Almost 17 years ago, Nepal's King ... was never meant to be king. He was the brother of the king, the far more popular Birendra. But one night in 2001, the king's son Dipendra drunkenly opened ...

Nepal crowned Prince Gyanendra, brother of its slain monarch, as its new king today following the mysterious palace massacre which has shaken the mountain kingdom to its core. Drizzle fell on the ...

A protest in Kathmandu demanding the restoration of King Gyanendra Shah to the throne and declaring Nepal a Hindu state ... dead by his son and Crown Prince Dipendra. After shooting every family ...

The spark that former King Gyanendra ignited in February in Nepal exploded last Friday when ... states that King Birendra’s elder son, Prince Dipendra, carried out the murders.

Police used tear gas and batons against supporters of Nepal’s former king during a protest in the capital to demand ...

We've run out of options. Only the king is left." Thapa wasn't being rhetorical. Across Kathmandu's historic core - from Basantapur to the edges of Thamel - Nepal is witnessing its most sustained ...

Nepal’s Minister for Communication and Information Technology, Prithvi Subba Gurung, on Sunday accused former King Gyanendra of violating an agreement he had made with political parties to ...

While public frustration has risen over the failure of successive governments to deliver on commitments to develop Nepal’s economy, former king Gyanendra’s chances of regaining the throne ...

Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has held former King Gyanendra Shah responsible for the violence, arson and looting during the pro-monarch protest on March 28. Addressing the House of ...