Restraining Murderer

Abu Dhabi -- Two male employees were rewarded after controlling an Arab martial arts expert who stabbed a Nepalese man to death in an Abu Dhabi court.

The killer, a karate black belt attacked his victim with a knife during a hearing inside the court room and then chased him outside.

MA 'Experts' Attacking Media

Nepal -- In a continued attack on media and media personnel, a group of about 50 Maoists attacked Himalmedia and injured at least 12 of its editors and members of staff, Thehimalayantimes.com reports.

The large group, led by the president of the Maoist-affiliated All Nepal Hotel and Restaurant Workers' Union, is said to have stormed into the meeting hall of Himalmedia's Hattiban office around noon.

"These people appeared to be martial arts experts. They had military training. One of them could kick a tall person like me in the head," one of the victims said.

The attackers also vandalised the office and left the scene after 15 minutes, according to reports.

The "Bikini killer"

French national Charles Sobhraj, dubbed the "Bikini Killer" over a string of grisly deaths in the 1970s, has said he is confident Nepal's highest court will overturn his life sentence.

"Many of the judges and police officers know this is a false case," Sobhraj told AFP Tuesday in the prison visiting room before guards cut short the interview.

Sobhraj has been linked to a series of murders of young female backpackers in the 1970s and was arrested at a casino in Nepal in 2003. He was found guilty of killing US citizen Connie Joe Brozich on the outskirts of Kathmandu in 1975.

The 2004 conviction for Brozich's death rested largely on evidence that Sobhraj and his lawyers claim was fabricated.

Looking well-muscled and younger than his 63 years, the martial arts and self-taught legal expert Sobhraj believed recent political changes in Nepal could work in his favour.

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Karateka shot, dies

Nepal -- Rakesh Gurung, 19, a karate player, who entered into a brawl with a body guard of general secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal in Kathmandu Tuesday evening died in a shoot out.

Gurung along with one other person, who were on a motorbike had stopped a jeep driven by Govinda Upreti. Assistant Police Sub Inspector Man Bahadur Adhikari was in the jeep. They were returning to a barrack after reaching the general secretary home.

The motorbike had intercepted the jeep. Gurung and his friend had opened the door of the jeep and manhandled Adhikari and the driver, police said.

Gurung reportedly charged Upreti with a knife following a squable injuring him on the side of his ear, police said.

Police said that Adhikari reached out for his pistol on receiving death threats from Gurung who had a knife in his hand.

Adhikari fired two shots. Gurung was then rushed to hospital where he died while undergoing treatment.

Although police have claimed that Adhikari had fired at Gurung in self-defence, different organisations-most of them related with sports, have accused that the incident has been given a twist and the truth hidden.

They have accused the police of taking the life of a renowned karate player over a trifle matter.

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Some dirty players

When you tell someone in Nepal that you do karate or judo - I guess they take off faster than you can say chop-chop?

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Police arrested seven persons in connection with the shooting incident that injured Dr Hemang Dixit, pediatrician and principal of Kathmandu Medical College.

Reports are saying that police is on the lookout for the leader of the criminal gang, Sandip Pathak.

According to reports, all people involved in the incident are international Judo and Karate players and former army personnel.

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