15 killed as Nepal bus plunges into Gorge
Kathmandu: At least 15 people were killed and about 40 others injured on Wednesday when a bus headed towards the capital skidded off a hilly road and plunged into a gorge in central Nepal. The accident happened at Bhotang area, 150 kilometre east of Kathmandu, when the passenger bus, heading towards Kathmandu from Sindhupalchowk district, skidded off the hilly road.
81-yr-old abandons Everest attempt
Kathmandu: Eighty one year-old Nepalese climber Min Bahadur Sherchan has abandoned the bid to regain his previously held record of being the oldest person in the world to climb Mount Everest after falling sick.
Inquest: Journalist killed by Thai army
Bangkok: An Italian photographer killed while covering the military’s crackdown on anti-government protesters in Thailand’s capital three years ago was shot by a high-velocity bullet like those issued to soldiers, a judge said on Wednesday.
6 suicide attackers killed in Afghanistan
Kabul: Afghan security forces killed six suicide bombers who attacked the Panjshir provincial governor’s office early on Wednesday, officials said, in an assault on one of the most stable areas of the country.
7 indicted for $6bn money laundering
Washington: Seven people have been indicted in the United States in a USD 6 billion money-laundering scheme. led by two eminent Indian-American legal luminaries, federal authorities on Tuesday announced the charges against the seven.
New Iraq attacks push death toll to 45
Baghdad: Overnight violence in Iraq killed 45 people, after evening attacks raised an earlier toll, the latest in a spate of unrest sparking concerns the country could be sliding back to all-out sectarian war.
lanka’s opp party for constitutional reforms
Colombo: Sri lanka’s main opposition party on Wednesday made public a bid to reform the country’s Constitution to introduce a British style Westminster system while abolishing the post of an all powerful President.