Articles By Gopi Chandra Kharel

China is considered one of the nations most at risk from bird flu because it has the world's biggest poultry population

Four More Infected By Rare H7N9 Bird Flu In China, Health Institutions Monitor Disease

Days after two Chinese men were killed by the H7N9 virus, four more have been infected by the lesser-known strain of the bird flu, China's Xihua has reported.

North Korea Threats

North Korea Threatens To Restart Plutonium-Producing Nuclear Reactor In Yongbyon Complex

The Yongbyon nuclear site which had remained closed by a 2007 disarmament agreement will be restarted, North Korea has said in its latest threat.

USS John S. McCain

US Positions Missile Destroyer Warship Closer To North Korean Coast As South Vows Strong Response Amid Heightened Tensions

A day after South Korean president pledged a strong response against the increasingly growing North Korean threats to wage a nuclear war against South and its allies, U.S. Monday positioned a warship capable of intercepting and destroying missiles closer to the North Korean coast.

New Strain of Bird Flu

First Human Cases Of H7N9 Bird Flu Emerge as 2 Chinese Men Die

H7N9 avian influenza, which was previously not known to cause infection in humans, has killed 2 men in China and has left a woman in critical condition, the Chinese health and family planning commission has confirmed.

South Korean Reaction

South Korea Sets Out Plan Allowing Military 'Pre-emptive Strike' Against North; Park Guen-hye Pledges Strong Response Against Threats

Responding to the series of near-daily threats of North Korea to launch a nuclear war against the South and the U.S, South Korea's president Park Guen-hye Monday instructed the military to react strongly to North Korean provocations.

"King Ralph" Dies

He Wasn’t King Ralph, But ‘Citizen Ralph’: PM Harper On Former Alberta Premier Ralph Klein

Issuing a statement of condolences on the death of former Premier of Alberta, Ralph Klein, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said that for him Klein was not "King Ralph" as nicknamed by many but due to his nature of honesty and principle of equality, he merits the name of 'Citizen Ralph' instead.

North Korea War Declaration

North Korea Declares ‘All-Out’ State Of War Against South; US Takes Threats Seriously

In a latest statement among series of others carried by North Korea's KCNA agency, North Korea declared a "state of war" against the south and warned that conflict in the Korean peninsula would lead to an "all-out" nuclear war.

U.S. B-2 Bombers

North Korea Puts Rockets On Standby To Strike US, Warns ‘To Blow Up And Reduce Everything To Ashes’

Immediately after the U.S. sent its stealth bomber flights to the Korean Peninsula Thursday, North Korea readied its rockets targeting major American bases.

TOIFA controversy

Bollywood Stars Abhishek, Aishwarya To Perform At Vancouver’s TOIFA Awards; ‘No Brown Policy’ Stirs Up Controversy

One of the most celebrated Indian superstar pairs Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will perform at the Times of India Film Awards (TOIFA) scheduled to be held in Vancouver, British Columbia, next month.

Internet

Massive Digital Fake Traffic Causes ‘Biggest Ever’ Cyber Attack, Slows Down Internet Worldwide

If you have had to wait unusually long for a website to open in recent days, you are not alone to face that problem. Internet users all around the world have suffered poor connection due to what has been called the "biggest cyber-attack in history.