Kathmandu - Historians have always been uncertain as to the actual date of Buddha's birth, though most put the date at 563 BCE. Additionally, there has been no written records dating to that time period or the Buddha's life and teachings.

Kathmandu - Marc Kopp, a multiple sclerosis (MS) sufferer from France, has officially become the first disabled person to skydive over Mount Everest on Sunday. He landed successfully and was taken to hospital for a check up, just as a precaution.

Kathmandu - 55-year-old Marc Kopp, a sufferer of multiple sclerosis, is not letting the disease get him down. He is planning to become the first disabled person to tandem skydive over Mount Everest.

A federal lawsuit that will reportedly be filed in New York on Wednesday alleges that Nepalese United Nations peacekeepers re-introduced cholera into Haiti.

While the media and likely even some fans may have deserted Justin Bieber, his mom, Pattie Mallette, most certainly has not. Mallette spoke with 'Watch What Happens Live' on Bravo and addressed the criticisms that have dogged her son of late.

As the world celebrates the 60th anniversary of Sir Edmund HIllary's ascent to the top of Mt Everest, environmentalists are complaining about the disgusting mess up there, including loads of human excrement and even the odd corpse.

Kathmandu - A Nepalese expedition company whose client died after reaching the summit of Mount Everest in 2012, said installing a ladder near the mountain's peak may prevent the conditions that led to one of the deadliest days on the roof of the world.

An 80-year-old Japanese man breaks all records as the oldest man to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain peak.

Kathmandu - A Saudi Arabian woman, Raha Muharrak, 25, was among 64 people who reached the summit of Mount Everest Saturday, having climbed from Nepal's side of the mountain. Muharraq is the first woman from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to reach the summit.

Kathmandu - Nepal is among the most impoverished nations in the world, but you wouldn't suspect it when seeing the smiles and open faces of its women and girls. Most travelers are drawn here because of the magnificent Himalayas, yet the people are even more majestic.

Eli Reimer, 15, with Down Syndrome reached the Nepal base camp of Mt. Everest earlier this month. Eli of Bend, Oregon, may be the first US teen with Down syndrome to climb to one of the base camps on the world’s highest mountain.

This 45-minute documentary, broadcast on iTV, takes us behind the scenes of one of the most popular and iconic books ever published.

On Sunday night in a live telecast, Pushpa Basnet was selected and given the distinction of being the 2012 CNN Hero of the Year for her work towards helping Nepal's children.

Geneva - CERN research scientists played hostess to a dozen kung fu nuns recently at Geneva, Switzerland, as the group’s spiritual leader explained how the women's marital art maneuvers represented the energy of the cosmos.

Kathmandu - A plane crash in Nepal has been reported to have killed 19 people. The cause of the crash is still under investigation at this time.

Nine mountain climbers are believed to have died and six more climbers are missing in Nepal after an avalanche occurred on a Himalayan peak. The avalanche struck a base camp near the summit.

Kathmandu - In Nepal, a cobra snake that bit a man working in a muddy field may have have been better off biting a crocodile or tiger rather than striking at human prey.

In this incredible time-lapse video, Promise Tamang Phan transforms herself into three of Johnny Depp's most notable characters: Edward Scissor Hands, Captain Jack Sparrow, and Willy Wonka. And she's no professional.

Due to increased concern over abuse and exploitation Nepal has banned women under 30 from working in the Persian Gulf states.

London - Not surprisingly, as the dressage portion of Olympic eventing came to a close at Greenwich Park today, defending Olympic champions Germany, took the lead in the team event with Japan's Yoshiaki Oiwa, turning in the best individual dressage ride.