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on Fri Feb 3 3:16 PM
Nepal Releases Thousands of Former Maoist Fighters
The fate of the Maoist fighters, who had been living in encampments under guard for the past six years, has been a key sticking point in Nepal’s still incomplete peace process.
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Violence on the Field: History's Worst Sports Riots | Egypt Soccer Riots & Sports-Related Violence | Human Aggression...
| on Thu, Feb 2, 5:40 PM
The devastating riots after a soccer game in Egypt are one of many throughout history.
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on Thu Jan 5 1:37 AM
Wild elephant tramples 3 villagers to death in village in southeastern Nepal
KATMANDU, Nepal — Police say a wild elephant entered a village in southeastern Nepal and trampled three villagers to death and injured two more.
Police official Satya Narayan Rajbangsi says the elephant entered Prithvinagar village Wednesday...
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on Sun Dec 25 12:56 PM
American Teen Sets Record by Climbing World's Tallest Mountains | USA
Jordan Romero, 15, is youngest person to climb highest mountains on all seven of world's continents
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on Sat Dec 17 10:48 PM
Speeding bus skids off mountain road in western Nepal, killing 15 people
KATMANDU, Nepal — A speeding bus has skidded off a mountain road in western Nepal, killing 15 people.
Govindmani Bhurtel, Chief Government Administrator of Baitadi district, says the driver lost control and the bus rolled off the highway...
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on Wed Dec 7 4:12 AM
Buddhists protest in Nepal against appointment of Maoist chief to develop Buddha birth place
KATMANDU, Nepal — Hundreds of Buddhists demonstrated in Nepal’s capital to protest the appointment of Maoist party chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal to head a project to develop the area where Buddha was believed born in southern Nepal.
The 500...
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on Wed Dec 7 3:04 AM
US cancels warning against travel to Nepal citing improved situation
KATMANDU, Nepal — The United States says it has canceled a warning issued against travel to Nepal earlier this year because of the improved political situation in the Himalayan nation.
The U.S. Department of State says it believes the conditions...
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on Thu Nov 24 2:42 AM
Majority of Nepal’s ex-rebel fighters seek to join national army they once fought
KATMANDU, Nepal — For a decade, Maoist rebel fighters waged brutal warfare against Nepal’s army. Five years after the end of the war, thousands of former insurgents are now joining that very army.
Government monitors have been interviewing...
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