At least 68 people were killed in Nepal when a plane crashed into a river gorge in the city of Pokhara on Jan. 15, officials said. The twin-engine ATR 72 aircraft, operated by Nepal’s Yeti Airlines, was flying to Pokhara from the capital, Kathmandu, a 27-minute flight. It was carrying 68 passengers, including 15 foreign nationals, and…
Maoist Former Rebel Leader Becomes Nepal’s New Prime Minister
KATHMANDU, Nepal—The former leader of communist rebels became Nepal’s new prime minister Sunday with the support from his ex-opponent and other smaller political parties. The announcement was made by the office of President Bidhya Devi Bhandari after the Maoist communist party leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal met her to stake his claim for the prime minister…
Charles ‘The Serpent’ Sobhraj Freed From Nepal Prison, Heads to France
KATHMANDU—Charles Sobhraj, a convicted killer who police say is responsible for a string of murders in the 1970s and 1980s, was released from a Nepal prison on Friday after nearly two decades behind bars. The 78-year-old French national is suspected of killing more than 20 Western backpackers on the “hippie trail” through Asia, usually by…
2 Crashes in Nepal Leave at Least 29 Dead, 22 Injured
KATHMANDU, Nepal—A bus returning from a party crashed near the Nepalese capital on Tuesday killing at least 17 people and injuring 22 more, police said. Police officer Chakra Raj Joshi said they were not sure why the bus bumped the side wall of the mountainous road but were investigating the cause. The injured were rescued…
Magnitude 5.4 Earthquake Strikes Nepal Region
KATHMANDU—An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 struck in Nepal on Saturday, shaking houses in the Himalayan country and neighboring India, authorities said, after a powerful earthquake earlier this week killed half a dozen people. Strong tremors were felt Nepal and in northern India, prompting residents to rush out of their homes, but there were no reports…
Nepal Earthquake Kills at Least 6 Villagers, Rattles New Delhi
KATHMANDU—An earthquake in western Nepal killed at least six villagers, four of them children, as the tremor destroyed mud and brick houses in remote communities living in the foothills of the Himalayas. The quake struck in the early hours of Wednesday when all families would have been at home and asleep. Its epicentre was located…
6 People Killed in House Collapse After Earthquake Hits Western Nepal
At least six people were killed and several others injured after an earthquake struck western Nepal on Wednesday, according to the police. The quake occurred at about 2:12 a.m. Nepal time (8:27 p.m. UTC) on Wednesday, with its epicenter located close to a national park in the sparsely populated Doti district, 430 kilometers (267 miles)…
Body of Missing Famed US Extreme Skier Recovered in Nepal
KATHMANDU, Nepal—The body of a famed U.S. extreme skier who went missing this week after falling from the world’s eighth-highest mountain was recovered Wednesday and transported to Nepal’s capital. Hilaree Nelson, 49, was skiing down from the 8,163-meter (26,775-foot) summit of Mount Manaslu with her partner, Jim Morrison, on Monday when she fell off the…
Celebrated American Ski Mountaineer Missing on World’s 8th Highest Mountain
A renowned American ski mountaineer has gone missing on Mount Manaslu in Nepal on Sept. 26, the same day an avalanche swept several climbers, killing at least one climber and injuring a dozen more. Hilaree Nelson, 49, successfully summited the world’s eighth-highest mountain with her partner, Jim Morrison, on Monday and was skiing down from the…
Why Are China, India, and the US so Interested in Nepal?
Commentary I currently reside in Nepal, a small, landlocked country. The home of Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain peak, Nepal is known for exporting very little and importing quite a lot, with the people of Nepal relying heavily on tourism as a source of income. Then, one wonders, why are three of the most…
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