May 28th, 2008 · A special Nepalese assembly voted Wednesday to formally abolish the country's 239-year-old monarchy and turn Nepal into a republic. King Gyanendra has remained unpopular since he seized absolute power in 2005.
May 3rd, 2008 · Scott Simon takes a moment to note the plight of an American man who lost his chance to climb Mt. Everest after Nepalese officials found out he was carrying a Free Tibet flag and kicked him off the mountain.
May 18th, 2007 · A team of international researchers has discovered paintings of Buddha in a harsh and remote mountainous area of Nepal. The paintings are thought to be from the 13th or 14th century. Broughton Coburn, who led the expedition, talks to Alex Chadwick.
May 27th, 2006 · A 15-year-old Nepalese boy may have meditated for months, sans food or water. Some see a "new Buddha." Skeptics smell a scam. George Saunders told the story for GQ. He tells Linda Wertheimer he came away impressed.
Apr 25th, 2006 · Nepal's opposition alliance formally calls off weeks of pro-democracy protests after the king reinstates Parliament. But the country's communist insurgents reject the King's offer, a sign that the turmoil in this Himalayan country may be far from over. Philip Reeves reports.
Apr 21st, 2006 · Nepal's king vows to return multiparty democracy, bowing to weeks of protests and international pressure. However, King Gyanandra fell short of a key opposition demand: creating a special constitutional assembly.
Apr 20th, 2006 · Nepalese police open fire on thousands of pro-democracy protesters marching toward the capital of Katmandu in defiance of a government-imposed curfew, killing at least three and wounding dozens, witnesses and hospital officials report.
Apr 19th, 2006 · A sixth person dies in Nepal's two-week long protest campaign against the country's King. The enigmatic Nepalese monarch holds the future of the kingdom in his hands.