POKHARA, Nepal -- Two centuries later, young men are still being drawn from their poverty-stricken Himalayan hills by the thousands to fight -- and die -- with legendary valor for another man's ...

"Afghanistan was a test for the modern Gurkha, to show our forefathers that we are still meeting the standards they set. It was our chance to show that we are continuing the tradition. So far, so good ...

Gurkha soldiers are set to take artillery roles in the British Army for the first time, in a dedicated unit created amid the military recruitment crisis. The King's Gurkha Artillery (KGA) will consist ...

Kathmandu, March 18 -- A fresh round of tripartite talks between the governments of Nepal and Britain, and Gurkha veterans ...

The UK is currently forming a new regiment of expert artillery soldiers, marking a historic shift in the role of its traditional infantry. This elite force will primarily include Gurkha soldiers, who ...

It is now more than 200 years that men from Nepal have joined the British Army to fight, if needs be, in support of Britain’s overseas interests. And it is 100 years since the end of the First World ...

POKHARA, Nepal -- -- POKHARA, Nepal -- Two centuries later, young men are still being drawn from their poverty-stricken Himalayan hills by the thousands to fight -- and die -- with legendary valor for ...

(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 ...

BLACKROCK TRAINING CAMP, NADI, Fiji - The United States, Fijian, New Zealand, Australian Soldiers, and British Gurkhas trained each other over new strategies to enter a shoot house adequately clear a ...

It is 7am in the foothills of the Himalayas, dawn has broken and the early-morning mist is clearing from the valley when a sharp shout of “Ready, go!” starts one of the world’s toughest endurance ...