A new CBSN Originals documentary, airing on Sunday, May 7 at 8 p.m. EST on CBSN, travels to the Himalayan nation of Nepal to investigate the issue of child marriage. In Nepal, one in three girls under ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal – A 3-year-old girl became Nepal's new living goddess Thursday, revered by both Hindus and Buddhists in the Himalayan nation. Trishna Shakya was carried in a religious ceremony to a ...

Room to Read's local mentors supporting girls through remote mentoring session. With schools closed for the past five months, and families losing their livelihoods due to the pandemic, many girl ...

A 2-year-old girl has been annointed as Nepal's new living goddess on Tuesday during the country's longest and most significant Hindu festival. Aryatara Shakya, who is 2 years and 8 months old, was ...

A 2-year-old girl chosen as Nepal’s new living goddess was carried by family members from their home in a Kathmandu alley to a temple palace on Tuesday during the country’s longest and most ...

(SOUNDBITE) (Nepali) KATHMANDU RESIDENT, RAJAN MAHARAJAN, SAYING: "We always pray to the goddesses and gods for the wellbeing of children and their health. This tradition of worshipping the girls ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The devastating 2015 Nepal earthquake that killed thousands changed the lives of many in the Himalayan nation. But it was the beginning of a friendship for two girls who each ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A two-year-old girl chosen as Nepal’s new living goddess was carried by family members from their home in a Kathmandu alley to a temple palace Tuesday during the country’s ...