23 dead in Nepal student bus crash
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) -- Twenty-three people died in western Nepal when a bus carrying school students and teachers back…
8 years ago
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Fighting climate change in the shadow of Mount Everest
by Paavan MATHEMA Agence France-Presse NEPAL (AFP) -- Formed in the shadow of Mount Everest, the turquoise depths of Nepal's…
8 years ago
Nepal attempts record with a Dead Sea of plastic bags
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) -- Young Nepalis created a map of the Dead Sea with used plastic bags Wednesday in a…
8 years ago
Crouching tigers, hidden cameras: Nepal counts its big cats
BARDIA, Nepal (AFP) -- Thousands of camera traps help conservationists track Nepal's wild tiger population, which has nearly doubled in recent…
8 years ago
India’s Modi visits Nepal to restore neighborly ties
KATHMANDU Nepal (AFP) -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Nepal Friday for a two-day visit aiming to reset…
8 years ago
Chinese double amputee to climb Everest after ban revoked
by Paavan MATHEMA Agence France Presse BHAKTAPUR, Nepal (AFP) -- A Chinese climber who lost both legs to frostbite on…
8 years ago
49 dead in Nepal’s worst plane crash in decades
by Paavan MATHEMA Agence France Presse KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) -- Forty-nine people were killed when a Bangladeshi plane crashed and…
8 years ago
Nepal losing out to China as Everest operators cross mountain
by Annabel Symington Agence France-Presse KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) -- Poor regulation and overcrowding are pushing Everest climbers away from Nepal…
8 years ago
Nepal bans solo climbers from Everest
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) -- Nepal has banned solo climbers from scaling its mountains, including Mount Everest, in a bid to…
8 years ago
Look: Nepal’s last known dancing bears rescued
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) -- Nepali authorities have rescued the country's last known "dancing bears", officials said Sunday, ending the medieval…
9 years ago
Take a look: Nepali pilot revives crashed plane as aviation museum
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) -- A Turkish Airlines plane that crash landed at Kathmandu airport two years ago will be welcoming…
9 years ago
Death toll from South Asia flooding tops 1,000
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- The death toll from floods sweeping South Asia has climbed above 1,000, officials said Thursday,…
9 years ago
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