Journalists are no longer allowed to go any higher than base camp on Mount Everest, when visiting the Nepalese side of the mountain, which is the worlds highest. This comes after new regulations from the Government of Nepal restricted access to the mountain for all journalists.

Election officials in Nepal say the country's former rebels have won well over half of the declared seats in a new 601-seat assembly that will rewrite the constitution.

Nepal's former Maoist rebels have taken a surprising early lead in election results for a special assembly that will rewrite the country's constitution.

Allegations of intimidation of voters and other problems are tainting an otherwise positive assessment of Nepal's election. Initial results show the former Maoist rebels performing much better than expected in polling that will decide the future of the Himalayan country.

Millions of voters in Nepal braved threats of violence and harsh terrain to cast ballots in a historic election to choose a 601-member national assembly that is to write a constitution. The twice-delayed election is being closely monitored by tens of thousands of domestic and 850 international observers, including former U.S. President Jimmy Carter.

The Nepalese Government has announced it will close its side of Mount Everest during China's Olympic Torch relay to the summit in early May. The news has angered mountain climbers who were set to begin expeditions within weeks.

The international community is welcoming a deal between Nepal's government and ethnic Madheshi protesters, after more than two weeks of crippling strikes. The deal means an end to protests that shut down most of southern Nepal, causing a severe fuel shortage and concerns about the upcoming election in April. Liam Cochrane reports from Kathmandu.

Nepal's former rebels have rejoined the cabinet following a decision by parliament to abolish the monarchy.

Around 5,000 flag-waving Maoist supporters have marched and chanted anti-monarchy slogans near Nepal's Parliament, as the main parties and the rebels tried to revive a deadlocked peace process.

Efforts are continuing in Nepal to break a political impasse that would bring the former rebel Maoists back into the interim government and allow November elections to be held on schedule.

More than 142,000 households in Nepal will get long-awaited access to electricity thanks to the implementation of the Nepal Micro Hydro Project for which an emission reductions purchase agreement (ERPA) was signed on Friday, June 29.

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