The rise of Hindu fundamentalist and monarchist groups has made Nepal volatile and could lead to widespread anarchy.

The spark that former King Gyanendra ignited in February in Nepal exploded last Friday when thousands of people resorted to ...

In a chilling account, Dr. Rajiv Shahi says a drunken Crown Prince Dipendra killed most of Nepal's royal family, in a spree that lasted less than two minutes. Shahi is the son in law of Prince ...

it is also remembered for one of Nepal’s darkest events — the Nepalese Royal Massacre. On June 1, 2001, tragedy struck within the palace walls when Crown Prince Dipendra opened fire on his own ...

Nepal crowned Prince Gyanendra ... Gyanendra was declared king after the death early today of Crown Prince Dipendra, an early suspect of the bloodbath who died of wounds received in the incident.

KATHMANDU, Nepal (CNN) -- The commission investigating ... but a survivor of the massacre said an intoxicated Crown Prince Dipendra opened fire on his family during dinner. Dipendra, 29, turned ...

His Royal Highness Birendra Bir Bickram Shah Dev, the 21-year-old Crown Prince of Nepal, will study at Harvard next year as a special student. According to a spokesman at the Nepalese embassy ...

Almost 17 years ago, Nepal's King Gyanendra Shah "bowed to the inevitable" and stepped down from the throne, handing over a crown made of ... the king's son Dipendra drunkenly opened fire on ...

Gyanendra Shah's recent comments about Nepal's political state are believed to have catalysed violent pro-monarchy protests.

Violence erupts in Nepal as demonstrators demand the monarchy's return, resulting in two deaths and numerous injuries during ...