World May 24 Mountain guide Kenton Cool climbs Everest for 20th time and says he's not ready to quit yet By Binaj Gurubacharya, Associated Press
World May 22 Everest record-holder Kami Rita Sherpa urges limit on climbers as crowds swell on the peak A renowned Mount Everest guide who this week scaled the peak a record 32nd time urged authorities on Friday to limit climbers on the summit. By Binaj Gurubacharya, Associated Press
World Nov 04 Rescuers in Nepal search for climbers killed in an avalanche The Dolkha district administration office said that eight other climbers who were injured in the avalanche were flown to the capital, Kathmandu, for treatment. By Binaj Gurubacharya, Associated Press
World Oct 16 Kanchha Sherpa, last surviving member of history-making Mount Everest trek, dies at 92 Kanchha Sherpa was among the 35 members of the team that put New Zealander Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay atop the 29,032-foot peak on May 29, 1953. A mountain guide for most of his life, he was… By Binaj Gurubacharya, Associated Press
World Sep 14 Watch 5:38 The key issues that drove Gen Z protests that toppled Nepal's government Nepal finds new calm this weekend with the appointment of an interim prime minister, following an extraordinary week of violence. More than 70 people died after anti-corruption protests led to police clashes and government buildings being set aflame. Lisa Desjardins… By Lisa Desjardins, Satvi Sunkara
Sep 14 Nepal's new Prime Minister Karki urges calm after deadly anti-corruption protests By Binaj Gurubacharya, Associated Press Sushila Karki, the country's first woman prime minister, told top officials gathered at her temporary office that each family of slain protesters will receive monetary compensation of 1 million rupees (about $11,330) and assured that those injured would be taken care… Continue reading
Sep 13 Curfew lifted in Nepal as calm returns after deadly protests and new interim PM appointed By Binaj Gurubacharya, Associated Press Nepalese authorities lifted the curfew in the country's capital and surrounding areas on Saturday as calm returned following the appointment of the Himalayan nation's first woman prime minister in the wake of protests this week that killed at least 51 people and… Continue reading
Sep 12 Nepal's president appoints former chief justice as interim premier and first woman leader By Associated Press Violence over the past week left at least 51 people dead. Continue reading
Sep 10 Nepal protesters want former chief justice as interim PM as army moves to restore order By Binaj Gurubacharya, Associated Press Armed troops in the main areas of Kathmandu appeared to give some sense of control returning to the city on Wednesday, after the protests had grown increasingly violent the day before. The resignation of Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli appeared… Continue reading
Sep 08 Nepal police open fire on crowd protesting social media ban, killing at least 17 people By Binaj Gurubacharya, Associated Press Protesters pushed through barbed wire and forced riot police to retreat inside the Parliament complex. Continue reading