GENEVA, June 29: U.N. Yemen envoy Martin Griffiths expects to get the warring parties in Yemen back to the negotiating table for the first time in years, and both sides have confirmed their willingness to talk, he said in a U.N. radio interview late on Thursday.

CHITWAN, May 25: Acting Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Deepak Raj Joshi has said both sides of a disputed win if the dispute is resolved through mediation, arguing that this is so because both sides themselves decide on their respective issues.

KATHMANDU, May 18: Until just two days ago, it was not clear whether unification of the two major communist parties—CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Center)—would take place as stated by the top leaders of the parties in the past. Even the second-rung leaders of the parties were not sure the party unification process would happen so quickly.

The ‘Male Nude’ art exhibition kicked off on the premises of MCube Gallery, Lalitpur on Friday. The exhibition features works of artists Kapil Mani Dixit and Roshan Miahra, and is curated by Manish Lal Shrestha. This six-day event is showcasing 17 different paintings by the two artists. Out of 17 paintings, six are made by Kapil Mani Dixit and remaining eleven are made by Roshan Mishra.

POKHARA, Dec 29: The semifinal line-ups of the ongoing 21st Women’s and 31st Men’s National Volleyball Tournament under the National Sports Council (NSC) Championship has been completed on Thursday.

ITAHARI, Dec 26: Three departmental teams - Nepal Police Club, Armed Police Force (APF) and Tribhuvan Army Club - and Western Region emerged victorious in the men’s volleyball events at the Seventh National Games on Sunday.

SUNSARI, Dec 19: Departmental teams Nepal Police Club and Tribhuvan Army Club continued their winning run in women's football under the Seventh National Games on Monday.

PARIS, Nov 1: AFP Sports looks ahead to Wednesday's Champions League action with reigning champions Real Madrid, Juventus, Borussia Dortmund and debutants Leicester City all looking to clinch places in the last 16 with two games to spare (kick-offs 1945 GMT):

LAHAN, Oct 31: Minister for Peace and Reconstruction, Sita Devi Yadav, today said the government wants to address the demands of the disgruntled sides through the constitution amendment proposal.

Political analyst and Professor of Political Science Krishna Khanal argues that timely elections of local bodies, provincial assemblies and federal parliament is the only solution to the current political and constitutional logjam. He, however, maintains that agitating Madheshi forces must be taken into confidence first. He discussed some of these issues in an extensive interview with Republica’s Biswas Baral and Mahabir Paudyal.

PARIS, June 18: Belgium head into their second match of Euro 2016 needing to beat Republic of Ireland to make next round, as they lost their opening game against Group E rivals Italy. Martin O’Neill’s side wants to upset star loaded Belgium who are certainly favorite and looking to bounce back from their Italian set back.