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Nepal appoints new living goddess

Hindu and Buddhist priests chanted sacred hymns and cascaded flowers and grains of rice over a 3-year-old girl who was appointed a living goddess in Nepal on Tuesday.

Time.com: Nepal's New PM Makes the Rounds

While China and India woo Nepal for lucrative contracts, the former monarchy's new leader tries to make a new name for himself -- and his nation

Nepal alters policy regarding Tibetan exiles

The Nepalese government has begun checking the legal status of protesting Tibetan exiles -- an apparent change in policy, authorities said Thursday.

Indian flood leaves 3 million needing help

As soon as the navy boats hit the water, hundreds of villagers swarmed around them -- pleading with rescue crews to head to their homes to retrieve the bodies of dead relatives.

Bomb attack on Nepalese leader's home

An explosion detonated Sunday evening at the home of Nepal's first-ever vice president, who ignited a wave of protests last month after taking the oath of office in the Hindi language.

Former communist becomes Nepal PM

The leader of Nepal's former communist rebels was named as the country's new prime minister Friday.

Nepal: More than 1,000 Tibet protesters held

Police have arrested 1,130 people Friday as they protested in front of the Chinese Embassy in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, a police spokesman said.

Physician elected first president of Nepal

Almost two months after Nepal was declared a republic, lawmakers Monday voted Ram Baran Yadav, a physician, as its first ever president.

Bus plunges into Nepal river

At least 15 passengers were killed Friday when a bus hit a pothole on a highway in Nepal and plunged into a river west of Kathmandu, police said.

Nepal to select its first president

Lawmakers in Nepal will vote Saturday to pick the country's first president since it became a republic.

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