(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 ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — At 1 foot 9.5 inches tall, and 31 pounds, Chandra Bahadur Dangi held the Guinness World Record as the shortest full-grown man in the world. Dangi died Thursday at the age of 75, after ...

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 ...

(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 ...

KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — 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 measured ...