Cartoon by Fu Hongge on article titled “Prachanda steps into power after Nepal abolishes 240-year monarchy” on Chongqing Wanbao (重庆晚报 News showing King Gyanendra. In 2017, I had just started my ...

A lot of people know Hisila Yami only as the wife of former Maoist ideologue and ex-prime minister Baburam Bhattarai. Her critics, of which she has many, have portrayed her as being Bhattarai’s ...

(Updates tally, adds analyst comment, details) By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU, April 14 (Reuters) - Nepal's former Maoist rebels have widened their lead in crucial elections meant to map the country's ...

In the latest development in Nepal’s experiment with allowing former rebels to take the helm of the nation’s democratically elected government, the Maoist leadership formally retracted its threat last ...

The bronze bells are ringing in the temples of Bhaktapur, about ten miles outside Kathmandu, and people are lighting small wax candles. The morning after King Gyanendra went on television late Monday ...

Nepal on Thursday held its first election since a youth-led uprising against corruption toppled the government last year. By Hannah Beech and Binod Ghimire A New York Times investigation points to a ...

In Nepal, the Maoists have been the leading force pushing to establish Nepal as a secular state, which was finally achieved on May 28, 2008. The majority of hardliner Hindus in Nepal saw this move as ...

The death of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter is being mourned far from his home in the Himalayan country of Nepal. It has evoked memories of and gratitude for his role in the Nepali peace process, ...

Madhav Kumar Nepal of the Communist Party of Nepal (United Marxist Leninist) was elected unopposed, parliament speaker Subash Nemwang announced. Parliament members congratulated Nepal, and his ...

KATMANDU, Nepal - Maoist opposition supporters armed with bamboo sticks enforced a general strike that closed transportation, schools and markets across Nepal on Sunday to demand the prime minister's ...

(Adds new analyst comments) By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Nepal's Maoist former rebels quit the interim government on Tuesday and vowed to disrupt preparations for historic elections ...