Gurkhas have been part of the British Army for almost 200 years, but who are these fearsome Nepalese fighters? "Better to die than be a coward" is the motto of the world-famous Nepalese Gurkha ...

Gurkha soldiers in an SAS unit reportedly took Islamic State gunmen captive after threatening to behead them with their famous kukri knives. Up to a dozen gunmen are believed to have been captured ...

The kukri strapped to Mekhman Tamang’s hip belt is more than an ordinary family heirloom. When his father bequeathed the traditional knife to him 10 years ago, Tamang, a third-generation Gurkha ...

Think of Folkestone and most people imagine beaches, the Edwardian seafront and the picturesque fishing harbour. So it comes as a surprise to find that the town is home to Britain's most fearsome ...

AN honorary Gurkha who served alongside the crack unit in the steaming jungles of South East Asia has called for better treatment for his former comrades in arms. Ken Duncan, aged 74, of St John’s, in ...

Starting on Monday March 03 and until 07 March, the RIC (Roulement Infantry Company) stationed at MPC in the Falkland Islands will be conducting Exercise Cape Kukri II. Ex Cape Kukri II is a ...

The tough Nepalese fighters who make up the Brigade of Gurkhas have a long history of loyalty to the British Army. 24 April 2009 • 2:00pm Joanna Lumley and a Gurkha: The move, which followed a High ...