Nepal's parliament elected former guerrilla and Maoist leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal as prime minister Wednesday after his predecessor resigned ...
Nepal was set to elect a new prime minister on Wednesday through a parliamentary vote to replace caretaker Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.
The leader of Nepal's Maoist party appeared certain to be the next prime minister after the deadline for nominations expired on Tuesday with only his name on the ballot.
At least 58 people have died in floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains in Nepal, the government said on Wednesday.
Nepal's Prime Minister K.P. Oli resigned on Sunday, nine months after coming to power, minutes before parliament was to vote on a no-confidence motion he was likely to lose.
Two more parties abandoned Nepal's ruling coalition ahead of a no-confidence vote later Sunday against prime minister K.P. Sharma Oli that he appears likely to lose.
Nepal's prime minister is prepared to face a no-confidence motion in parliament after former Maoist rebels who had backed his coalition withdrew their support but he sees no need to step down, an aide said.
An Indian couple falsified photographs of themselves at the top of Mount Everest to get their feat certified by Kathmandu, Nepal said Wednesday, after earlier saying the climb was valid.
Landslides triggered by heavy rains killed 11 people in western Nepal yesterday, including a teenage boy and four young girls, police said.
Nepal has opened an investigation into an Indian police couple accused of falsifying photographs...
Nepal has opened an investigation into an Indian police couple accused of falsifying photographs to support their claim of summiting Mount Everest this year, an official said Monday.
Heavy monsoon rains caused parts of a school to collapse in Nepal's capital on Friday, killing two pupils and injuring 24 others, police said.
