http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/images/gnn_logo_rss.gif http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/ 249 31 News of a better world editor@greatnewsnetwork.org great news network en editor@greatnewsnetwork.org Copyright 2013 2013-04-29T16:24:08+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/state_of_himalayan_glaciers_less_alarming_than_feared/?source=rss Several hundreds of millions of people in Southeast Asia depend, to varying degrees, on the freshwater reservoirs of the Himalayan glaciers. Consequently, it is important to detect the potential impact of climate changes on the Himalayan glaciers at an early stage. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Environment, Climate and Energy, Regions, Indian Sub-Continent, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan 2012-04-26T14:26:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/pulling_children_out_of_nepals_prisons/?source=rss Pushpa Basnet was shocked to learn that children in Nepal were living in prisons with their parents. In 2005, she started a children's center that has provided support, such as housing, education and medical care, to more than 100 children of incarcerated parents. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, Feel Good, Heroic Stories, Regions, Indian Sub-Continent, Nepal 2012-04-02T05:50:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/no_rhinos_poached_in_nepal_last_year/?source=rss As rhinos again fell to poachers in record numbers in 2011, there was one bright-spot: Nepal. Not a single rhino was killed by poachers in the Himalayan nation, the first poach-free year in 29 years. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, Indian Sub-Continent, Nepal 2012-01-10T22:10:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/fighting_blindness_in_the_third_world/?source=rss Thanks to the persistent and ingenuity of two doctors, Sanduk Ruit and Geoff Tabin, victims of cataract in the Third world now move toward a future of regaining sight. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Feel Good, Heroic Stories, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Indian Sub-Continent, Nepal 2011-07-23T15:23:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/nepal_marks_becoming_land_mine_free/?source=rss A huge controlled explosion marked the end of Nepal's deadly land mine areas and the beginning of it as Asia's second land mine-free country alongside China. Top Headlines, Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Regions, Indian Sub-Continent, Nepal 2011-06-20T15:59:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/nepal_sees_significant_rise_in_rhino_population_as_poaching_decreases_birth/?source=rss Nepal's rhinoceros population has risen significantly over the past three years owing to better security against poachers and community conservation programs, an official said Tuesday. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, Indian Sub-Continent, Nepal 2011-04-28T05:47:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/rescuing_girls_from_sex_slavery/?source=rss By raiding brothels, patrolling the India-Nepal border and providing safe shelter and support services, Koirala and Maiti Nepal have helped rescue and rehabilitate more than 12,000 Nepali women and girls since 1993. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, Feel Good, Heroic Stories, Regions, Indian Sub-Continent, India, Nepal 2010-10-23T05:42:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/everest_death_zone_to_be_cleaned_up/?source=rss A team of 20 Nepalese Sherpas are planning to clean up rubbish and bring the bodies of dead climbers down from the top of Mount Everest. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, World Top Stories, Environment, Land, Regions, Indian Sub-Continent, Nepal 2010-04-21T02:56:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/having_a_baby_in_nepal/?source=rss I’m on the phone with a colleague in Nepal. It’s quiet in the office these days but busier than ever in the hospital, he tells me. All because autumn is full-blown holiday season in Nepal. World, Human Rights, Regions, Indian Sub-Continent, Nepal 2009-10-28T16:05:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/nepal_un_official_welcomes_vow_to_release_former_child_soldiers_from_army_c/?source=rss Nepal’s Prime Minister, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, has agreed to release the remaining 3,000 former child soldiers from Maoist army cantonment camps, a senior United Nations official announced today. World, General World, Human Rights, Politics, Regions, Indian Sub-Continent, Nepal, United Nations, United Nations related, Top Stories, World Top Stories 2008-12-06T09:29:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/video_reborn_buddha_reemerges/?source=rss After three years of allegedly fasting and meditating in a Nepal jungle, an 18-year-old revered by some as a reincarnation of Buddha meets his followers. Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Indian Sub-Continent, Nepal, Special Interest Top Stories 2008-11-13T21:00:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/rare_one_horned_rhino_bouncing_back_in_nepal/?source=rss Elephants, GPS, and digital cameras helped conservationists conduct a new rhino census that shows the endangered animals are rebounding in at least one national park. Environment, Wildlife, Regions, Indian Sub-Continent, Nepal, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories 2008-03-27T22:00:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/skies_to_be_swept_for_alien_life/?source=rss The switch has been thrown on a telescope specifically designed to seek out alien life. Science, Space, Regions, Africa, Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Cote d'Ivoire, Dijbouti, Dem. 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World, Human Rights, Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Indian Sub-Continent, Nepal, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, World Top Stories 2007-10-02T10:27:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/millions_of_stateless_people_to_benefit_from_recent_breakthroughs_says_un_a/?source=rss The United Nations refugee agency has welcomed as “major breakthroughs” recent decisions by Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka to grant citizenship to some three million people who live in the three Asian nations without any official identity. World, General World, Human Rights, Politics, Regions, Indian Sub-Continent, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, South America, Brazil, Top Stories, World Top Stories 2007-09-26T10:44:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/nepal_un_to_provide_emergency_food_for_60000_flood_victims_for_three_months/?source=rss The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is sending up to three months worth of emergency rations to some 60,000 flood victims in Nepal after incessant rains over the past three weeks wrought havoc across the Himalayan country. World, Human Rights, Health, Feel Good, Regions, Indian Sub-Continent, Nepal, United Nations, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, World Top Stories 2007-08-06T12:28:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/mcgrath_honoured_for_saving_climbers_life/?source=rss Sudbury's Meagan McGrath has been honoured for her role in saving a climber in trouble near the summit of Mount Everest. Feel Good, Heroic Stories, Regions, Indian Sub-Continent, Nepal, North America, Canada, Ontario, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, Canada Top Stories 2007-06-11T12:32:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/artist_turns_everest_trash_into_treasure/?source=rss Thousands of adventurers have been drawn to Mount Everest by the challenge of climbing to the top of the world. Jeff Clapp was drawn by the trash they leave behind. Inspired by a documentary about Everest's rubbish, Clapp traveled to Nepal and brought a load of discarded oxygen bottles back in 2004. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment, Land, Regions, Indian Sub-Continent, Nepal, North America, United States, Maine 2007-01-15T02:30:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/nepals_civil_war_ends_as_maoists_government_ink_peace_deal/?source=rss KATHMANDU (AFP) - The impoverished Himalayan nation of Nepal has entered a new era as Maoist insurgents and the central government signed a peace deal ending a decade of civil war that has claimed at least 12,500 lives. World, Politics, Regions, Indian Sub-Continent, Nepal, Top Stories, World Top Stories 2006-11-21T15:30:00+00:00