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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.
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.
The legendary French movie star turned animal rights campaigner Brigitte Bardot has written to Nepal's president urging him to stop a mass animal sacrifice from going ahead next week.
by Bill Mitchell For most people learning about the 13th century adventures of Marco Polo, it’s enough to read his book. But two friends from Queens went far more than the extra mile by following in the legendary explorer’s footsteps. read more
Nongovernmental organizations in South Asia will receive $47 million to reduce the spread of HIV among gay men in the region.
A Japanese mountaineer who just lost his title as the oldest man to climb Mount Everest to a Nepalese fellow septuagenarian vowed Tuesday to do one better and scale the peak aged 80.
(RTTNews) - The United States in a travel advisory has asked its nationals to be cautious while traveling in Nepal in view of the precarious security situation in that country.
A Texas man who was scammed out of what turned out to be a winning $1 million lottery ticket wants to question some lottery executives under oath.
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Munich, Germany — Rising global temperatures could take the world past a number of tipping points, the results of which would have enormous environmental, social and economic impacts on ecosystems and regions around the world.
By Chuck Shepherd LEAD STORY: The first line of "defense" at the 400 Iraqi police checkpoints in Baghdad are small wands with antennas that supposedly detect explosives, but which U.S. officials say are about as useful as Ouija boards. The Iraqi official in charge, Maj. Gen. Jehad al-Jabiri, is so enamored of the devices, according to a November New York Times dispatch, that when American ...
