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Nepal's first international fast-food restaurants opened in the capital Kathmandu on Wednesday, reflecting the country's cautious attempts to attract more investment from Western companies.
Burmese refugees eat their first American Thanksgiving dinner at the Holy Trinity Annex at 501 Park St., sponsored by Father's Heart Ministries.
MINNEAPOLIS & DELHI, India----MoneyGram International , a leading global money transfer provider, today announced that, through its super agent partner Samsara Pvt Ltd, it has opened two new agent locations in Nepal at the base of the Himalayas near Mt.
For Everest enthusiasts who don't have two weeks to spare to trek the route to reach Everest Base Camp, ITrekNepal introduces the ideal solution; by integrating the best features of the full Everest trek into just six days of trekking. (PRWeb Nov 26, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/itreknepal/everest-trek/prweb3260544.htm
Editor's note: Robynne Locke, a Seabrook native, is on a three-month odyssey of personal discovery and unselfish giving in India and Nepal. Her chronicles of this journey taken to work with victims of the area's sex trade appear each Tuesday in the...
BARIYAPUR, Nepal
Proposed changes to the Cedar Rapids transit system would streamline the city’s bus routes and make it easier to reach more parts of town directly. Under proposals laid out in a study of the transit system, more bus routes would overlap, allowing riders to switch routes all over the city, something that can be difficult now [...]
An Animal Nepal poster protesting the Gadhimai sacrifice. (Photo courtesy Animal Nepal )
What's Your Reaction? (AP) KATMANDU, Nepal - A Nepalese man who climbed Mt. Everest at age 76 and became the oldest person to conquer the world's highest peak celebrated Monday official recognition of his achievement by Guinness World Records.
The domain name russia.com has been purchased by an undisclosed buyer for $1.5 million through marketplace Sedo , reports Yakov Sadchikov over on the Quintura blog . Currently an online guide for travelers who would like to visit the country, Russia.com is an operation of Paley Media , a Seattle, WA-based consultancy firm that runs the show for many a country domain name, including Algeria.com ...
Nepal's former king has been given his first passport aged 63, a year-and-a-half after stepping down from the throne, the government said Friday.
Thousands of Hindu devotees have flocked to a village in Nepal ahead of the planned sacrifice of more than 300,000 animals in a ceremony condemned by animal rights activists, including French actress Brigitte Bardot.
A man who says he bought what turned out to be a $1 million Texas lottery ticket but was scammed by a clerk wants to depose some lottery executives.
Over two days, 200,000 buffaloes, goats, chickens and pigeons will be killed as part of a festival held every five years to honor Gadhimai, a Hindu goddess of power.
A man who says he bought what turned out to be a $1 million Texas lottery ticket but was scammed by a clerk wants to depose some lottery executives. AUSTIN, Texas -- A man who says he bought what turned out to be a $1 million Texas lottery ticket but was scammed by a clerk wants to depose some lottery executives. Attorneys for Willis Willis have asked a judge in Austin to allow the depositions ...
A Hindu festival in which hundreds of thousands of animals are expected to be sacrificed will go ahead as scheduled in southern Nepal despite protests, organizers said Friday.
