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Healthy Cajun food

Dubby Bhagat — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:13:27 +0545

KATHMANDU: Caf� New Orleans named after the Hurricane Katrina that demolished America, which in turn took its name from Philippe II Dec d" Orleans Regent of France, is often referred to as America"s most unique city. It is a city of colour with its festivals like Mardi Gras. It is the city of Jazz, and writers like Tennessee Williams have said that everywhere there"s th ...

Amy Winehouse teams up with Perry for a fashion collection

Agencies — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:00:45 +0545

LONDON: Amy Winehouse has teamed up with British brand Fred Perry to create a fashion collection, which will be available in October.
Amy Winehouse has teamed up with Fred Perry to create a fashion collection.
The 'Rehab' singer collaborated with the British brand to design a range which is inspired by her own "unique sense of style".
Amy said: "I'm really e ...

Michelle Obama is DC's top fashionista: Witherspoon

AP — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:48:46 +0545

WASHINGTON: Actress Reese Witherspoon says her "Legally Blonde" character Elle Woods has been ousted as the most stylish woman to come to the nation's capital by first lady Michelle Obama.

Speaking Wednesday at a ceremony where Mrs. Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton presented the annual International Women of Courage awards, Witherspoon jokingly complained th ...

Allardyce steps up war of words with Benitez

Agence France Presse — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:03:39 +0545

LONDON: Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce took another swipe at Rafael Benitez on Thursday by claiming Liverpool have blown their bid to qualify for the Champions League.

Benitez mocked Allardyce after Liverpool's recent win over Rovers at Anfield and joked that European champions Barcelona were going to model themselves on Blackburn's rudimentary style.

But Allardyce, who has bee ...

Three killed in army firing

THT Online — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:35:17 +0545

KATHMANDU: Three women were killed when the army opened fire on them in the border area of Surkhet and Badiya districts on Thursday afternoon. The deceased have been identified as Devisara BK, Chandrakala BK and Amrita BK from Haripur-2 of Surkhet. They were shot dead while they were in the Bardiya National Park, collecting firewoods and fodder. Further details about the incidents were not imm ...

23 Tibetans handed over to immigration authority

THT Online — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:34:39 +0545

KATHMANDU: At least 23 Tibetan exiles, from those apprehended a day earlier, were handed over to the Department of Immigration on Thursday for defying prohibitory orders and staging protests against the Chinese rule in Tibet to mark the 51st anniversary of the failed Tibet uprising.

An official at the immigration office said the exiles would be either deported or handed to the United N ...

Dutch capital to be put on trial over ICoast waste dump

AFP — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:02:24 +0545

THE HAGUE: The city of Amsterdam is to be prosecuted over the dumping of toxic waste by a ship in Ivory Coast in 2006, the Supreme Court has ruled in a decision made available Wednesday.

"The Supreme Court refers the case back to the Amsterdam district court ... to be considered anew," said the judgment, overturning earlier decisions to dismiss the case against the city.

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IG Basnet springs surprise check

THT Online — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:01:39 +0545

KATHMANDU: Inspector General of the Armed Police Force, Sanat Kumar Basnet, on Thursday embarked on a surprise check at APF Nilbarahi Battalion to ascertain that the security measures were in place.

He is learnt to have instructed the security officials to maintain the law and order situation in the society.

The top AFP official also lauded the role played by the APF personnel i ...

MJF set to unleash 2nd phase protests

THT Online — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:55:56 +0545

KATHMANDU: Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum (MJF) announced the second phase of protest programmes against the government's failure to implement of the previous agreements with government.
Organising a press conference in in Balkumari, Lalitpur on Thursday, chairman of MJF Upendra Yadav announced a fresh series of protest programmes from March 18 to April 9.
Speaking in the conference Ya ...

Myanmar's Suu Kyi urges response to 'unjust' law

Agence France Presse — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:29:49 +0545

YANGON: Detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday called on Myanmar's people to give a united response to an "unjust" election law, her lawyer Nyan Win told AFP.
"The people and political forces have to respond united to such an unjust law," Suu Kyi said, according to Nyan Win, after he visited the democracy icon at her house. "She didn't think such ...

More than 20 civilians killed in fierce Mogadishu battles

AFP — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:57:04 +0545

MOGADISHU:More than 20 civilians were killed Thursday in a second day of intense fighting between Somali government troops and insurgent forces in the capital Mogadishu, a medical source said.

The government troops backed by African Union peacekeepers raided a position held by the insurgents in the north of the war-riven capital, sparking the heavy firefight.

"The civilian ...

Victoria shocked by Corey death

Agencies — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:18:31 +0545

Victoria Beckham is said to have been left ''shocked and upset'' at the death of her one time boyfriend, 'Lost Boys' actor Corey Haim.
Victoria Beckham is said to have been left "shocked and upset" at the death of her ex-boyfriend Corey Haim.
The singer-turned-fashion designer briefly dated the 'Lost Boys' star in 1995, and was saddened to receive news of his shock death ...

Sony unveils new motion contoller to slow Nintendo

TOMOKO A. HOSAKA/ AP — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:13:35 +0545

TOKYO: Sony has a new message for Nintendo Wii gamers: Come join us.
The Japanese maker of the PlayStation 3 unveiled Thursday its highly anticipated motion controlling system, as it takes aim at Nintendo's dominance in the gaming sector. With the "PlayStation Move," Sony hopes to lure gamers who have outgrown Nintendo, which launched the Wii in 2006 and became the first to int ...

Oil near $82 a barrel

BARRY HATTON/ AP — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:10:03 +0545

LONDON: Oil prices hovered around $82 a barrel Thursday in Europe as traders weighed stagnant U.S. crude demand against a gradual global economic recovery.
By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark crude for April delivery was up 20 cents to $82.29 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose 60 cents to settle at $82.09 on Wednesday.
Crude p ...

Former minister deserts NC for Maoists

THT Online — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:24:10 +0545

KATHMANDU: Nepali Congress leader Hari Shanker Pariyar a former assistant minister defected to the main opposition party UCPN-Maoist on Thursday. Pariyar was District Development Committee chairman and assistant labour and transportation minister in the cabinet of former prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba in 2005.
Speaking at a ceremony, Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal said that the Da ...

Nepal triumphs over Bahrain to grab semis spot

THT Online — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:23:06 +0545

KATHMANDU: Nepal made it to the semi-final of the ACC U-16 Elite Cup after defeating Bahrain by 85 runs on Thursday.
After wining the toss, Nepal scored 207 runs in the allotted 40 overs losing seven wickets to opponent Bahrain, where as Bahrain scored 121 runs with a loss of nine wickets.
Nepali cricketer Nischal Pandey secured 74 runs and targeted five wickets for Bahrain to ca ...

Thailand deploys 50,000-strong force ahead of protests

AFP — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:38:59 +0545

BANGKOK: Thai authorities Thursday began deploying 50,000 troops on the streets of Bangkok ahead of rallies by anti-government protesters that they fear could turn violent, the deputy prime minister said.

The demonstrations by the so-called "Red Shirts", who support fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, begins Friday -- two weeks after the kingdom's top court confiscated ...

Joss Stone hates Halitosis

Agencies — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:20:00 +0545

LOS ANGELES: Currently single singer Joss Stone says her biggest turn-off in a man is bad breath.
Joss Stone says bad breath is her biggest turn-off in a man.
The 22-year-old singer - who is currently single - would never date a guy with halitosis and expects any potential suitors to have minty fresh mouths.
Joss - who previously dated Beau Dozier - said: "There's noth ...

US missiles kill up to 16 in Pakistan

AFP — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:13:22 +0545

MIRANSHAH: Two US missile strikes deep in Pakistan's northwest tribal belt killed up to 16 militants, with more bodies recovered from the wreckage on Thursday, security officials said.

Two successive bombing raids by unmanned spy planes hit a building and vehicles late Wednesday in North Waziristan, a bastion of Taliban and Al-Qaeda-linked militants near Pakistan's border with Afghanist ...

Greece paralysed by strike over austerity plan

AFP — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:06:17 +0545

ATHENS: Greek public transport was halted, flights grounded and state hospitals left with emergency staff only on Thursday as workers held yet another general strike to protest painful spending cuts.

Debt-plagued Greece has faced a new wave of labor discontent since the Socialist government's harsh new austerity plan was introduced last week in an effort to trim its ballooning deficit a ...

Keeler leads Cal Poly-SLO past UC Irvine 73-69

AP — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:02:51 +0545

ANAHEIM: Lorenzo Keeler had 27 points, six assists and five rebounds as Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo rallied for a 73-69 victory over UC Irvine in the first round of the Big West Conference tournament Wednesday night.

Keeler also made 16 of 18 free throws for the sixth-seeded Mustangs (12-18), who will play third-seeded Long Beach State in the quarterfinals Thursday.

Darren Moore sc ...

MySpace upping ante in online social games

AFP — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:59:12 +0545

SAN FRANCISCO: MySpace began courting videogame developers as it moved to capitalize on the booming popularity of playing games online at social networks.

"We initially embraced games a few years back with a gaming platform, but at the end of the day it was fairly isolated in certain parts of MySpace," MySpace co-president Mike Jones told AFP at a Game Developers Conference he ...

Vera Farmiga excited for Madonna movie

Agencies — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:56:51 +0545

LOS ANGELES: Vera Farmiga can't wait for Madonna to direct her in a potential new movie, although admits she hasn't actually ever seen any of the stars previous film work.
Vera Farmiga can't wait to be directed by Madonna.
The 'Up in the Air' actress is set to star in 'W.E' - which tells the story of the relationship between Britain's King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson, the Duc ...

Pascoe defends UNMIN role

THT Online — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:44:30 +0545

KATHMANDU: UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, B Lynn Pascoe on Thursday defended the role of the UNMIN in the peace process in the country and stressed that it is here to help and not to take the blame for the failure of those responsible for the success of the peace process.
Interacting with the media during the press meet organised at Everest Hotel in Kathmandu, Pascoe ...

Youth abducted in Mahottari

THT Online — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:27:13 +0545

BARDIBAS: An unidentified gang abducted Ram Jeevan Raut from his house in Sundarpur VDC-7, Mahottari on Wednesday.

According to the Area Police Office, Gaushala, Raut was abducted by the gang comprising five to seven persons at around midnight on Wednesday. The police also informed that they have launched a search for Raut.

Dolakha blaze kills 3 family members

THT Online — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:25:43 +0545

CHARIKOT: At least three persons of a family were killed when a fire broke out at Lappantol in Katakuti VDC, Dolakha Wednesday night.

The deceased have been identified as Pramila Karki, 23, her daughters Suprabha Karki, 3, and nine-month-old Sunita. The fire engulfed two houses of the Karki family. However, the cause of the fire is yet to be confirmed.

DPM Koirala cuts short Europe trip over GPK health

THT Online — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:24:14 +0545

KATHMANDU: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Sujata Koirala cut short her Europe tour and returned home due to the poor health of her father Nepali Congress president Girija Prasad Koirala, on Thursday.
Taking to reporters at the Tribhuvan International Airport, the DPM said that the decision as to the time and place to take the NC president for treatment would be finali ...

Scarlett Johansson's pain gain

Agencies — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:00:49 +0545

LOS ANGELES: Scarlett Johansson says she is willing to suffer for beauty as she knows it's worth it in the end.
Scarlett Johansson is willing to suffer for beauty.
The stunning actress - who is the face of Spanish fashion label Mango - knows looking good can take hard work but says it's worth it in the end.
She said: "When I was little my mum always said, 'Pain for be ...

Aussie 'miracle' elephant baby gaining strength

AFP — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:27:04 +0545

SYDNEY: An elephant calf that was believed to have died during a nine-day labor is feeding itself and has earned the nickname "Mr. Shuffles" since learning to stand, Taronga Zoo officials said Thursday.

Keepers said Tuesday that the calf had died during the difficult labor, which started March 1. But a live calf was born early Wednesday to mother Porntip.

"Despite ...

Britain's Fritzl raped daughters for over 25yrs

AFP — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:57:48 +0545

LONDON: Two British women who were raped and abused by their father for over 25 years, becoming pregnant 18 times, have won an apology from local authorities for failing to prevent the serial incest.

In a case compared with that of Austria's notorious Josef Fritzl, the 56-year-old man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is serving a life jail term for raping his daughters, who had s ...

Henin cruises into Indian Wells second round

AFP — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:35:14 +0545

INDIAN WELLS: Justine Henin says her 2004 Indian Wells triumph seems a long time ago, but she made it look like yesterday with a dominant first-round victory in the WTA hardcourt tournament.

The former world number one needed just 68 minutes to dispatch Slovakian Magdalena Rybarikova 6-2, 6-2 on Wednesday and book a second-round clash with 31st-seeded Argentinian Gisela Dulko.

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China's inflation continues to rise

AFP — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:31:29 +0545

BEIJING: China said Thursday that consumer prices rose in February for the fourth straight month while new lending slowed sharply from a month earlier, as the government stepped up efforts to tame inflation.

The consumer price index, the main gauge of inflation, rose 2.7 percent in February compared with the same month a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics said.

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Government locked in row over child killer rights

AFP — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:27:05 +0545

LONDON: The government is locked in a battle with the media for refusing to say why a notorious child killer has been sent back to jail, amid warnings he faces a "lynch mob" if his identity is revealed.

Newspapers want to know what Jon Venables -- who has been given a new identity -- did to breach his parole on the life sentence he and another boy received for the brutal 1993 ...

Lohan confirms Ungaro split

Agencies — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:18:01 +0545

LOS ANGELES: Lindsay Lohan has confirmed reports she has parted company with fashion house Emanuel Ungaro.
The Mean Girls star sparked rumours of a rift with the brand after she failed to show up at the Ungaro runway show at Paris Fashion Week in France on Monday (08Mar10), with owner Asim Abdullah explaining, "She's not involved in this collection."
When asked why she ...

Solar power could provide 10% of US energy: report

AFP — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:59:52 +0545

WASHINGTON: The United States could source 10 percent of its electricity from solar power by 2030, a report said Tuesday, winning support from a US lawmaker who wants to boost the number of US solar panels.

The report, produced by the independent environmental group Environment America, was presented to Congress with backing from Senator Bernie Sanders who in February introduced legisla ...