A helicopter carrying members of Nepal's royal family has been reported missing over the Rara Lake in western Nepal.

Nepal, the world’s only Hindu kingdom, has a new living goddess.

A small bomb planted by suspected Maoist rebels has exploded in front of the chief justice's home in the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu.

Investigators appointed by Nepal’s new monarch to investigate the royal family massacre were racing today to complete it on time.

An eyewitness to the massacre of Nepal’s royals described today the 90secs of horror when the drunken crown prince gunned down his family.

Police in Nepal have shot and wounded 14 curfew breakers as the Himalayan kingdom still attempts to come to terms with the royal massacre.

The Nepalese capital was still under curfew and in turmoil tonight - with hundreds of tourist trapped in a kingdom that does not trust its new ruler.

Nepal's acting king says the deaths of eight members of the royal family were due to an accidental shooting.

Nepal's Crown Prince Dipendra has been named king while on life support, and his uncle Prince Gyanendra is acting king.

Nepal's crown prince has opened fire in the royal palace, killing the king, queen, a prince and princess, and four others before shooting himself.