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NATIONAL flags are a source of pride for the citizens of any country. But many of them have the same shape: rectangular. However, the flag of this mountainous South Asian country defies the trend. So, ...

NATIONAL flags are a source of pride for the citizens of any country. But let’s admit it, a lot of them seem to follow the same formula: has four sides, symbols like stars or crescent moons, and bold ...

The main palace in Nepal's capital lowered the flag of the country's royal family Thursday, a day after lawmakers, led by former communist insurgents, abolished the monarchy that had reigned over the ...

KATHMANDU: More than 35,000 Nepalese made a bid on Saturday to form the world's largest human national flag and set an international record. As the country's anthem played, participants held up ...

As Nepal’s famed Singha Durbar palace went up in flames last week, protesters determined to rattle the government hung a manga flag showing a skull wearing a straw hat against the building’s ornate ...