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Nepal's new "living goddess" makes first public appearance

The role of living goddess means the four-year-old must live in a temple and away from her family home until she reaches puberty.

26/09/2018

World

EU committed to Nepal quake rebuilding

In partnership with The European Commission

Three years on from Nepal's devastating twin earthquakes many thousands remain homeless. The EU is helping to accelerate the building of quake-resistant houses.

28/06/2018

World

Push to speed up rebuilding three years on from Nepal earthquakes

Only 20% of homes eligible for rebuilding completed

27/06/2018

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Thousands gather for festival to mark Nepali new year

Thousands of people gathered on Sunday at the medieval city of Bhaktapur for the annual Sindoor Jatra, a festival that marks the beginning of the Nepali New Year and celebrates the arrival of Spring.

15/04/2018

Nepal

Nepal plane crash: miscommunication may have been to blame

Miscommunication over the landing runway may be to blame for the Kathmandu plane crash that killed at least 49 people.

13/03/2018

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Bangladesh plane carrying 71 people crash lands in Nepal

A Bangladeshi aircraft carrying 67 passengers and four crew crashed on landing at Nepal's Kathmandu airport on Monday, March 12

12/03/2018

Nepal

Nepalis go to the polls in first election since civil war

Millions of voters in Nepal are going to the polls in the first democratic elections since the civil war ended and the monarchy was abolished.

26/11/2017

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Three-year-old girl becomes Nepal’s new living goddess

Little Trishna Shakya will live in Kathmandu's temple palace until puberty hits and it's time to retire.

28/09/2017

Nepal

Mount Everest: Nepal to see if world’s tallest peak measures up

Did an earthquake alter its height?

16/09/2017

World News

Asia floods leaves millions homeless

While all eyes have been on the havoc wreaked by Hurricane Harvey, more than 1,000 people have been killed as a result of devastating floods across Asia

01/09/2017

Pakistan

Thousands die in floods in Africa and Asia as climate change worsens

With the media focus on the chaos wrought by Hurricane Harvey in the US, floods have killed many more people in Africa and Asia this year, as climate change worsens extreme weather worldwide.

01/09/2017

Nepal

Man turns to elephant to get around flood-hit Nepal

15/08/2017

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Scores die as heavy flooding hits Bangladesh

Heavy monsoon rains have triggered deadly landslides and floods

14/08/2017

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Floods wreak havoc in Nepal

13/08/2017

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Nepal 'Gay Pride' brings colour to Kathmandu

Members of Nepal's LGBT community made their mark at a popular festival in the conservative Hindu-majority country

08/08/2017

Nepal

Nepali pensioner dies during bid to climb Mount Everest

An 85-year-old man from Nepal, who was attempting to become the oldest person to climb Mount Everest, has died.

07/05/2017

Nepal

Hiker, stranded in Himalayas for 47 days, returns home

A Taiwanese hiker who was rescued after being stranded in the Himalayas for 47 days has returned home.

02/05/2017

Sport

Ueli Steck dies in fall

The "Swiss Machine" died in a fall while preparing to climb Mount Everest in Nepal.

30/04/2017

Nepal

Swiss climber Ueli Steck dies while preparing for Everest climb

A Swiss climber has died while preparing to climb Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain.

30/04/2017

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Valery Rozov base jumps from 7,700 metres

For three years, Russia’s Valery Rozov had dreamt of base jumping off the Himalayan mountain Cho Oyu, the sixth highest peak in the world.

26/10/2016