Lawmakers in Nepal have passed a law criminalising a practice ... denied access to some foods and can be barred from toilet and washing facilities in the house, forcing them to walk long distances ...

The traditional practice of exiling menstruating women from the family home is banned in Nepal but it is still ... to some foods and can be barred from toilet and washing facilities in the house ...

An earthquake of magnitude 7.1 and a series of other earthquakes struck Nepal's Lobuche and Xizang on Tuesday morning. The ...