THE narrow streets of Kathmandu – built for pedestrians and rickshaws – now choke with engines. Buses, motorbikes, trucks and taxis clog the valley, horns blaring, exhaust burning the eyes. But among ...

Nepal's Maoist insurgency is unusual not just for its ideology but also for the many women in its ranks -- estimated at 30 to 50 percent. The most senior woman in the insurgency is known as Comrade ...