Nepal
Nepal plane crash: authorities confirm at least 50 dead
2018-03-12 14:01 Nepal plane crash: authorities confirm at least 50 dead
Passenger plane crashes in Nepal killing at least 40
At least 40 people died on Monday when a passenger plane carrying 70 people crashed as it prepared to land at Kathmandu airport, Nepal. The cause of the accident was not…
Revisited
How former Maoist child soldiers became engineers of Nepal's democracy
Between 1996 and 2006, a bloody civil war between Maoist revolutionaries and the state tore Nepal apart. A decade later, FRANCE 24 Reporters head to Nepal for the first…
Millions in Nepal vote in historic poll
Nepal's troubled south votes Thursday in historic elections many hope will bring much-needed stability to the desperately poor country, but which have been marred by violence and…
More than 800 killed in South Asia floods
Widespread floods have killed more than 800 people and displaced over a million in India, Nepal and Bangladesh, with aid workers warning of severe food shortages and water-borne…
Domestic violence: French hospital takes new approach to stop ‘hidden crime’
This week, FRANCE 24's 51% looks at how a French hospital is trying a new approach to reach out to those affected by domestic violence. Also, where having your period means being…
Is this the most dangerous school run in the world?
In much of western Nepal, basic infrastructure is sorely lacking. Some children, who live in remote villages, have to brave makeshift cable cars and even zip wires to get to…
Body believed to be missing French tourist found in Nepal
A body believed to be that of a 35-year-old French tourist who went missing in Nepal last week has been found, officials said Friday, as police awaited autopsy results to confirm…
Foreign security contractors among those killed in Afghan bombings
More than 20 people were killed in separate bomb attacks in Afghanistan on Monday, including at least 14 when a suicide bomber struck a minibus carrying Nepali security…
Nepal revisited, one year after the deadly earthquake
Ceremonies were held last Sunday in Nepal in memory of the victims of the earthquake that devastated the Himalayan country a year ago. On April 25, 2015, Nepal was shaken to its…
Nepal earthquake: Why is reconstruction taking so long?
This week, Nepal remembers those who died in last year's devastating earthquake as the government grapples with the task of rebuilding a shattered tourist industry. Also, we head…
2015 Nepal earthquake: Survivors face freezing temperatures
In this edition, we look at Nepal's reconstruction programme as thousands face the harsh Himalayan winter in makeshift shelters. Nine months after the massive earthquake, tens of…