More ex-royals leave Nepal Less than two months after Nepals last king Gyanendra was shorn of his crown and asked to leave the royal palace, his humiliated family has begun an exodus from the former Hindu kingdom with his grandchildren and their mother also departing for Singapore on Thursday.
US plans to station diplomats in Iran The US plans to establish a diplomatic presence in Tehran for the first time in 30 years as part of a remarkable turnaround in policy by President George Bush.
Illegal Indian network exposed in UK In an undercover investigation, the BBC has exposed a London-based criminal network that used fake passports, identity documents and human carriers to bring in illegal migrants, mostly from Punjab, into Britain.
Data shows Mars wet and balmy past Mars once hosted vast lakes, flowing rivers and a variety of other wet environment that had potential to support life, researchers say.
Save earth for future generations: Pope Addressing some 150,000 young catholic pilgrims in Sydney, the pope said some had come from island homes whose very existence was threatened by rising sea levels and others from drought-hit nations such as Australia.
Former Nepalese crown princess Himani and her three children walk into the VIP departure lounge at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on Thursday. AFP
