Nepalese 'goddess' is reinstated
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A girl of 10 is reinstated as a living goddess in Nepal after a controversy over her visiting the US.
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Firebrand Hindu nun Uma Bharti was released from a jail in southern India's Karnataka state after authorities withdrew charges against her linked to a 10-year-old riot case.
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A 10-year-old Nepali girl worshipped as a living goddess, or Kumari, has lost her &quot;divine&quot; status for defying tradition and visiting the United States.
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After eight years in exile, former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto returned Thursday.
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Nepal's media is subjected to a six-month ban on articles critical of King Gyanendra's state of emergency.
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Nepal's ruling alliance said it had positive talks with the Maoists on Wednesday as it tried to persuade the former rebels to rejoin the government and back a historic poll to decide the country's political future.
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A deal bringing Nepal's Maoists back into the government in return for an accord to abolish the monarchy was welcomed by analysts who said the peace process appeared to be "back on track".
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Nepal&#39;s ruling coalition has expressed hopes for peace talks with Maoist rebels, as the capital, Kathmandu, returned to normal after the rebels lifted a week-long blockade.
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Nepal's peace process has been disrupted by a row over whether the country should retain the cow as its national animal or replace it with the rhinoceros.
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If you thought Malaika Arora Khan has vanished from the silver
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Kathmandu: Nepal will briefly lift a curfew imposed on the capital on Thursday, after widespread rioting in response to the slaying of 12 Nepalese in Iraq, announcing the death toll from the unrest had risen to two.
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India's main opposition Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has revoked the suspension of a feisty nun who had publicly berated party leaders.
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Pakistan's Supreme Court reinstated the country's Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry on Friday four months after his suspension by President Pervez Musharraf.
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The scene at Kathmandu&#39;s Jama Masjid that would wear a festive look and throng with the faithful during Friday prayers has changed.
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Nawa Raj Joshi was a teacher for more  than 30 years in a small village in western Nepal, until one  day Maoist rebels decided they didn't like his politics.
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Serb film festival officials on Thursday reinstated a film withdrawn at the request of the Chinese embassy, after critics accused them of caving into pressure and imposing self-censorship.
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Nepal came under mounting international pressure Monday over its king's dismissal of the government and suspension of civil liberties earlier this month.