Topic: Himalayas

Flooding in India: Why wasn't the government ready?

Three million people have been displaced. Critics call for more help from the Indian Army.

Alaska: Climate-change frontier

Melting glaciers, drier wetlands, warmer winters in Alaska, where global warming is felt most keenly.

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Designs for a better world emerge from M.I.T. summit

Diverse teams brainstorm and build simple solutions to help developing nations.

What does Bigfoot mean to us?

We want to believe that there remain some places on earth that are truly wild.

Review: 'The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor'

Latest Mummy movie races through the catacombs of ancient China, with yetis and terra-cotta armies not far behind.

Holy man, secular plan: clean up the River Ganges

Veer Bhadra Mishra, a Hindu priest and former professor of hydraulics, has gained government approval for a pilot program.

China's sneak preview on carbon emissions cuts

While the G-8 sets vague goals on global warming, Beijing clears its polluted skies – by fiat.

The Monitor's View: China's sneak preview on carbon emissions cuts

While the G-8 sets vague goals on global warming, Beijing clears its polluted skies – by fiat.

Protests in Kashmir herald poll tensions

Muslim separatists celebrated the revocation of a controversial land-transfer decision, using the occasion to agitate for independence from India.

In search of Nepal's living goddesses

A prepubescent deity of Hindu-Buddhist tradition is also a modern child of HBO and Barbie.

In search of Nepal's living goddesses

A prepubescent deity of Hindu-Buddhist tradition is also a modern child of HBO and Barbie.

More Mail Bag matches

Readers remember their experiences with the Monitor's old pen-pal column.

In Pakistan, protesters stream into the capital in support of ousted judges

Tens of thousands are pressuring the government to reinstate the judges, who were dismissed under President Musharraf.

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Maoists set to sweep Nepal election

The former rebel group, which waged a violent campaign against the monarchy, would face ongoing social unrest in the Himalayan country.

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Tibetan leaders struggle to speak for split populace

The government in exile is popular but faces pressure from moderates and radicals.

Reporters on the Job

Opinion: End the community service sham

You don't have to go to a village in the Himalayas to get into college.

E.U. weighs Olympic boycott over Tibet

The European Union meets Friday to discuss ties to China after the unrest in Tibet.

Bhutan wary of democratic change

The isolated nation holds its first-ever national election Monday after decades of guardianship by kings who severely limited contact with the outside world.

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Violence in Tibet strains China's relations with India, Nepal

Tibetans have protested in both countries, which have long accepted Tibetan refugees but restricted their political activities.

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