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Gadhimai Festival: Nepal Mass Animal Sacrifice Festival To Go Ahead Despite Protests

AP | BINAJ GURUBACHARYA | Posted 11.20.2009 | World


KATMANDU, Nepal — A Hindu festival in which hundreds of thousands of animals are expected to be sacrificed will go ahead as scheduled in souther...

Obama, Hu Jintao Press Conference Held In China (VIDEO): Leaders Talk Economy, Iran, North Korea, Tibet, And Taiwan

AP | Posted 11.17.2009 | World


(AP) BEIJING President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao promised a determined, joint effort to tackle climate change, nuclear disarmament ...

You CAN make a difference!

Ellen Snortland | Posted 11.19.2009 | Impact


Ellen Snortland

The European Summit for Global Transformation started when a group of friends asked, "What if we got together everyone we knew who's up to big things on the planet?" The results have exceeded everyone's expectations.

Brits Climb Coveted Chang Himal North Face

Climbing Magazine | climbing | Posted 11.13.2009 | Home

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11/13/09 - Britons Nick Bullock and Andy Houseman have climbed the much-eyed north face of Chang Himal (a.k.a. Wedge Peak, 6,802 meters/22,316') in fa...

Tomaz Humar Rescue Under Way

Climbing Magazine | climbing | Posted 11.12.2009 | Home

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11/12/09 - Slovenian climber Tomaz Humar is reportedly injured and stuck on the north face of Langtang Lirung (7,234 meters) in Nepal....

Global Warming Debate Gets Strange

Bill Chameides | Posted 11.06.2009 | Green


Bill Chameides

Someone tell me ... which is the real environmental news and which is fake?

One Man's Tireless Effort to Provide ICT Education to Nepalese Students

Subhash Ghimire | Posted 11.02.2009 | Technology


Subhash Ghimire

With few exceptions, Nepalese business and political leaders often dismiss young people when they come up with ambitious ideas. Unless they change their attitude, Nepal's future remains gloomy.

Nepali Cabinet To Meet On Everest To Bring Attention To Global Warming

AP | BINAJ GURUBACHARYA | Posted 11.02.2009 | Green


KATMANDU, Nepal — Nepal's Cabinet will hold a meeting on Mount Everest to highlight the threat from global warming, which is causing glaciers to...

French Climb South Spur of Nemjung

Climbing Magazine | climbing | Posted 10.30.2009 | Home

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10/30/09 - French alpinists Yannick Graziani and Christian Trommsdorff have climbed the south spur of 7,140-meter (23,425-foot) Nemjung in Nepal....

Patriarch of Maloney Clan, Clif Maloney, Passes On

Jim Luce | Posted 10.27.2009 | New York


Jim Luce

Clif, 71, husband of Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, passed away in September after climbing one of the tallest mountains in the world, Mt. Cho Oyu, between Nepal and China.

Nepal Army Chief attending military conference in USA

GroundReport.com | GroundReport.com | Posted 10.23.2009 | Home


Nepal Army Chief Chhatraman Gurung leaves Kathmandu on  Saturday for the United States of America on a week-long tour. He has already made public...

Indian fighter plane over Nepali sky

GroundReport.com | GroundReport.com | Posted 10.22.2009 | Home

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An Indian supersonic fighter plane on Thursday has violated Nepal’s sky in Darchula district in the name of patrolling Indian border territories...

Reporters Uncensored: Underdogs And Social Innovators

Reporters Uncensored | Posted 10.22.2009 | Impact


Reporters Uncensored

In a time where people are cynical about the excesses of capitalism, and corruption in the developing world is rampant there is a lone beacon of light: the social entrepreneurs.

Pankaj Joshi, Store Clerk, Accused Of Stealing $1M Lottery Prize From Customer

AP | KELLEY SHANNON | Posted 10.22.2009 | Home


AUSTIN, Texas — A 25-year-old convenience store clerk pocketed a customer's $1 million winning lottery ticket, claimed the prize and skipped tow...

Middle-ranking Nepali Congress leaders hold secret meeting

GroundReport.com | GroundReport.com | Posted 10.21.2009 | Home

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While Nepali Congress (NC) President and former Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala has adopted silence over the appointment of his daughter Ms. Sua...

Engaging The World: How One Woman Said 'I Do' To Change

Subhash Ghimire | Posted 10.14.2009 | Impact


Subhash Ghimire

At 34 years old, many women would be trying to get an engagement ring, not give one away. But when Christina Ammon inherited a 3.21 ct diamond ring fr...

New Jersey 20-Year-Old Builds Orphanage in Nepal

Jim Luce | Posted 10.08.2009 | World


Jim Luce

Maggie Doyne is your typical girl from New Jersey.  She happens to live in Nepal caring for 27 orphans - in an orphanage she built ...

Bronx News Roundup, September 29

Bronx News Network | Bronx News Network | Posted 09.29.2009 | Home


Refugees from Bhutan have come to find a new home in the Bronx. Although many Bhutanese refugees are scattered throughout the Bronx, a large populatio...

This Week In Animals: A Chimp Raises Cubs, RIP Tweet The Giraffe, A Journeying Cat And More! (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Eve Solomon | Posted 11.18.2009 | Green


What a great week in animals! The HuffPost Green page posted adorable videos, beautiful photos, and some more serious animal news pieces. Be sure to v...

Nepal Hit By Severe Goat Shortage

BBC NEWS | Posted 11.15.2009 | World


The authorities in Nepal have ordered officials to find more goats for ritual slaughter ahead of the country's biggest religious festival of the year....

Nepal: Taking On The Challenge Of Climate Change

GroundReport.com | GroundReport.com | Posted 10.17.2009 | Home

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Climate change is a hot topic in Nepal now as studies show that many people in the country are facing hunger due to frequent droughts and melting gla...

Feeling Overweight? Congratulations!

Kiri Westby | Posted 10.17.2009 | Living


Kiri Westby

Wouldn't it be great if we looked at each others' spare-tires as signs of abundance and joy and, along the same vein, recognize that our friends who appear too thin may actually need extra moral support?

Nepal Offers To Pay Men Who Marry Widows

The New Zealand Herald | Andrew Buncombe | Posted 09.11.2009 | World


DELHI - Women protesters marched through the streets of Kathmandu in their hundreds after the Government announced a "humiliating" scheme to offer fin...

Over 350 Species Found In Himalayas In Past Decade

AP | BINAJ GURUBACHARYA | Posted 09.10.2009 | Green


KATMANDU, Nepal — The world's smallest deer, a flying frog and catfish that stick to rocks – as well as more than 350 other species &ndash...

Nepal Tibetan Refugee Crackdown Strengthened At China's Behest

Reuters | Posted 08.28.2009 | World


Nepal, under increasing pressure from China, was cracking down on Tibetan refugees despite centuries of shared culture with Tibet, the International C...