A passenger plane with 72 people on board has crashed in Nepal, killing at least 32
A plane carrying 72 people crashed near Pokhara International Airport in Nepal, the daily newspaper Kathmandu Post reported Sunday.
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Death and dishonesty: Stories of two workers who built the World Cup stadiums in Qatar
Vinod Kumar of India and Anish Adhikari of Nepal are among the many migrant workers who helped build the stadiums. Adhikari says he was misled about working conditions. Kumar died on the job.
A famed U.S. extreme skier's body is recovered in Nepal
Hilaree Nelson, 49, was skiing down from the summit of 26,775-foot Mount Manaslu on Monday when she fell off the mountain
A plane carrying 22 passengers was found crashed on a mountain in central Nepal
Photos of the crash, released by the army, show the plane's parts scattered across a mountainside.
Child grooms are often overlooked in the fight to stop child marriage
The U.N. issued its first report on the plight of child grooms. And the pandemic has only made things worse. Here's a report from Nepal, where 1 in 10 boys marry young.
A Controversial Solution To Menstrual Exile: Building Better Menstrual Huts
There's long been opposition to the practice of forcing a woman on her period to menstrual exile to huts, which can be unsafe and unsanitary. One charity has a new interim response: Upgrade the huts.
COVID Is Crushing Nepal, From Remote Villages To Kathmandu To Mt. Everest
Health workers must overcome great challenges to battle one of the world's most severe COVID-19 outbreaks, which stretch from villages without hospitals to the top of the world's highest mountain.
COVID-19 Reaches Mount Everest As Nepal Struggles With Record Infections
Climbers are reporting an outbreak at Everest Base Camp in Nepal, where hundreds of climbers assemble as they prepare for summiting the world's tallest peak.
Everest Gets A Growth Spurt As China, Nepal Revise Official Elevation Upward
After years of surveys and calculations, the countries said Tuesday that the world's highest peak now stands about 29,032 feet above sea level — more than 2 feet taller than the previous consensus.
The Kung Fu Nuns Of Kathmandu
They call themselves the "fearless ones." They've built a reputation not just for their martial arts prowess but for teaching girls to stand up for their rights. And they love watching horror movies.