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Pro-monarchy demonstrators pelt stones on Nepal police during a protest to demand a Hindu state in Kathmandu on Friday, March 28, 2025. The Himalayan...

Rescuers search for survivors after quake in China’s Tibet kills at least 126

Beijing, China—Thousands of rescuers were searching for survivors in freezing conditions Wednesday after a devastating earthquake in China's remote Tibet region killed at least 126...

Quake in China’s Tibet kills 53 with tremors felt in Nepal, India

Beijing, China—A devastating earthquake in China's remote Tibet region killed at least 53 people and collapsed "many buildings" on Tuesday, state media reported, with tremors...

Powerful tremors shake Nepal’s capital Kathmandu

Kathmandu, Nepal— Powerful tremors shook Nepal's capital Kathmandu just before dawn on Tuesday, an Agence France Presse (AFP) reporter said, as a 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck...

Balloon festival.

Hot air balloons prepare to rise in the sky during the international hot-air balloon festival in Pokhara on Jan. 1, 2025. With Nepal’s snowy...

Dengue surge in Nepal

Blood sample tests are used to check for dengue at the Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal.

PH Volcanoes men’s, women’s teams bag golds in Kathmandu

KATHMANDU, Nepal—The Philippine Volcanoes men’s and women’s rugby teams made history by both securing gold medals at the Asia Rugby Emirates Sevens Trophy tournament...

Dam-building spree in Nepal spurs boom in electric vehicles

“Kathmandu is ground zero of an incipient transport revolution.” KATHMANDU — Taxi driver Surendra Parajuli’s decision to buy an electric cab would have been unthinkable...

Monsoon rains kill 126 in Nepal

KATHMANDU—Residents of Nepal’s flood-hit capital returned to their mud-caked homes on Sunday to survey the wreckage of devastating floods that have killed at least...

Nepal’s Communist PM Oli takes power for fourth time

KATHMANDU – Nepal’s Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli was sworn in as prime minister on Monday after his Communist Party forged a coalition government with...

Nepal’s KP Sharma Oli appointed new prime minister

Kathmandu, Nepal—Nepal's president appointed Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli as prime minister for a fourth time on Sunday, after his communist party forged a coalition...

Nepal search for 36 missing continues

Nepali rescue teams resumed their search early Saturday for at least 63 people missing after monsoon rains triggered a landslide that swept two buses...

66 missing after Nepal landslide

KATHMANDU – More than 60 people are missing in Nepal after a landslide triggered by heavy rains swept two buses off a highway and...

Nepal court orders limit on Everest climbing permits

Nepal's Supreme Court has ordered the government to limit the number of mountaineering permits issued for Everest and other peaks, a lawyer confirmed Friday,...
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