Manila (Agenzia Fides) The youth are "agents of true change and transformation before their respective church communities, families and friends..." hope for the Church's evangelization and for the future of Asia. With Asian Youth Day (AYD), it is hoped that

For me, Bangladesh is the land of the Suffering Servant. Showing people the crucifix does not only imply a sign of faith, but a plausible answer to the big question of human suffering," said Xaverian missionary Fr. Silvano Garello, to

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1000 Buddha statuettes were on exhibit in the prayer hall of the main temple (khuree) of Tuva during the great Buddhist Holy Days. These statuettes were made in Nepal under the supervision of the Nepal lama Tuge Rinpoche. The figurines

A Hindu festival in which hundreds of thousands of animals are expected to be sacrificed will go ahead as scheduled in southern Nepal despite protests, organizers said Friday.

Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) "The situation could take a turn for the worse, given the nature of our political leaders. The population is tired of politicians who seem interested only in power, and ignore the real needs of the people." This

Human bones, colorful murals, and illuminated manuscripts are just some of the treasures found in caves carved into steep cliffs in a remote corner of Nepal—and the sacred hoard could be linked to the real-world inspiration for the fictional paradise

Ltd (SMART MOBILE), TMI Cambodia, Sampoerna, SureM, Unitel, G-Mobile, and Spice Nepal; and CDMA operators such as, Pacific Bangladesh Telecom (CityCell), and GT-Tell (Excell). The operators will gain access to more than 3.4 billion mobile subscribers around the world across

Air Austral ordered two 'high density' Airbus A380s on Tuesday, while Nepal Airlines ordered an A320 and an A330 aircraft from ...

Leaders of Nepal's Maoists are threatening more mass protests and to turn the nation "into another Afghanistan" should their demands for limits to presidential powers not be met. As the political turmoil drags on - not helped by an apparent

He is famous for his fiery speeches but Prachanda Nepal's Maoist leader projected a dramatically different image last week when he danced in the streets with one of the country's top actresses.

The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) is hosting a very special one-off evening event, Fragile Nepal, at ZSL London Zoo on Tuesday 24th November to mark the 2009 year of Nepal Nature Conservation.

Greg Harman writes: Connectivity is a message reverberating in multiple work sessions as the week-long 9th World Wilderness Congress in Mérida [Mexico] comes to a close. Conservation biologists have long understood that preserves and parks surrounded by developed land are

A Russian was killed and five people injured when a helicopter crashed in a mountainous district in northern Nepal Sunday.

A veteran Slovenian climber has been found dead in the Himalayas, days after he was injured and became stranded.Related Stories

I'm reading and I have a question about the Fraser Album he references.The individual watercolors in the album were dispersed in the 1970's and 80's as they were auctioned indiviually as far as I can tell. The eldest son of

Slovenian Alpinist Tomaz Humar has been found dead high on Langtang Lirung's South Face in Nepal.Tomaz Humar, a father of two, was one of the most successful super-alpinists of recent years with a number of difficult and dangerous solo ascents

Using data from the late 1970s, researchers have looked at almost 200 children ages 3 to 9 in Belize, Kenya, Nepal and American Samoa to determine whether modernization changes have had an effect on the thinking skills that are learned

13 Nov 09-RV) Tens of thousands of communist demonstrators blocked the government's headquarters in Nepal's capital for a second straight day today, to force the government to accept their demand that the president accept the dismissal of the army chief.