World May 26 Mount Everest was first scaled 70 years ago. Climbers celebrate the milestone as climate change concerns grow Nepal is celebrating 70 years since Mount Everest was successfully scaled for the first time. Thousands of people have set out to reach the peak, but the climbing conditions have changed.
World May 30 21 bodies found in Nepalese plane crash wreckage; search continues for missing person Rescuers searching a mountainside in Nepal have recovered the bodies of 21 of the 22 people who were on board a plane that crashed a day earlier.
World May 29 Rescuers search for plane that crashed in Nepal with 22 on board KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Rescuers zeroed in on a possible location of a passenger plane with 22 people aboard that is feared to have crashed Sunday in cloudy weather in Nepal’s mountains, officials said. The Tara Air plane was on…
World Dec 20 Nepal president dissolves Parliament; elections next spring Parliamentary elections will be held on April 30 and May 10, according to a statement from President Bidya Devi Bhandari's office. Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli decided to dissolve Parliament at a Cabinet meeting Sunday and immediately presented his recommendation.
World May 28 Overcrowding on Mount Everest contributes to rise in deaths Eleven people have died this season, the highest number since 2015.
World Mar 13 Nepal plane crash came after confused chatter between pilot and airport In a recording, posted online, the pilot and the tower shifted back and forth about whether the pilot should approach the runway from the north or the south.
World Mar 12 Plane carrying 71 people crashes, catches fire in Nepal A plane carrying 71 people from Bangladesh swerved erratically and flew dangerously low before crashing and erupting in flames as it landed Monday in Kathmandu, Nepal's capital, killing at least 50 people, officials and witnesses said.