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Damaged by deadly quake, fate of Nepal heritage unsure

May 9, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Todd Pitman Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Perched on a hilltop, the blue-rimmed eyes of Kathmandu’s gold-spired Swayambhunath stupa have long stared silently across this sprawling city nestled in the Himalayan foothills. But since Nepal was shattered by a mammoth earthquake a week ago, those eyes have gazed upon a nation in mourning […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Amrit Sharma, Associated Press, Basantapur Durbar Square, Empire State, Gaddi Durbar, KATHMANDU, King Pratap Malla, Lama Zoba, Laxmi Rimal, Nepal, Nipuna Shrestha, Prime Minister Sushil Koirala, Supendra Buddhacharya, UNESCO, Vol 34 No 20 | May 9 - May 15, Washington Monument

Blasts at East Indian Buddhist sites injure 2

July 13, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Indrajit Singh The Associated Press PATNA, India (AP) — A series of blasts hit three Buddhist sites in eastern India July 7, injuring at least two people and drawing condemnation from the prime minister.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, Great Awakening Temple, India July, Mahabodhi Temple, Myanmar, PATNA, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tibetan Buddhist, UNESCO, Vol 32 No 29 | July 13 - July 19

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