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15 killed in Nepal plane crash

in International - Tue May 15, 2012

KathmanduA plane carrying 21 people has crashed while trying to land at an airport in the north of Nepal, leaving 15 dead.

Police say that six survivors are

India\'s army chief trashes media reports

in International - Thu April 05, 2012

New Delhi: Army chief General V.K. Singh Thursday trashed media reports about a January incident involving the army terming The Indian Express report as "absolut

Nepalese man, 72, declared shortest person ever

in International - Mon February 27, 2012

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

A doctor and Guinness Worl

Nepalese confirmed as shortest man

in International - Mon February 27, 2012

A 72-year-old man from a remote valley in south-western Nepal has been confirmed as the world"s shortest man by Guinness World Records officials.

Chandra Bahadur Da

Shortest man is only 54cm tall

in International - Mon February 27, 2012

KATHMANDU: Chandra Bahadur Dangi, a 72-year-old Nepalese, has been officially declared the world"s shortest man after being certified as measu

New shortest man to be verified

in International - Thu February 23, 2012

Chandra Bahadur Dangi, 72, who claims to be the world\'s shortest man standing at a height of 22 inches (56 centimeters), smiles as he sees his picture on a local newspaper

Nepals vulture restaurants for endangered birds

in International - Thu February 09, 2012

PITHAULI: In the village of Pithauli, surrounded by ripening mustard fields, a woman hauls a cow carcass on a trolley, drops it in an open field, then runs and hides in a ne

Nepal elects Maoist Prime Minister

in International - Mon August 29, 2011

KATHMANDU (AFP) - Senior Maoist party leader Baburam Bhattarai was elected as Nepals prime minister on Sunday in the latest attempt to form a stable government after extende

Nepal PM quits, triggering new political crisis

in International - Mon August 15, 2011

KATHMANDU (AFP) - Nepal s prime minister resigned on Sunday, plunging the country into a fresh political crisis with competing parties unable to implement a national peace p

Nepal picks new Prime Minister

in International - Fri February 04, 2011

KATHMANDU  : Nepal s parliament elected a moderate communist leader as prime minister on Thursday, ending a political stalemate which the United Nations had warned coul

Nepal to deport hundreds of Bangladeshis

in International - Tue January 11, 2011

KATHMANDU   : Hundreds of Bangladeshis illegally employed in Nepal s capital will be deported, officials said Monday. Police said the migrants were being taken to

Nepal s peace process at a crossroads: Ban

in International - Sat January 01, 2011

KATHMANDU  : Nepal s peace process is at a crossroads, the head of the United Nations has warned, just two weeks before the planned closure of a UN peace mission in the

Body of Japanese climber found in Nepal

in International - Thu October 14, 2010

KATHMANDU: The body of a Japanese climber who went missing with his guide and two other climbers on a mountain in Nepal last month has been found, the organiser of the exped

Nepal s parliament fails to elect new Prime Minister

in International - Thu October 07, 2010

KATHMANDU  : Nepal s parliament failed to elect a new prime minister for a tenth time on Wednesday, more than three months after the last government collapsed, leaving

Nasa launches monitoring system in Nepal

in International - Wed October 06, 2010

 KATHMANDU: A new system that will allow scientists to monitor the impact of climate change in the Himalayas using images from Nasa satellites was launched in the Nepal

Nepal"s parliament again fails to elect new PM

in International - Mon September 06, 2010

 KATHMANDU: Nepal"s parliament failed for the sixth time to elect a prime minister on Sunday, as the house speaker warned of a "serious crisis" if a new government is

Nepal s parliament again fails to elect new Prime Minister

in International - Tue August 24, 2010

KATHMANDU  : Nepal s parliament failed for the fifth time to elect a new prime minister on Monday, leading the president to warn citizens could lose faith in democracy

Nepal s parliament vote fails to end stalemate

in International - Sat August 07, 2010

KATHMANDU: Nepal s parliament failed to elect a new prime minister for the fourth time on Friday as the deadlock between the three main parties deepened.    <

Sobhraj s wife, lawyer charged with contempt

in International - Fri August 06, 2010

KATHMANDU: Nepal s Supreme Court has charged the lawyer of convicted murderer Charles Sobhraj and her daughter with contempt after they accused two judges of bias against hi

UN concerned over Nepal s repatriation of Tibetans

in International - Thu July 29, 2010

KATHMANDU: Nepal has forcibly repatriated three Tibetan refugees, the United Nations said on Wednesday, adding it was extremely concerned by the move.    

Nepal fails to pick new PM, crisis lingers

in International - Thu July 22, 2010

KATHMANDU: Nepal s parliament failed on Wednesday to elect a new prime minister amid a standoff between Maoist former rebels and other political parties that threatens a fra

briefs...

in International - Tue July 13, 2010

AMSTERDAM: The International Criminal Court issued a second arrest warrant on Monday for Sudan s President Omar Hassan al-Beshir for the crime of genocide. Beshir, who faces

Helicopters revolutionise mountain rescue in Nepal

in International - Sat July 10, 2010

Sabin Basnyat made history this year when he piloted the highest ever helicopter rescue mission, airlifting three sick and exhausted Spanish climbers to safety from Nepal"s

Maoists stake claim to lead govt in Nepal

in International - Fri July 02, 2010

KATHMANDU: Nepal s Maoists staked their claim on Thursday to lead the troubled country s next government, a day after the prime minister resigned under intense pressure from

I have resigned to aid the peace process

in International - Thu July 01, 2010

KATHMANDU: Nepal s prime minister resigned on Wednesday after just 13 months in office, saying he wanted to end a long political stalemate in the troubled nation.