A sudden surge in blackbuck deaths at the Kittur Rani Chennamma Zoo has alarmed zoo officials. In just four days, the population has drastically decreased from 38 to 8. Investigations are underway to ...

BEIJING, Oct 13 (Reuters) - China is concerned about recent clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan and has asked the two countries to protect its nationals and investments in the region, Beijing's ...

Over the past month, as I watched images of young Nepalis filling the streets of Kathmandu, chanting for change, I felt a jolt of painful recognition. Though I now live thousands of miles away in the ...

A murder-for-hire plot in the US that authorities say involved an Indian government official included plans for an additional assassination in Nepal or Pakistan, prosecutors alleged in court documents ...

New species of gecko were found on the walls of 16th-century forts in Nepal. Bhattarai, et al (2025) ZooKeys Centuries ago in the Siwalik Mountains, a range in the outer Himalayas, ancient people ...

Copyright © AFP 2017-2025. Any commercial use of this content requires a subscription. Click here to find out more. Youth-led protests swept Nepal and ousted its ...

Youth-led protests swept Nepal and ousted its government in September, but a video of a demonstrator catching and throwing a tear gas canister was not taken in the Himalayan nation. The clip was shot ...

While the recent eruption of unrest in Nepal is not uncommon for a region that remains in perpetual crisis, it does represent a dangerous new trend. For India, the challenge is not only to maintain ...

I grew up with vivid memories of Nepal, the crowded streets, the resilience of ordinary people and my family’s constant hope for a brighter future. This past week, however, those memories have been ...

“The Parliament of Nepal right now is Discord,” a user said of the platform popular with video gamers, where tens of thousands are debating the nation’s future. By Pranav Baskar An attempt to ban ...