The Times Isolated Buddhist kingdom of Bhutan to get its first railway link Tue 29 Dec 2009 The reclusive Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan is to have its first railway after its newly crowned monarch finalised a plan with India to build an 11-mile (18km) link between the two countries. The... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang)
Asian Age China mine blasts kill 17, six missing Tue 29 Dec 2009 Beijing: Seventeen coal miners have been killed and six others trapped in two gas explosions in China, state media said on Monday, in the latest accidents to strike the country's dangerous mining... (photo: WN / marzena)
Zeenews Tue 29 Dec 2009 Swine flu cases treble in Nepal Kathmandu: Nepal Tuesday sounded its first alarm for the pandemic swine flu with the health ministry publicly disclosing that the number of reported cases had jumped to 150 from the earlier 48.... (photo: WN / Geeta) HealthKathmanduNepalPandemicPhotos
Star TribuneSun 27 Dec 2009 Shock wave Shock wave I'm not sure Kanye West's stage rush at the MTV Music Awards was all the buzz in Nepal, but it will still probably rank high in "100 Shocking Music... (photo: Creative Commons / Mike Barry) AwardsCelebrityMusicNepalPhotos
