nepalnepal — An actress best known for playing a selfish, champagne-guzzling fashionista is winning her battle against the British government on a humanitarian issue – securing settlement rights for ...

KATMANDU, NepalKATMANDU, Nepal — Nepal’s prime minister on Monday thanked “Absolutely Fabulous” actress Joanna Lumley for her outspoken campaign to give thousands of Gurkha war veterans and their ...

One day soon, before the summer comes, Mrs India Rai will go home. She is tired of Britain and the empty promises that lured her 4,000 miles from her remote village on the plains of Nepal to an Army ...

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 ...

Gurkhas have been part of the British Army for almost 200 years, but who are these fearsome Nepalese fighters? "Better to die than be a coward" is the motto of the world-famous Nepalese Gurkha ...

Gurkha soldiers are set to take on artillery roles for the first time with the creation of The King's Gurkha Artillery (KGA), a new unit in the Brigade of Gurkhas, as officially announced in the UK ...

LONDON — Nepalese Gurkha soldiers who have been fighting for Britain but receiving unequal retirement benefits since the days of the British Empire will finally receive the same pensions as the rest ...

Members of the Afghan army's special-operations forces are among the many Afghans who fled the Taliban takeover. Those forces are highly trained and well regarded, and the UK is considering ...