Frustration is growing with 'corrupt' and impoverished republic, and many pin their hopes on Gyanendra – who gave up the ...

Nearly seventeen years ago - on May 28, 2008, to be exact - Nepal abolished a 239-year-old Hindu monarchy. On Sunday, over 10,000 campaigned for it to be restored.

The government signed a peace deal with the Maoists, ending a decade-long civil war that left thousands dead. In 2008, in a major development in Nepal’s politics, the Parliament voted to end ...

Nepal's former king Gyanendra Shah was welcomed back to Kathmandu on Sunday by thousands of supporters who have been staging pro-monarchy demonstrations in the Himalayan republic. Shah's supporters ...

The U.K. trial is to be welcomed. But the role of foreign agencies in wartime abuses also needs to be investigated.

Nepal’s monarchy, deeply intertwined with the nation’s Hindu identity, came to an abrupt end following a decade-long civil ...