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Supporters of Nepal's Prime minister Khadga Prasad Oli in Kathmandu, Nepal
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Nepal

The Nepali Congres and the Communist Party of Nepal have been the dominant political forces in the country since the early 1990s, with each party defeating the other in successive polls.

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The site of a Saurya Airlines plane crash in Kathmandu, Nepal

Nepal: Plane crashes in Kathmandu with 19 on board

The Saurya Airlines plane was reportedly heading from the capital, Kathmandu, to the tourist hub of Pokhara.
CatastropheJuly 24, 2024
Ram Bahadur Bamjan, known by his followers as 'Buddha Boy,' seen meditating among a group of monks in southern Nepal

Nepal convicts 'Buddha Boy' of child sexual abuse

The controversial spiritual leader had spent years on the run before Nepalese officials arrested him in January.
CrimeJune 25, 2024
A bird flies with Mount Everest seen in the background from Namche Bajar, Solukhumbu district, from which the plane had taken off

Nepal: 6 die after helicopter crashes near Mount Everest

Six people have died after a helicopter carrying foreign tourists crashed in Nepal.
CatastropheJuly 11, 2023
Kids of various ages play with ball on dirt road, one of them wearing an Argentina jersey

Nepal: Squatters fight Kathmandu's eviction drive

Thousands of families live in squatter settlements in the Nepali capital.
SocietyDecember 29, 202202:08 min
Charles Sobhraj in an aircraft from Kathmandu to France

Nepal releases serial killer Charles Sobhraj from prison

Sobhraj, known as "The Serpent" for a spate of backpacker murders in the 1970s and 80s, will return to France.
CrimeDecember 23, 2022
Workers sift through mounds of trash in Kathmandu valley

Can Kathmandu Valley's trash problem be solved?

The valley produces around 1,200 metric tons of waste each year, and most of it ends up in the local landfill.
Nature and EnvironmentNovember 30, 202202:10 min
A street vendor sells shoes in Kathmandu

Street vendors in Kathmandu fear losing livelihood

Authorities in Nepal's capital say they are keeping the streets clean. But vendors say they are being mistreated.
SocietyNovember 25, 202202:40 min
Protesters form a line in Kathmandu

Protesters in Nepal demand return of parliament

Nepal's ruling Communist Party has split in two and the president has ousted the parliament.
PoliticsDecember 29, 2020
Nepal Proteste

Nepal in political turmoil after PM calls for new elections

Nepal is facing a crisis after the PM dissolved parliament apparently to forestall a challenge to his leadership.
PoliticsDecember 24, 2020
Global 3000 - Global Teen - Nepal

Global Teen: Aastha from Kathmandu

Aastha Panday is 17 and wants to become a dentist to give rural communities of Nepal better healthcare.
SocietyFebruary 1, 202002:35 min
A man with an air pollution mask on his face

Kathmandu: Living and breathing in one of the world's most polluted cities

Nepal's capital Kathmandu is one of the fastest-developing cities in the world — and also one of the dirtiest.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 16, 201910 images
The sight of an explosion in Kathmandu

Nepal explosions kill 3

No one has claimed responsibility for the blasts, but police suspect a political splinter group.
TerrorismMay 26, 2019
Nepali Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli and his Chinese counterpart, Li Keqiang

China and Nepal to build Tibet-Nepal rail link

China intends to construct a railway between the western region of Tibet and Nepal's capital, Kathmandu.
BusinessJune 22, 2018
Plane crash in Kathmandu

Dozens killed in Kathmandu plane crash

At least 49 have been killed and more than 20 are injured after a Bangladeshi plane burst into flames in Kathmandu.
CatastropheMarch 12, 2018
Mount Everest Base Camp

Record number of climbers to attempt scale Everest

Nepalese Sherpa workers are fixing the final route to the summit of Mount Everes.
TravelMay 5, 2017
DW Global 3000 - Nepal

Millennium teen from Nepal

Rupak Pariyah lives in an orphanage near Nepal's capital, Kathmandu. He wants to become an engineer someday.
SocietyOctober 18, 201602:50 min
Nepal Pushpa Kamal Dahal in Kathmandu

Seeking to balance ties

Amid testy bilateral relations, Nepal's new PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal is about to embark on a goodwill visit to India.
September 14, 2016
Nepal Kinderheirat Mädchen

Child marriages in Nepal

Millions of young girls in Nepal are forced into arranged marriages every year - many of them before they turn 18.
May 14, 2016
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Nepal's economy still rebuilding after quake

A year after 9000 were killed billions of Euros in aid still haven't reached victims.w
BusinessApril 25, 201602:34 min
Himalaya - Mount Everest

Nepal extends Everest permits for climbers

Permits for climbers put off by the 2015 avalanche have now been extended.
March 2, 2016

Second Nepalese plane crash in three days

A small passenger plane carrying 11 people has crashed in western Nepal, only the latest in a long line of tragedies.
February 26, 2016
Nepal Wahlen Khadga Prashad Sharma Oli KP Oli

Nepal seeking to mend ties with India

Will Nepali PM K.P. Oli's state visit to India usher in a period of amity between the two neighbors?
February 19, 2016

Nepal continues to suffer

Almost a year after a devastating earthquake, Nepal and its people are struggling to make ends meet.
February 1, 2016
Police stand in front of a burning passenger bus after it was set on fire by unidentified protesters during the nationwide strike, called by the opposition parties against the proposed constitution, in Kathmandu, Nepal September 20, 2015 (Photo: REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar)

Blockade crippling Nepal's economy

Nepal has lowered its economic growth forecast from six to two percent.
November 25, 2015
Nepal Benzin Gas Motorrad Menschen Tankstelle

China to supply fuel to Nepal after India row

Beijing is set to send about 100 tanker trucks of gasoline to fuel-starved Nepal, officials say.
October 25, 2015

Nepal's woes

Nepal is suffering from a fuel crisis - which is having an impact on the tourist season.
October 11, 2015
Protest ethnischer und religiöser Minderheiten gegen Verfassungsänderung in Nepal

Anti-constitution protests continue

Protests in southern Nepal against a new constitution have disrupted cross-border trade with India. DW examines.
September 28, 2015
Nepal Mount Everest Nobukazu Kuriki

Japanese climber turns back at Mount Everest

Mountaineer Nobokazu Kuriki has abandoned his approach to the top, ending his fifth attempt to climb Mount Everest.
September 27, 2015
Workshop von Maiti Nepal mit Schülerinnen und Schülern der Elly-Heuss-kKapp-Realschule in Köln-Mülheim

Maiti Nepal - Dancing to forget

DW takes a look at the issue of human trafficking in Nepal and how girls and women are being exploited.
September 22, 2015
A Nepalese police officer stands guard in front of the parliament building in Kathmandu (Photo: PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/Getty Images)

Nepal adopts new constitution amid protests

Nepal has adopted a new federal constitution amid violent protests against some of its terms.
September 20, 2015
Nepal Polizei vor dem Parlament in Kathmandu

Will it bring political stability?

Nepal analyst George Varughese talks to DW about the South Asian nation's new constitution.
September 18, 2015
Nepal Demonstration NEFIN Kathmandu

Protests over Nepal constitution turn deadly

Several police officers have died in clashes with protesters in western Nepal, authorities say.
August 24, 2015
Nepal Zerstörung Kathmandu

Nepal aid pledges fall short

India, China and other foreign donors have announced billions in aid for Nepal at a donors' conference.
June 25, 2015

Safe from earthquakes

Nepal turns to earthquake resilient materials to rebuild homes.
June 24, 2015
A UH-1Y Huey helicopter flies into the Tribhuvan International Airport after a search and rescue operation in Kathmandu, Nepal, May 13, 2015

Victims found in Nepal helicopter crash

The bodies of eight soldiers killed in a helicopter crash in Nepal have been recovered from an accident site.
May 16, 2015

Wreckage of US helicopter found in Nepal

Authorities in Nepal say they have found the wreckage of a US military helicopter that went missing on Tuesday.
May 15, 2015

Nepal dealt another blow

Another strong tremor has hit Nepal, just weeks after a mammoth earthquake killed over 8,000 people in the Himalayan nation. Hundreds of thousands of people are now homeless, and with the monsoon season just around the corner, many are wondering how they'll cope.
May 13, 201506:41 min
Erneutes Erdbeben in Nepal

Nepal counts cost of latest earthquake

Authorities in Nepal are evaluating what to do next after a new earthquake on Tuesday killed dozens of people.
May 13, 2015
Nepal Kathmandu erneutes Erdbeben Stärke 7.4

Nepal urges calm in wake of deadly aftershock

Nepal's prime minister urges calm after an aftershock brought new tragedy to the country and its neighbors.
May 12, 2015
Nepal Kathmandu erneutes Erdbeben Stärke 7.4

Nepal quake

Another massive earthquake has struck Nepal causing death and destruction, reports Alys Francis in Kathmandu.
May 12, 2015
Kathmandu, Nepal

Death toll rises in latest Nepal earthquake

At least 40 people have died and another 1,000 have been injured in a magnitude-7.4 earthquake in Nepal.
May 12, 2015
Nepal earthquake

Heritage healing

While Nepal struggles to deal with the aftermath of its devastating earthquake, some Nepalese want to secure the country's future by safeguarding its past. We hear about efforts to save Nepal's famous monuments.
SocietyMay 8, 201506:40 min
Bildergalerie Nepal Erdbeben Zerstörung Krankenhaus in Kathmandu

Fear of disease outbreak

In the aftermath of the Nepal quake, aid agencies have warned of the risk of outbreaks of disease in quake-hit areas.
May 5, 2015
Bildergalerie Nepal Erdbeben Protest in Kathmandu

Mounting anger in Nepal

Anger and frustration at the slow pace of aid delivery is growing in Nepal.
May 5, 2015

101-year-old rescued alive from quake rubble

Rescue teams in Nepal pulled out a 101-year-old who miraculously survived after his house collapsed last week's quake.
May 3, 2015
Nepalese army soldiers wait to arrange rescue materials from China after Saturday's earthquake at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, April 28, 2015. (Photo: Xinhua/Pratap Thapa)

Nepal quake toll now above 7,000

Officials in Nepal say the country's earthquake has killed at least 7,000 people. Survivors face a tent shortage.
May 3, 2015
Krishna Devi Khadka

Two survivors pulled from rubble in Nepal

A woman and a teenage boy have been pulled alive from rubble in Kathmandu, five days after a huge earthquake hit Nepal.
April 30, 2015
Rescuers on Mount Everest

Glimmers of hope among Nepal earthquake debris

Glimmers of hope among Nepal earthquake debris
April 30, 20158 images
The Gautam family (mother with four kids) in Kathmandu relief camp

Surviving on hope

Nepal is struggling to come to grips with the damage caused by the earthquake that rocked the country.
April 30, 2015
Nepal rescue workers

Bad weather hampers aid efforts

Rescue efforts for victims of a 7.8-magnitude earthquake have continue to be delayed by bad weather conditions.
April 30, 2015