SINGAPORE – To protect one of the highest-profile diplomatic events so far this century, Singapore has enlisted the help of its fearsome Nepalese fighters whose large curved knives, according to ...

Gurkhas, whose name derives from the Nepalese hill town of Gorkha, have been deployed in major conflicts and wars since becoming part of the British army in the 19th century. More than 200,000 Gurkhas ...

(Repeats story first issued at 0000 GMT) By Krittivas Mukherjee KATHMANDU, April 24 (Reuters) - For nearly two centuries, Nepal's valiant Gurkha soldiers have battled their foes with guns and their ...

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Britain will recruit 400 Nepalese Gurkhas for a new artillery regiment, addressing troop shortages and expanding Nepalese soldiers' roles in UK defense. The late and noted American historian Bryan ...

SINGAPORE — To protect one of the highest-profile diplomatic events so far this century, Singapore has enlisted the help of its fearsome Nepalese fighters whose large curved knives, according to ...

Reporting from Katmandu, Nepal — Deo Man Limbu sat in a veterans hall lined with pictures of old soldiers and reflected on his years of service, his battles and his dreams. The retired major with ...

Kathmandu, March 18 -- A fresh round of tripartite talks between the governments of Nepal and Britain, and Gurkha veterans was held in London on Monday.

Nepali Gurkha military veterans in Britain have ended their 13-day hunger strike outside No. 10 Downing Street after the British government agreed to hold talks with them over their their ...

SINGAPORE (AP) — To protect one of the highest-profile diplomatic events so far this century, Singapore has enlisted the help of its fearsome Nepalese fighters whose large curved knives, according to ...