Archive for ‘July, 2009’

Landslides claim another 5 lives in Nepal

Landslides claim another 5 lives in Nepal

CNN: International : Five people died Friday in landslides in the mountains of western Nepal.

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UN concerned over delays in Nepal’s peace process

UN concerned over delays in Nepal’s peace process

Monsters and Critics : World : Kathmandu - The United Nations on Friday expressed worries over delays in Nepal’s peace process by squabbles among

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Nine killed by landslides in western Nepal

Nine killed by landslides in western Nepal

Monsters and Critics : World : Kathmandu - At least nine people were killed and four injured after landslides hit three districts in western

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Nepal Gurkhas name beauty spot after ‘Ab Fab’ star

Nepal Gurkhas name beauty spot after ‘Ab Fab’ star

BangkokPost : News : A beauty spot in Nepal with a view over some of the most spectacular Himalayan peaks has been named after British actress Joanna Lumley, a Gurkha veterans’ group said Friday.

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Boosting Hispanic enrollment increasingly urgent, Texas officials say

Boosting Hispanic enrollment increasingly urgent, Texas officials say

Hispanic enrollment at colleges and universities in Texas would need to almost double by 2015 to meet the state’s higher education goals — a daunting challenge in light of high dropout rates, poverty and other problems facing the fastest-growing segment of the population. That is perhaps the most troubling conclusion of a new report [...]