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Kathmandu - At least 11 people were killed and several injured after a bus plunged off a mountain road in western Nepal, police said Monday. The accident happened early Monday at the village of Sarankot near the tourist town of Pokhara, about 200 kil...
Asia will play an increasingly leading role on the international stage in this century.
The Henry is commemorating the work of social documentarian Milton Rogovin with a selection of his black and white photographs . Rogovin, who turns 100 on December 30, is an heir to the legacy of social documentary photographers like Lewis Hine and Jacob Riis , who--armed with a camera and driven by conscience--worked to document the lives of people whom much of society had ignored or taken for ...
POULSBO —Fourteen-year-old Anais Baca de Luna has a ready smile and a way with words. But it hasn't always been that way.Baca de Luna and the seven members of her family moved to the United States from Mexico . When she started Poulsbo Elementary School in second grade, Baca de Luna was intimidated."I cried. I was so scared because I didn't speak English. I was afraid someone would make fun of ...
Nepal: Child Soldiers Ian Kelly Department Spokesman Washington, DC Question Taken At The December 11, 2009 Daily Press Briefing December 14, 2009 Question: What is U.S. response to Nepal’s reported recruitment of minors in the army? Reports say 3,000 under aged children have been recruited already and that the UN Secretary-General could possibly send a representative to Nepal to look into this ...
As global leaders and top scientists in Copenhagen debate how to deal with climate change, farmers in flood-prone areas of northern India are taking it into their own hands to adapt to shifts in the weather.
Photos and Story by Lars Howlett [ lars@hmbreview.com ]
ATLANTA – Bashian and Ebisons Harounian have renewed their fifth floor showroom leases at AmericasMart here, according to Chas Sydney, senior vice president of area rugs at Americasmart.
09:33 am CST Dec 14, 2009 (ExplorersWeb.com) In previous years, ExplorersWeb have published one big Year in Review on January 1st. This year we are cutting it up in sections, to be posted every day until the awards, with the compiled report to go up early 2010.
Greenland, Maldives, Arctic and Nepal--places where global warming is having its effect.
Yoomna's Gifts, Awards and More is now open at 2775 Showplace Drive, Suite 117. This 1,200-square-foot stop offers a variety of items from Pakistan, Nepal, India and other countries. Hand-crafted Turkish Meerschaum (a mineral often found in the Black Sea) pipes, imported handicrafts in wood, marble, brass and copper, rock salt crystal lamps, purses, shawls and scarfs are just a few of the many ...
This past weekend, people from all over the world mobilized in their respective communities and cities to rally for an equitable, effective, and binding climate change agreement. The UN conference is currently in mid-session, with heated negotiations currently underway.
Kathmandu - At least 11 people were killed and several injured after a bus plunged off a mountain road in western Nepal, police said Monday. The accident happened early Monday at the village of Sarankot near the tourist town of Pokhara, about 200 kil...
FAIRFAX — Weeks before Christmas, Duncan McDougall sweeps into a rural Vermont day care facility, dropping off a stack of shiny new children's books. ... - By LISA RATHKE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tehran - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Monday called his opponents enemies of Iran and agents of foreign countries, the ILNA news agency reported. The enemies of the Iranian nation are now frustrated and want to take revenge through insultin...
Dubai - The government of Dubai said Monday it would use a 10 billion dollar facility made available to it by neighbouring emirate Abu Dhabi to pay immediate financial obligations, including a 4.1-billion-dollar bond that is due. The government of A...
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