KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal risks more bloodshed in the future if a planned panel set up to investigate crimes committed during a decade-long civil war is given the power to offer amnesty, a senior official from the UN human rights agency said on Friday.Full story
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - China is putting pressure on Nepal to interrupt the flow of Tibetan refugees into the Himalayan nation, former United States President Jimmy Carter said on Monday. Full story
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Ringed by an endless stream of pilgrims at an ancient temple in Kathmandu, Hindu holy man Mahant Ramnaresh Giri sat naked and puffed on a pipe filled with cannabis, his body smeared with ash as he took part in Nepal's biggest annual religious event. Full story
Racing pachyderms used their feet and trunks to score goals as part of an elephant-themed festival in Nepal held to promote conservation awareness. TODAY’s Jenna Wolfe reports.
Rescue workers from Nepal Army carry the pilot of Nepal airlines after rescuing him from the crash site in Jomsom May 16, 2013. According to Nepal's Republica newspaper reports, the airplane that flew from Pokhara to Jomsom carrying 18 passengers crashed after it skidded off the runway and fell int
Crewmembers of Nepal Airlines are evacuated to Pokhara airport for treatment after being rescued from its crash site in Jomsom, May 16, 2013. According to Nepal's Republica newspaper reports, the airplane that flew from Pokhara to Jomsom carrying 18 passengers crashed after it skidded off the runw
Rescue workers carry out rescue operation at the site of a Nepal Airlines plane crash in Jomsom in this May 16, 2013 handout from Ananda Subedi Annapurna Conservation Area Project. According to Nepal's Republica newspaper reports, the airplane that flew from Pokhara to Jomsom carrying 18 passengers
A devotee in trance holding a sword performs rituals of salvation and peace for people of the village who died untimely deaths, at Banepa in Kavre May 15, 2013. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar (NEPAL - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY)
