Climate change threatening millions in the Hindu Kush Himalaya region: report
Over 200 scientists collaborated on a report that forecasts a hot future for the high mountains of Asia. Two-degree temperature
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High Asia
Collapsing glaciers, invertebrates, and resilient mountains
Maria Dombrov Collapsing Glaciers in The Himalaya–Hindu Kush mountain ranges & the Tibetan Plateau From Nature: “Tibetan communities are dealing with the
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The name of the official news site of the government of Turkmenistan expresses what might be the closest thing to
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CPEC and indigenous communities rights
Raheem Sherazi China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), one of the vital segments of One Belt One Road (OBOR), offers a great
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Gilgit-Baltistan is a disputed region, declares SC
Apex court asks the government to promulgate amended order for Gilgit-Baltistan in two weeks; links GB’s status to Kashmir dispute
Read MoreCommunity focus, pluralism and civil society essential in fragile states
News Desk Berlin: Pluralism and strong civil society are vital for stability and effective development in fragile contexts. This was
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What do I risk losing by writing down my family’s stories in English?
Jamil Jan Kochai on traditions of Afghan oral storytelling By Jamil Jan Kochai Listen, Before I read Kipling or Faulkner or Pynchon,
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Exploring Tajikistan’s one & only ski resort
By: Francis Xavier Tajikistan is one of the most mountainous countries in the world with over 50% of its land
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Nepali woman and children die in ‘menstrual hut’
REUTERS KATHMANDU (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A woman and her two sons suffocated to death in Nepal after she was
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Nepal welcomes record number of tourists in 2018
KATHMANDU Tourist arrivals in Nepal topped one million for the first time in 2018 — boosted by increased visitors from
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Suspect involved in illegal hunting of markhor presented before court in Chitral
A suspect who participated in the illegal hunting of a markhor, Pakistan’s national animal, in Chitral was presented before the
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China invites UN observers to restive region of Xinjiang, but with ‘conditions’
AFP China said on Monday it would welcome UN officials to the restive western region of Xinjiang with the condition
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Inside Mother Camp: the woman tackling Afghanistan’s drug problem
Laila Haidari risks her life to run the country’s only private rehabilitation centre, helping hundreds of addicts a year Ruchi
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The Silk Road: How the ancient route is becoming a pathway to the future
By Andrew MacLeod Recent infrastructure investments in Silk Road countries are putting the historic pathway back on the map. As Andrew MacLeod
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Phalluses, nightlife and other Bhutan surprises
Abhaya Srivastava Thimphu: When I was boarding a plane to head to Bhutan to write about the world’s
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