in a new book as
saying Mr Obama could win since he was a "light-skinned"
African-American "with no Negro dialect", unless he wanted one. The Democrat said he now regretted "using...
Togo 'will play in Africa Cup of Nations
Togo's football team has decided to play in the
African Nations Cup, even though the government withdrew it after a
deadly attack on Friday, players say.Thomas Dossevi told the
AFP news agency the players wanted to stay in Angola in memory of the
three people who were killed when rebels fired on their bus. L'Equipe quoted Alaixys Roma...
6.5 earthquake strikes off California co
(CNN) -- A 6.5-magnitude earthquake has struck off the shore of Northern California, leaving thousands of households without power. The
quake, which ran about 13.5 miles deep, hit offshore at 4:27 p.m. (7:27
p.m. ET) Saturday, about 33 miles from the coastal city of Eureka,
according to the U.S. Geological Survey. About 28,000 customer...
Megan Fox and Sarah Palin sent ot Hell
Marketing an upcoming video game is a difficult balance between showing enough to excite gamers and spoiling the story by giving away too much.Electronic Arts is taking a different approach by using Web-based games to promote Dantes Inferno (Visceral Games), a video game loosely based on Dante Alighieris epic poem about one mans jour...
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