INDIAN police have detained three prominent Muslim separatist leaders in Kashmir as a wave of protests in favour of self-determination challenges India's grip on the troubled Himalayan region.

On a shopping trip in the Himalayan foothills, Christina Pfeiffer finds some unexpected plant life.

THE world's last Himalayan Buddhist kingdom will soon no longer exist. Bhutan, an isolated country sandwiched between India and China, holds its first democratic national elections today - an historic event that is likely to dramatically alter this unique country.

IS THE Ashes die cast? In light of the team's record at the WACA Ground, England faces a Himalayan challenge to come back in this series. England has not won in Perth since beating the World Series-ravaged Australians in 1978-79, and its record of only one win there, in 10..read more

After 11 years of war, at a cost of 12,500 lives, a fragile peace descends on this Himalayan nation.