British actress Joanna Lumley, who is in Nepal on a five day visit after spearheading a high profile campaign to allow Gurkha soldiers and their families to settle in Britain, met President Rambaram Yadav, Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal and Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala separately.
Accompanying her to the meetings held at the Singh Durbar, the [...]

LAWYERS are hoping a major reform of Bahrain’s justice system will win back trust in the courts. The GDN reported earlier this month that a new system was being brought in to manage lawsuits, train and test legal professionals, review appeals and support mediation. Specialised courts will also be established as part of the [...]

FAWAZ Abdulla won the Bahrain Bowling League Men’s Master title after narrowly defeating Mohammed Al Jahromi by nine pins, 224-215, in the championship game of the step-ladder final at the Adhari Park bowling centre. Abdulla was the top seed after the eight-bowler round-robin which followed the tournament’s preliminary stage, earning him the direct berth in [...]

Chinese actress Vicki Zhao wants it all and now she is paying the price. The “Painted Skin” actress who is pursuing a masters degree in directing at the Beijing Film Academy, has to delay her graduation after failing to complete her graduation project. Zhao was supposed to graduate this summer but the 33-year-old put [...]

The Emirates Development Bank (EDB), a merged lender approved by the Cabinet last month, will begin operations next year with a focus on providing funding to the industrial sector and small businesses owned by Emiratis.
The bank will also help finance the construction of 40,000 houses in the capital under the Sheikh Zayed Housing programme, said [...]

The long-term rewards that Bahrain is now beginning to reap following the Kingdom’s move to diversify its economy are analysed in the most comprehensive English-language report on the country’s investment and business opportunities ever published.
The Report: Bahrain 2009, which has been produced by Oxford Business Group (OBG), the highly acclaimed global publishing, research and [...]

The deposed Hamas government in the Gaza Strip on Monday announced it would free 20 prisoners loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as a goodwill gesture. A statement issued by the Hamas interior ministry said Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haneya made the decision on the eve of a Muslim feast marking Prophet Mohammad’s ascension that [...]

The late Michael Jackson may have been a pop genius and brilliant dancer but he was not the first moon walker. That was Neil Armstrong, who stepped out from Apollo 11 in a bulky spacesuit on July 20, 1969, and took one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. Even as he [...]

CASUALTIES mounted in the conflict in Afghanistan with reports yesterday saying at least 16 people were killed when a Russian-owned civilian helicopter crashed, and 35 suspected Taliban members died in battles in Kandahar province. There were no indications that the crash of the Mi-8 helicopter at southern Kandahar Air Field was caused by hostile [...]

Jackie Chan says “Kung Fu Kid” co-star Jaden Smith’s dedication to martial arts puts his own son to shame. The 11-year-old son of Hollywood stars Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith has been training under Chan’s stunt co-ordinator for his role in the China Film Group-Columbia Pictures remake of the 1984 hit “The Karate [...]