Briefly World: Prachanda shelves ‘referendum’ on border dispute

Prachanda shelves 'referendum' on border dispute

Kathmandu: Maoist Chairman Prachanda has "shelved for now" his proposal to hold "referendum" on border disputes with another country as some senior party leaders called it a "conspiracy" to involve outside forces in the dispute. Prachanda admitted it was a "mistake" and told some senior delegates, including Deputy PM Narayan Kaji Shrestha he would not press the proposal in the National Convention of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoists, currently going on in Hetaunda.

Israel arrests 23 Hamas men in West Bank

RAMALLAH: Israel arrested 23 Hamas members in the occupied West Bank Monday, some of them lawmakers, the Islamic group and the Israeli military said. Hamas said in a statement that the three Hamas lawmakers Ahmed Attoun, Hatem Qafisha and Mohammed al-Talhad had been detained in the early hours of the morning, as well as several local Hamas leaders.

French troops to quit Timbuktu this week

Timbuktu: French airstrikes targeted the fuel depots and desert hideouts of Islamic extremists in northern Mali overnight Monday, as a military spokeswoman said French forces plan to hand control of Timbuktu to the Malian army and leave the city on Thursday.

Britain MP pleads guilty, resigns

London: Former British cabinet minister Chris Huhne Monday announced his decision to resign as Member of Parliament after pleading guilty to perverting the course of justice at a UK court. The charge relates to an incident in March 2003 when Huhne's car was allegedly caught by a speed camera on a motorway.

Cambodia mourns as Sihanouk cremated

Phnom Penh: Hundreds of thousands of mourners gathered in Cambodia's capital Monday to attend the cremation of former King Norodom Sihanouk, the revered "King-Father".

UK pledges $4.7 mn for new Somalia govt

LONDON: The UK government said it will give $4.7 million in aid to Somalia to help the war-ravaged nation's institutions and its malnourished mothers and children.

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