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Kathmandu  - Police in Nepal Wednesday said they have arrested a prominent Nepalese journalist for suspected links to a terrorist organization.

Rishi Dhamala, who is also the president of the Nepal Reporters Club that brings together diplomats, politicians and journalists, was remanded to 14-day judicial custody by a court following his arrest.

Dhamala is accused of having links with Ranvir Sena, an armed group operating in southern Nepal, the police said.

Vatican City - The Vatican Wednesday said an ultra- conservative bishop needs "clearly and publicly" to distance himself from remarks he made denying the Holocaust, before he can "assume functions" within the Roman Catholic Church.

The Vatican in a statement also said Pope Benedict XVI was not aware of Richard Williamson's stance on the Holocaust when the pontiff last month revoked a 1988 excommunication order against him and three other bishops of the renegade Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX).

Recent survey by NGO Campaign Against Drunken Driving (CADD) revealed that nearly 80 per cent of youngster visiting pubs and bars in Delhi is are below the age of 25 years.

Of the underage population at the city's pubs, 67 percent are below 21 years of age. The survey was conducted from December 2008-January 2009, amongst 1,000 youth who go to pubs and bars. Findings also indicated that the culture of visiting pubs is increasing among the youngsters in the city.

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Paris - JK Rowlings, the creator of the wildly popular Harry Potter series of books, was named Tuesday a Knight of the Legion of Honour by French President Nicolas Sarkozy, the Elysee Palace announced.

The Harry Potter books, which have been condemned by conservative clergy, have made the 43-year-old Rowling one of the richest women in Britain, with a fortune estimated at 560 million pounds (804 million dollars).