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Nepal is expected to seek from China military assistance under non-lethal weapons cooperation,including communication equipment,during Defence Minister Vidya Bhandaris eight-day visit to that country.

Nepal to seek military aid from China

KATHMANDU: Nepal is expected to seek from China military assistance under non-lethal weapons cooperation,including communication equipment,during Defence Minister Vidya Bhandaris eight-day visit to that country. Bhandari,who left for China on Monday,is leading a five-member Nepalese delegation. She will seek Chinese military assistance under non-lethal weapons cooperation,which mainly includes communication equipment and logistics.

Ex-Nazi hitman gets life for murders

AACHEN: A German court on Tuesday convicted an 88-year-old of murdering three Dutch civilians as part of a Nazi hit squad during World War II,capping six decades of efforts to bring the former Waffen SS man to justice. Heinrich Boere,number six on the Simon Wiesenthal Centers list of most-wanted Nazis,was given the maximum sentence of life in prison for the 1944 killings.

Strikes in France against Sarkozy

Paris: Nationwide strikes in France hobbled public services from transport to schools on Tuesday,with unions hoping their action would put the brakes on reforms planned by President Nicolas Sarkozy two days after his party8217;s stinging defeat in regional elections. But the new labour minister,Eric Woerth,vowed to move ahead with reforming the 8220;extremely fragile8221; pension system,the most critical change expected.

Clinton meets Netanyahu

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday met Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu during which the two leaders presented conflicting positions on new settlements in occupied East Jerusalem,an issue that has strained the ties between the two allies. Israel early this month announced new settlement plans for occupied east Jerusalem,drawing unusually sharp criticism from its the Obama administration.

Suu Kyi against party joining elections

YANGON: Aung San Suu Kyi is against registering her opposition party for Myanmars upcoming elections because the ruling juntas restrictions on the vote are unjust, her lawyer said on Tuesday. Suu Kyi was quoted as saying she would not even think of registering her National League for Democracy for the polls,but stressed she will let the party decide for itself.

Priest resigns after admitting abuse

VIENNA: An Austrian diocese on Tuesday said a priest has resigned after admitting he abused a 17-year-old boy. The Graz-Seckau diocese said the priest stepped down on his own and that the abuse happened 20 years ago. Two other priests have been suspended as a precautionary measure.