A teen from Nepal has reached new heights – as the world’s shortest man. Khagendra Thapa Magar, who turned 18 on Thursday, has finally been granted that coveted title by the Guinness Book of World ...

(CBS) Size does matter - at least when it comes to getting into the Guiness Book. A young Nepalese man no taller than a preschooler - 25.8 inches - was yesterday named the "world's shortest man" by ...

The young man had been declared the shortest man alive by Guinness World Records (GWR) in 2010 after turning 18. His brother told AFP news agency the 27-year-old had tragically died after a battle ...

KATMANDU, NepalKATMANDU, Nepal — A man who is only 22 inches (56 centimeters) tall left his home country of Nepal on Sunday in a quest to be recognized as the world’s shortest man. Khagendra Thapa ...

Nepalese teenager Khagendra Thapa Magar, 17, who weighs around 4.5 kg and is 51 cm tall, plays with a madal, a traditional Nepalese drum Credit: Photo: AFP The teenager, who is 18 in October, is just ...

Khagendra Thapa Magar, a Nepali man who once held the title of the 'World's Shortest Person', died on Friday, January 17, afternoon at the age of 27 while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Pokhara ...

The world's shortest man - who measured 2ft 2.14ins but 'didn't let his small size stop him from getting the most out of life' - died today aged 27 in a hospital in Nepal, his family said. Khagendra ...

KATMANDU, Nepal — A man who is only 22 inches (56 centimeters) tall left his home country of Nepal on Sunday in a quest to be recognized as the world’s shortest man. Magar’s family initially filed a ...

Now that he's all grown up, 18-year-old Khagendra Thapa Magar of Nepal wants the world to know just how tiny he is. Magar, who stands 22 inches tall, has been waiting four years for his chance to take ...

Nepalese teenager Khagendra Thapa Magar has been named the world's smallest man, after being just two feet tall. A delegation from Guinness Book of the World Records arrived in Pokhara on Tuesday to ...

THE world’s shortest man Khagendra Thapa Magar has died aged 27 after a battle with pneumonia. Khagendra Thapa Magar, who was just 2ft 2in, died in hospital in Nepal. The young man had been declared ...

The world’s shortest man who could walk, as verified by Guinness World Records, died on Friday at a hospital in Nepal, his family said. Khagendra Thapa Magar, who measured 67.08cm (two feet and 2.41 ...