Nepal

Watch: Guide stranded on Everest for six days rescued

The BBC's Rajini Vaidyanathan pieces together how events unfolded.

Missing Sherpa crawls back to Mount Everest base camp

A Sherpa guide has crawled back to base camp on Mount Everest a week after going missing.

Sherpa guide missing for a week crawls back to Mount Everest base camp

A Sherpa guide has crawled back to base camp on Mount Everest a week after going missing.

Missing Sherpa guide found on Mount Everest after 'miracle' self-rescue

Cleaners found Dawa Sherpa crawling towards Base Camp six days after he went missing at a higher altitude.

From TikTok to Cannes: How ‘Elephants in the Fog’ Made Nepal’s Historic Un Certain Regard Breakthrough

During Nepal’s pandemic lockdowns, Abinash Bikram Shah found himself deep in a TikTok rabbit hole, watching videos posted by Kinnars – members of Nepal’s ancient…

Two Nepali Sherpa climbers break own records on Mount Everest

Kami Rita Sherpa sets new record with 32nd summit as Lhakpa Sherpa breaks her own women's record with 11th summit.

Nepal in a bind as US-China drone war reaches Everest

Superpowers compete for technological foothold on world’s highest peak, pushing Nepal towards a geopolitical chessboard.

Climbers clear path to Everest summit past giant chunk of ice

Nearly 1,000 climbers will attempt to scale the peak in coming weeks and this has raised safety concerns.

Nepal lodges protest against India over long-running border dispute

Nepal complains after India and China agree to resume a religious pilgrimage through a contested Himalayan pass.

Nepali Drama ‘Shakti’ Sets Prime Video Debut in U.S. and U.K. (EXCLUSIVE)

“Shakti,” the debut narrative feature from filmmaker Nani Sahra Walker, will make its digital bow on Prime Video across the U.S. and U.K. on May 22, with a trailer…

Path cleared for Everest climbers after huge ice block

Experts warn there are still risks of further ice collapses, and there are fears climbers will again have to queue to reach the summit.

Thousands at risk after multi-million dollar Everest flood warning system left to rust

The flood warning system at Imja glacial lake has not been maintained since 2016, fearful locals tell BBC.

Pioneering wildlife cameraman Doug Allan dies after falling ill in Nepal

The cameraman and photographer won eight Emmy Awards for his work on acclaimed series like Blue Planet alongside Sir David Attenborough.

Pioneering wildlife cameraman Doug Allan dies in Nepal

The cameraman and photographer won eight Emmy Awards for his work on acclaimed series like Blue Planet alongside Sir David Attenborough.

Two protests, two elections: How Nepal's Gen Z succeeded where Bangladesh's stumbled

How did a youth movement triumph in one country but fall so short in another?

Nepal announces two-day weekends as fuel crisis caused by Iran war deepens

Saturday had been the only day off in Himalayan nation, which relies almost entirely on India for its fuel supplies.

Nepal’s ex-PM Oli detained over alleged role in deadly protest crackdown

New home minister says arrest of former leader is the 'beginning of justice'.

Nepal's ex-PM arrested over fatal protest crackdown

More than 70 people were killed during an uprising last year which ousted Oli's government.

Nepal’s new PM gives message to nation in rap, ahead of swearing in

Nepali rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah has been sworn in as PM after his party’s landslide election win.

Nepal’s youngest premier sworn in after releasing new rap song about unity

At 35, Balen Shah becomes Nepal's first Madhesi prime minister, representing the southern plains bordering India.

Nepal swears in ex-rapper as new prime minister

Balendra Shah won the election by a landslide promising change to Nepalis who are angry at corruption.