KATHMANDU, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Faced with a yawning gap between demand and supply, the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) is left with no option but to implement a 108-hour weekly load-shedding schedule from Sunday. According to Saturday's The Himalayan Times, this is the third tim

BRASILIA, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will visit Bolivia and Venezuela on Jan. 15-16, Brazil's Foreign Ministry announced on Friday. On Jan. 15, Lula w...

SAN JOSE, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale hit Costa Rica, killing six people and injuring 91 others, the Red Cross said on Friday. About 42 people are still missing and 2,647 others were affected by the quake, the Red Cross said. The earthq

MUMBAI, Jan 9 (Reuters) - India bought 16.79 million tonnes of rice between Oct.1, 2008, and Jan.7, 2009, up 20 percent from 14.02 million tonnes during the comparable period previous year, g...