SINGAPORE – To protect one of the highest-profile diplomatic events so far this century, Singapore has enlisted the help of its fearsome Nepalese fighters whose large curved knives, according to ...

KATMANDU, NepalKATMANDU, Nepal — Hundreds of Gurkha war veterans and their families swarmed Katmandu airport Sunday to welcome British actress Joanna Lumley, who helped secure their right to settle in ...

Reporting from Katmandu, Nepal — Deo Man Limbu sat in a veterans hall lined with pictures of old soldiers and reflected on his years of service, his battles and his dreams. The retired major with ...

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KATMANDU, NepalKATMANDU, Nepal — Nepal’s prime minister on Monday thanked “Absolutely Fabulous” actress Joanna Lumley for her outspoken campaign to give thousands of Gurkha war veterans and their ...

Portraits of 11 Gurkha soldiers who lost their lives in Afghanistan were flown over to Nepal from the UK and handed over to their families at an event in Pokhara on May 11. Kevin Wills, an artist and ...

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal has asked India to halt its recruitment of Gurkhas into the Indian army under a new scheme for shorter military contracts until it was clear what would happen to them when ...

Soldiers from the British Gurkha regiments have rescued over 100 Britons stuck in remote parts of Nepal due to the coronavirus. Strict lockdown measures and reduced transport in Nepal meant that many ...

Nepali Gurkha military veterans in Britain have ended their 13-day hunger strike outside No. 10 Downing Street after the British government agreed to hold talks with them over their their ...

SINGAPORE (AP) — To protect one of the highest-profile diplomatic events so far this century, Singapore has enlisted the help of its fearsome Nepalese fighters whose large curved knives, according to ...