Fire guts property worth Rs 5.8 million in Humla

- by Republica

HUMLA, Dec 11: Property worth Rs 5.8 million was gutted by fire in Humla district on Friday midnight.

PM celebrates his birthday among injured ex Maoist combatants

- by Republica

Kathmandu, Dec 11: A crowd of leaders and cadres of CPN (Maoist Center) assembled at Prime Minister's official residence in Baluwatar early in the morning today for a purpose.

Car blast kills 16 at police station in Somalia's capital

- by Associated Press

MOGADISHU, Somalia, Dec 11: A suicide car bomber killed at least 16 people and injured nine others at a police station in the Somalia capital, a Somali police official said Sunday.

More than 30 dead as tanker rams into vehicles on Kenya road

- by Associated Press

NAIVASHA, Kenya, Dec 11: A runaway tanker carrying volatile gas slammed into other vehicles and burst into flames on a major road in Kenya, killing at least 33 people and injuring 10, officials said early Sunday.

Cold claims one in Parsa

- by Republica

PARSA, Dec 11: A man, who was drunk and found lying in drainage at Sedhawa VDC-1 in the district died on Saturday night.

Madonna slams industry for 'blatant sexism, constant bullying'

- by IANS

LOS ANGELES, Dec 11: Singer Madonna has slammed Hollywood for "blatant sexism and misogyny and constant bullying" even as she accepted a Billboard award.

Ramos stages another late show to snatch dramatic win for Real

- by Reuters

BARCELONA, Dec 11: Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos again came to his side's rescue as they snatched a dramatic 3-2 victory over Deportivo La Coruna on Saturday to keep Zinedine Zidane's side six points clear at the top of La Liga and set a club record 35 games unbeaten.

'Colonialism, important factor for underdevelopment of SA region'

- by Republica

KATHMANDU, Dec 11: CPN (UML) senior leader and former Prime Minister Jhalnath Khanal, has said that the colonialism was one of the most important factors for the underdevelopment of the south Asian countries.

Trump likely to pick Exxon Mobil CEO as his Secretary of State

- by PTI

US President-elect Donald Trump is likely to pick Exxon Mobil Corp CEO Rex Tillerson as his Secretary of State, according to media reports which said his nomination could face intense scrutiny in the Senate due to the oilexecutive's close ties with Russia.

PM Dahal-Chair Baidya meet

KATHMANDU, Dec 11: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Chairman of the CPN (Revolutionary Maoist), Mohan Baidya, held discussion on latest political scenario of the country.

160 dead in collapsed Nigerian church (Update)

- by Associated Press

WARRI, Nigeria, Dec 11: A hospital director says 160 people were killed when a church roof collapsed onto worshipers in southern Nigeria.

Locals disrupt Kaligandaki transmission line work

- by Republica

PARBAT, Dec 11: The under construction Kaligandaki corridor 20 KV capacity transmission line work has been disrupted by local villagers.

Darchula folks start descending towards lowland to escape cold

- by Republica

BHIMDATTANAGAR, Dec 11: The perennial exodus of people towards the lowlands to avoid cold has taken place in the district with winter reaching its peak this year.

Bauddha area tense after cabby’s ‘suspicious’ death, police beat set on fire (Update)

- by Kamal Pariyar

KATHMANDU, Dec 11: Bauddha Nayabasti area is tense following the death of a taxi driver Ram Kumar Lama. Locals have intensified protest against the death of Lama calling it suspicious. Irate locals have set a police beat on fire.

Jimmy Kimmel forgot to share Oscars news to family

- by PTI

TV personality Jimmy Kimmel’s parents came to know about the news of him hosting the 2017 Oscars ceremony when they read the news online because the popular talk show host forgot to tell them.

Beni – Jomsom – Korala road project starts

- by Republica

MYAGDI, Dec 11: The Beni – Jomsom – Korala road project connecting the border with Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) of China with Myagdi's Beni has started.

Fast 8 is officially called The Fate of the Furious

- by PTI

The eighth installment in the popular franchise The Fast and the Furious is officially called The Fate of the Furious. The film, directed by Straight Outta Compton helmer F Gary Gary, will hit theatres on April 14.

Tom Holland went undercover at NYC high school for Spider-Man: Homecoming

- by PTI

Actor Tom Holland, who is playing the lead in Jon Watts’ Spider-Man: Homecoming, revealed that he attended a high school in New York City as part of the film and kept his identity secret.

Individual's donation for society amounts to millions

- by Republica

PALPA, Dec 11: A 94 – year –old man's total sum of donated money for social and religious causes until now has amounted to a whopping Rs 20 million.

Ronaldo awaits fourth Ballon d'Or coronation

- by Agence France-Presse

Come 8 p.m. (1900 GMT) on Monday, what looks to be a poorly kept secret will officially be out -- Cristiano Ronaldo will bag his fourth Ballon d'Or as the world's top footballer.