Freelance journalist Donatella Lorch was having lunch on the fifth floor terrace of a building in downtown Kathmandu, Nepal, when another major earthquake struck. Lorch talks to Gwen Ifill about the ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (KGO) -- The search is on for survivors under the rubble after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck Tuesday afternoon in Nepal. This is the second deadly earthquake to hit that country ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (KGO) -- A major earthquake hit a remote mountain region of Nepal on Tuesday, killing at least 42 people, triggering landslides and toppling buildings less than three weeks after the ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. Several years ago, I went on an “Earthquake Walk” in downtown Kathmandu, a walk ...

Rishi Khanal spent about 80 hours in a rubble-filled room with three dead bodies after the seven-story building he was in collapsed around him during Saturday’s massive earthquake in downtown ...

Nepal is known throughout the world for its mountainous terrain. It shares a stake in the world's tallest peak, Mt. Everest, and has, in total, eight mountains taller than 26,000 feet. It's a number ...

Nepal, home to eight of the globe’s 10 tallest mountains, draws a committed crowd of adventure travel enthusiasts each year. From first-time climbers to veteran mountaineers eager to ascend Mount ...

Kathmandu’s latest reports speak of "returning to normal,” of people re-inhabiting homes still standing, leaving flimsy tents behind. In 20 seconds, the April 25 earthquake buried some 7,000 people ...

Protesters in Nepal set fire to the parliament this week, forced the prime minister to resign and flee the country, and luxury hotels were reduced to ashes in a matter of minutes. The protests, ...

Several years ago, I went on an “Earthquake Walk” in downtown Kathmandu, a walk designed to raise awareness about the city’s vulnerability to a major earthquake. As we ducked into a traditional ...