UN cultural agency decides against placing Lumbini, Buddha's birthplace in Nepal, on endangered list

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The United Nations' cultural agency decided Thursday against putting the Buddhist pilgrimage destination of Lumbini on its list of heritage sites in danger, instead giving authorities in Nepal more time to help restore the famous gardens and temple that are falling into...

Plane crashes just after takeoff from Nepal's capital, killing 18 people. Pilot is lone survivor

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A plane crashed Wednesday just after taking off from Nepal’s capital, killing 18 people and injuring a pilot who was the lone survivor. All the people aboard the Saurya Airlines flight including the co-pilot were Nepali except for one passenger, who was a...

Police say 18 bodies have been recovered after a plane carrying 19 people slipped off the runway at a Nepal airport

A doctor says the pilot survived the crash of a plane at Nepal's main airport; status of other 18 on board unclear

Nepal’s new prime minister seeks vote of confidence in parliament, secure more than two-third votes

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s newly appointed prime minister secured overwhelming support in parliament on Sunday with more than two-thirds of members voting in his favor. Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli got the support from members of his Communist Party of Nepal (Unified...

Nepal authorities say 65 people were on board the buses missing in a river since Friday

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — There were 65 people on board the two buses that were pushed into a swollen river in Nepal, of which rescuers have been able to recover 14 bodies, authorities said Tuesday. Eight of the bodies have been identified and are being handed over the relatives. Six...

Nepal’s new prime minister has taken the oath of office at a ceremony in Kathmandu

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s newly appointed prime minister took the oath of office Monday at a ceremony in Kathmandu. Khadga Prasad Oli, the leader of Nepal’s largest communist party, was named prime minister on Sunday following the collapse of a previous coalition...

Nepal’s new prime minister has taken the oath of office at a ceremony in Kathmandu

Rescuers in Nepal recover 11 bodies after a landslide swept 2 buses full of people into a river

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Rescuers in Nepal have recovered a total of 11 bodies from the river that two buses full of people were swept into by a landslide, officials said Monday. Rescuers found the bodies in different spots along the riverbanks as they searched for the missing buses...

The leader of Nepal's largest communist party has been named the country's new prime minister

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The leader of the Nepal’s largest communist party, Khadga Prasad Oli, was named the Himalayan nation’s new prime minister on Sunday following the collapse of a previous coalition government. A statement issued by the president’s office said Oli will...