KATHMANDU, Nepal — Monks formed a human chain with locals to remove debris at one of Nepal's holiest sites on Wednesday, taking matters into their own hands amid mounting frustration over perceived ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal — In the forests of Nepal’s capital Kathmandu near the revered Hindu temple of Pahsupatinath, some 300 monkeys eagerly await their pieces of roti, or flat bread. Thousands of monkeys ...

When the earthquake hit, many of Nepal’s most renowned pagodas in and around Kathmandu crumbled into rubble-covered stumps. Others were smothered under splintered hand-carved wooden beams or ...

Across parts of Asia, Hindu and Buddhist temples often double as sanctuaries for free-ranging monkeys. Such sites can also shelter monkey viruses, a new report indicates. Because local residents and ...

Swayambhunath — also known as the Monkey Temple, for its holy, furry dwellers that swing from the rosewood trees — is one of the oldest and most sacred Buddhist sites in Nepal's Kathmandu Valley, an ...

Nepal offers a journey through history. Explore Durbar Squares in Kathmandu, Patan, and Bhaktapur. Visit Pashupatinath Temple, a sacred Hindu site. Discover Lumbini, Buddha's birthplace. Immerse in ...