Bhutan

Kathmandu, Jan 07: More than 8,000 Bhutanese refugees staying in eastern Nepal camp have been resettled in third countries during the last year and about another 18,000 may leave the Himalayan nation this year, a UN agency said. The refugees are ...  

KATHMANDU, Jan 7 (Reuters) - More than half the Bhutanese refugees living in camps in Nepal for over 18 years want to resettle in Western countries under a scheme started last year, the United Nations refugee agency said on Wednesday. More than 103 ...  

7 January, 2009 - Bhutan will make its second appearance at the Asian cricket council trophy challenge early next week to be held at Chiangmai, Thailand. The team, comprising a 14-member squad, will be led by coach Damber S Gurung, manager Jigme ...  

KATMANDU, Nepal : More than 8,000 ethnic Nepalese who had sought refuge in their ancestral country after being forced from Bhutan have resettled in the United States and other Western nations, the U.N. refugee agency said Wednesday. The U.N. High ...  

New Delhi, Jan 7 : The Buxa Tiger Sanctuary and other areas extremely rich in wildlife in northern part of West Bengal may be under grave threat if the Ministry of Power has its way in acquiring a part of the area for the Indo-Bhutan Sankosh river ...  

Bryant Dunn with Carl Mabry and Mike Bordenkircher cross a bridge over the Mangde Chhu River in the Punakha region of Bhutan. Photo by Courtesy photo The Buddhist kingdom of Bhutan is located in eastern Himalaya and has only recently been opened for ...  

PTI UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon might travel to Israel to seek a permanent solution to the on-going Middle-East conflict. ...  

By Rick Jervis, USA TODAY Two weather systems rolling over opposite ends of the country likely will bring wet and wintry conditions today and tie up travel ...  

But the heavy snow has created havoc for lake travel. Conservation officers report that many lakes have deep slush, making travel difficult. ...  

By Ted Jackovics The Tampa/St. Petersburg area ranks 14th among domestic destinations for 2009 travel bookings, a survey of 547 Travel Leaders travel ...  

January travel with Ohio State is getting to be a habit that bowl organizers can't break. Neither losing performances nor a national economic cliff dive has ...  

The bad state of the global economy will take its toll on business travelers and the entire travel industry in 2009. Need to swap a flight? ...  

by Katie Howell, DC Budget Travel Examiner For those planning a trip to DC for President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration, chances are you’re already ...  

But fuel prices have come down significantly, and the weak economy has eroded demand for air travel. Even so, on average base airfares outside of the travel ...  

News item: A Brookings Institution report advocates lifting travel restrictions on Americans wishing to visit Cuba. It further suggests removing Cuba from ...