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Man bites snake to death in Nepal revenge attack

A Nepali man who was bitten by a cobra bit it back and killed the reptile in a tit-for-tat attack, a newspaper said on Thursday. Nepali daily Annapurna Post said Mohamed Salmo Miya chased the snake, which bit him in his rice paddy on Tuesday, caught it and bit it until it died.

 

Nepalese man, 72, declared shortest person ever

A 72-year-old Nepalese man who is about the size of a toddler on Sunday became the world's shortest person ever recorded.

 

Woman called witch, burned alive

A 40-year-old mother of two was burned alive in central Nepal after she was accused of being a witch, police said Saturday.

 

China warns pro-independence Tibetans not to enter Tibet

China has bolstered its security forces along its border with India and Nepal, on the fiftieth anniversary of a failed uprising in Tibet.

 

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