Doggone It, Why Do They Make It So Hard To Take A Pooch On A Plane?
Our 94-pound Rhodesian Ridgeback has moved from the Kenya to Nepal — and now to Turkey. It was really ruff.
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Shiva Is A God Who Likes Marijuana — And So Do Many Of His Followers
At a festival celebrating the Hindu god today in Nepal, many of the holy men and women follow in the footsteps of the deity and have a little hashish.
Plane Crash In Nepal Kills All 23 Aboard
The plane, with a crew of three and 20 passengers, reportedly flew into the side of a mountain. Two foreigners and two infants were aboard.
Why Nepal Has One Of The World's Fastest-Growing Christian Populations
The census showed no Christians in 1951. Today there are nearly 400,000. One reason: Some evangelical groups offer aid — desperately needed after the earthquake — and also seek converts.
Nepal's Gurung Community Says Goodbye To A Trying Year
Two earthquakes, a delayed constitution and unrest on the Indian border: The Year of the Monkey can't come soon enough.
'I Hope The Hospital Has Enough Diesel For Their Generator'
A health crisis grips the country, triggered by fuel blockades. Medicine is in short supply. But our writer, living in Kathmandu, needed emergency surgery.
What Our Reporters Learned From The World's Teenage Girls: #15Girls
The girls we met shook up our ideas about everything: menstruation, child brides, soccer, school, whether parents favor boys over girls.
Child Brides, Syrian Refugees: These Groups May Be Able To Help: #15Girls
You wanted to know what you could do to make life better for the teen girls in our series. We have a list of groups you might consider contacting.
Your Questions On Period Huts, Child Brides, Girls' Soccer — Answered
You read the stories in our #15Girls series and posed some really good questions. (Wish we'd thought of them first.) Here are answers from our correspondents.
Nepal Makes History By Electing Its First Female President
The election, which took place Wednesday, makes Bidhya Devi Bhandari, 54, only the second person to hold this position since Nepal abolished the monarchy in 2008.