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Nepal
COVID-19 Presents Nepal's Sherpas With Their Toughest Climb
By Rojita Adhikari / Everest South Base Camp and Kathmandu
Utah Man Is Among the Latest to Die Amid Traffic Jam of Hikers at Mount Everest
By Mahita Gajanan
Nepalese Climbers to Remeasure Mount Everest
By Hillary Leung
Sherpa Widows to Climb Everest in Honor of Late Husbands
By Kamakshi Ayyar
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Xia Boyu’s Summit Fuels Debates About Who Belongs on Everest
Xia Boyu's triumph has exacerbated an ethical debate that has been raging for several months: Who belongs on the roof of the world?
By Casey Quackenbush / Kathmandu
May 16, 2018
69-Year-Old Double Amputee Summits Mount Everest
"I love the mountain," Xia Boyu told TIME prior to his climb
By Casey Quackenbush
May 14, 2018
South Asia Floods Caused 1,200 Deaths This Summer
More than 41 million people are affected in India, Bangladesh and Nepal
By Kevin Lui
August 30, 2017
Nepal Criminalizes Period Huts
On Aug. 9, Nepal criminalized the practice of relegating women to huts when they are menstruating. The new law, which comes into effect in August 2018, stipulates that anyone enforcing the custom, known as chhaupadi,...
By Tara John
August 17, 2017
Missing Taiwanese Hiker Found After Month Lost in Nepal
But his girlfriend died just days before he was rescued
By Ryan Kilpatrick
April 27, 2017
Nepal Still Struggling With Poverty Two Years After Earthquake
The economic fallout from a devastating earthquake two years ago is still being felt in Nepal
By Danielle Preiss and Pragati Shahi / Kathmandu
April 26, 2017
Nepal Bans Indian Couple for Faking Everest Ascent
Several climbers pointed out that photos of Dinesh and Tarakeshwari Rathod at the summit appeared doctored
By Rishi Iyengar
August 31, 2016
Nepal's Prime Minister Resigns Before Confidence Vote
Nine months after coming to power
By Melissa Chan
July 24, 2016
Why a 68-Year-Old Man in Nepal Went Back to School
His initially wary classmates started calling him "father"
By Caterina Clerici
June 15, 2016
Australian Woman Who Died on Mount Everest Was 15 Minutes From Summit
"When I made it to the summit of Everest it wasn’t special to me, because I didn’t have her there"
By Katie Reilly
May 30, 2016
2 Combat-Amputee U.S. Veterans Summit Mount Everest
Both are amputees who climbed the mountain with prosthetics
By Katie Reilly
May 25, 2016
Mount Everest Climber: 'Don’t Try to Reach the Summit at All Costs'
"Climbing has to be a round trip"
By Melissa Chan
May 23, 2016
Woman Dies on Mount Everest
Two other people lost their lives over a deadly weekend on the world's highest summit
By Melissa Chan
May 23, 2016
Woman Breaks Record by Climbing Mount Everest a Seventh Time
She broke her own record for the most summits of Everest by a woman
By Tessa Berenson
May 20, 2016
Sherpa Is First Person to Climb Mount Everest After Earthquake
An earthquake last year and an avalanche before that ended climbing attempts
By Daniel White
May 11, 2016
How Nepali Women Are Doing a Year After the Earthquake
'I am amazed by the level of inner strength of the common Nepali people, especially the women'
By Stella Paul / World Pulse
April 26, 2016
Why Nepal Is Still in Rubble
Thousands died when a 7.8-magnitude quake hit Nepal on April 25, 2015. But thanks to political dysfunction, reconstruction has been slow
By Nikhil Kumar / Sindhupalchok
April 24, 2016
How to Build a Stronger Nepal
A year after the devastating earthquake, my country must continue to invest in recovery and education
April 24, 2016
Nepal’s Man-Made Disaster
A year after a devastating quake, politics has kept the country in ruins
By James Nachtwey and Nikhil Kumar
April 14, 2016
New Google Doodle Celebrates Holi, the Festival of Colors
The Hindu festival has now become a global celebration
By Rishi Iyengar
March 24, 2016
Nepal's Balancing Act Between India and China
Caught between the world's two most populous nations, Nepal must pull off a delicate balancing act
By Rishi Iyengar
March 24, 2016
23 Dead in Nepal Airplane Crash
The cause was not immediately clear
By Rishi Iyengar
February 24, 2016
No Respite for Shortage-Hit Nepal
An estimated 700,000 people have been pushed into poverty by rising prices
By Simon Lewis
January 25, 2016
Deal to End Nepal Border Blockade 'Within Reach,' Parties Say
The impasse has created a crisis situation in the landlocked Himalayan country
By Rishi Iyengar
January 11, 2016
Nepal Agrees to Amend Constitution, End of Blockade Possible
Protests have cut off key supplies to the landlocked nation for three months
By Rishi Iyengar
December 22, 2015
Nepal Blockade Puts Children at Risk
The blockade has led to severe shortages of fuel, medicine and essential goods
By Rishi Iyengar
November 30, 2015
Four Nepalese Protesters Fatally Shot
The clashes stem from disagreements over the country's new constitution
By Nash Jenkins
November 23, 2015
India and Nepal Must End Their Border Dispute
Why India needs to stop picking on Nepal, and why Nepal needs to show New Delhi it is serious about mending relations
By Kunda Dixit
November 17, 2015
Nepal Border Blockade Leads to Shortage of Medicines
Lack of fuel also means firewood must be used to cook food for patients
By Rishi Iyengar
November 11, 2015
30 Dead After Bus Crashes Downhill in Nepal
A fuel shortage in Nepal has caused bus overcrowding—with some passengers riding on the roof
By Daniel White
November 3, 2015
Nepal Police Remove Protesters from Indian Border Point
The protesters have blocked key routes between the South Asian neighbors, leading to a fuel crisis
By Rishi Iyengar
November 2, 2015
Dogs May Have Come From Central Asia
The study is the largest to date of canine origins
By Tanya Basu
October 20, 2015
Nepal’s Fuel Crisis Risks Deadly Turn as Winter Looms
Vital supplies are not reaching far-flung outposts that will soon be cut off by snow
By Abby Seiff / Kathmandu
October 19, 2015
Nepal Rations Fuel Amid Worsening Political Crisis and Alleged Indian Blockade
Current supplies may only last a matter of weeks
By Swati Gupta / New Delhi
September 29, 2015
Nepal May Ban Novices From Climbing Everest
Nepalese officials want to limit injuries on the world's highest mountain
By Sarah Begley
September 28, 2015
Nepal Parliament Passes Constitution
Nepalis hope the move will speed up recovery efforts after April's devastating earthquake
By Rishi Iyengar
September 17, 2015
American Teacher Murdered in Nepal
She reportedly met her alleged killer through CouchSurfing.com
By Lisa Spear
September 8, 2015
The Shortest Man Ever Measured Has Died
He was just over 21 in. tall
By Charlotte Alter
September 4, 2015
5 Killed in Nepal Amid Protests
Some fear the changes would marginalize their communities
By Helen Regan
September 1, 2015
Nepal Reopens Mt. Everest to Climbers
Nobukazu Kuriki is the first person since April's devastating earthquake to be awarded a climbing permit
By Tanya Basu
August 23, 2015
List Of Countries With Transgender Passports Grows
Neighbors Bangladesh and India also offer a transgender designation on travel documents
By Joanna Plucinska
August 11, 2015
Experts Fear Another Huge Earthquake May Strike Nepal
Even after the April disaster, the fault line between India and Asia remains strained
By Nash Jenkins
August 7, 2015
Millions Affected as Widespread Flooding Inundates Swaths of Southern Asia
Millions of people have been affected, hundreds are dead and thousands of have lost their homes and land
By Helen Regan
August 5, 2015
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