Is shamanism just superstition or a result of the placebo effect?

Old habits die hard but they do eventually--especially when you put your mind to it.

In the blistering heat of September, Hira watched her father being beheaded mercilessly. Two people lurched over him, grabbed his thin neck and dragged him, like a pile of hay, to a nearby temple.

Kathmandu has become a land of opportunity for many informal micro entrepreneurs. Even on rowdy walkways, vendors are seen selling goods ranging from foodstuff to clothes and electronic items.

In the past few decades, the setting for international relations between states has transformed considerably at the regional and global levels.

A recent spate of cyber attacks on government websites have revealed large loopholes and cyber vulnerabilities of central agencies that hold information of national importance.

People say that sometimes reality can be more wonderful than imagination.