(CBS/AP) Who is the world's shortest man? That question is up for debate, now that a 72-year-old man from western Nepal has set out to prove to Guinness World Records that he deserves the title.

KATMANDU, Nepal-- He has never worked outside the home or seen a doctor, and until Wednesday, he had never left his remote mountain village in western Nepal. So 72-year-old Chandra Bahadur Dangi only ...

(CBS) It's official: The world's shortest man is Chandra Bahadur Dangi from Nepal, Guinness World Records announced Sunday. The 72-year-old man stands at 21.5 inches tall, a mere 5 centimeters shorter ...

A 72-year-old man in Nepal claims to be the world’s shortest man, and he may prove to be the shortest adult human in Guinness World Records’ history. Chandra Bahadur Dangi says he is 1 foot, 10 inches ...

KATMANDU, NepalKATMANDU, Nepal — A 72-year-old Nepalese man who is about the size of a toddler on Sunday became the world’s shortest person ever recorded. A doctor and Guinness World Records official ...

You know what they say about the best things in life coming in small packages. At all of one foot and seven inches in height, Chandra Bahadur Dangi is the world’s shortest man but there is nothing ...

Home to Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, the scenic country of Nepal on Sunday added another height-related superlative - of having the world's shortest man. A Guinness World Records team ...

A Nepalese man has won a world record for coming up short. Chandra Bahadur Dangi was officially recognized as the world’s shortest living man, Guinness World Records announced Sunday. The pint-sized ...

LONDON (WLS) -- The world's tallest man and the world's shortest man met for the first time in London, to help the Guinness Book of World Records celebrate 60 years. Sultan Kosen, the world's tallest ...

A Nepalese man who stands no taller than a newborn has been declared the world’s shortest man in history. Chandra Bahadur Dangi, who says he’s 72, earned the title with a height of 54.6 centimeters ...

KATMANDU, NepalKATMANDU, Nepal — He has never worked outside the home or seen a doctor, and until Wednesday, he had never left his remote mountain village in western Nepal. So 72-year-old Chandra ...