KATHMANDU, July 19: Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Indira Rana, has acknowledged requesting the US Embassy for an earlier date for visa interview but dismissed allegations the she requested visas for anyone else. She clarified in a statement on Friday that she did not commit any immoral acts.

WASHINGTON, April 23: U.S. special operations forces carried out a precarious evacuation of the American embassy in warring Sudan on Sunday, sweeping in and out of the capital, Khartoum, with helicopters on the ground for less than an hour. No shots were fired and no major casualties were reported.