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Arrests Increase Pressure On India Over Kashmir

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.

Prickly Affair

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

Himalayan Hermit Kingdom Set To Join Modern World

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.

No Joy In Perth For The English

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 attempts, makes Perth the worst (major) venue in the world for the England team. By contrast, the WACA is a favourite ground for Australia, with 58 per cent of Tests won. Only Brisbane (59 per cent wins) and Cape Town (90 per ...

Tense New Dawn Greets Nepal's Guerilla Warriors

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

China Shot Tibetans In 'defence'

CHINA has admitted killing at least one Tibetan - believed to be a teenage nun - and wounding another after its border guards opened fire on refugees trying to flee across a perilous Himalayan pass into Nepal.

Tibetans Fired First, Chinese Border Guards Claim

CHINA has admitted killing at least one Tibetan - believed to be a teenage Buddhist nun - and wounding one other after border guards opened fire on refugees trying to flee across a perilous Himalayan pass into Nepal.

Geronimo, Possums

WHAT goes up must come down. Or as Isaac Newton used to say: she'll be apples. And, indeed, it was for an Australian couple who have smashed the world record for the highest BASE jump. They had to toil up a Himalayan mountainside for 22 days, then, dressed up like flying possums in wing suits, they jumped off a cliff. The trip back down took them two minutes. But there were no short cuts for their Sherpa bearers: they had to cart the couple's gear all the way back to base camp. They are reported ...

Fears For Australian On 'killer' Nepal Peak

DAYS after Lincoln Hall's astonishing survival feat on Mount Everest, another renowned Australian climber is missing, feared dead after scaling another Himalayan peak.

I Imagine You're Very Surprised To See Me Here

IT WAS a perfect Himalayan morning and the American climber Dan Mazur knew the bad weather that had forced him to turn back a week earlier would not stop him reaching the summit of Mount Everest this time. Then he rounded a bend and saw Lincoln Hall.

Climber Back From Dead And A Picture Of Health

IT WAS a perfect Himalayan morning. US climber Dan Mazur knew the bad weather that had forced him to turn back a week earlier would not stop him reaching the summit of Mount Everest this time. Then he rounded a bend and saw Lincoln Hall.

Beijing Celebrates 40 Years In Tibet

FOREIGN tourists have been effectively barred from Tibet as China's communists mark 40 years of their widely resented rule in the restive Himalayan region.

Keating Blasts Labor

Paul Keating has accused the Labor Party of running away from the "Himalayan" economic reforms of the Hawke-Keating years.

Students Allege Torture In Nepal Clampdown

A human rights group has gathered claims of abuse and detention from across the Himalayan kingdom.

Nepali Army Fires On Protesters

Violence erupts in the Himalayan state just days after the king sacks the government and declares a state of emergency.

Himalayan Village Joins Wireless World

A place high in the clouds has some very down-to-earth achievements, writes Connie Levett.

Himalaya High

The meaning of life may well reside in a remote village in the Himalayan region of Ladakh, writes Joyce Morgan.

The Gnawing 40s

What's so scary about turning 40? Author John Larkin reveals why entering middle age turns the average male into a revhead with Himalayan ambitions.

Probe Will Warn If The Earth Is About To Move For You

SCIENTIST and experienced skier Warwick Payten was shocked when the snowy Himalayan mountain he was about to descend suddenly fell away, triggering an avalanche.