Thousands of supporters greeted Nepal’s former king in capital Kathmandu on Sunday and demanded his abolished monarchy be reinstated and Hinduism brought back as a state religion. An estimated 10,000 ...

After a fortnight of defying the mass pro-democracy protests that have roiled his country, Nepal’s King Gyanendra on Friday finally gave in: In a somber television address to the nation, he promised ...

National opinion remains incredibly divided for or against the reinstatement of the Parliament in the country.

From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Robert Siegel. The king of Nepal, facing a crisis that's been growing by the day, has restored his country's parliament. His announcement today, ...

KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) – A visibly uncomfortable king of Nepal promised Friday to bring democracy back to this Himalayan nation, trying to end a bloody political crisis that has engulfed the country.

KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The last king of Nepal is in stable condition in a hospital after suffering a heart attack, doctors said Sunday. Gyanendra Shah was brought to the hospital Saturday night, and ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal, April 21 -- In an emergency television address, King Gyanendra declared Friday that he would hand power to Nepal's main political parties, following 16 days of often-violent protests ...

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The King of Nepal has pledged to bring democratic rule to his country after weeks of demonstrations against his regime — some of which ended violently after police used deadly force against protesters ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Hundreds of supporters of Nepal's former king lined up outside his residence to greet him on his 74th birthday Monday as support for the ousted monarch grows in the Himalayan nation ...

On the eve of what looked to be Nepal's largest pro-democracy demonstration so far, King Gyanendra reinstated the lower house of parliament. The lower house is far more important than the largely ...