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Octogenarians race to be oldest Everest climber

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:38:04 -0400

KATMANDU, Nepal - An 80-year-old Japanese extreme skier who just missed becoming the oldest man to reach the summit of Mount Everest five years ago is back on the mountain to make another attempt at the title.

MSU education professor dies in landslide in Nepal

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:10:38 -0400

BOZEMAN, Montana - An associate professor at Montana State University died of injuries suffered in a landslide in Nepal, where she was leading a group of students taking an honors program course.

Female Saudi Everest climber happy to change views

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:05:10 -0400

KATMANDU, Nepal - The first woman from Saudi Arabia to scale Mount Everest said she doesn't intend to inspire a movement, but would be happy to change people's opinions of Saudi women and Saudi women's opinions of themselves.

Manchester continues to grapple with new refugees

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:36:26 -0400

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire - After being exiled from his native Bhutan at age 4, Chuda Niroula spent the next two decades in a Nepali refugee camp with no running water, no electricity and never enough food. Almost two years ago he arrived in Manchester as one of the 60,000 to 80,000 refugees taken in each year by the U.S.

64 including Saudi Arabian woman scale Everest

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:06:44 -0400

KATMANDU, Nepal - Mountaineering officials say 64 climbers, including a Saudi Arabian woman, have successfully scaled Mount Everest from Nepal's side of the mountain.

Nepal plane crash injures 21, including 8 Japanese

Thu, 16 May 2013 04:46:20 -0400

KATMANDU, Nepal - A plane crashed while trying to land at a mountain airstrip in northern Nepal early Thursday, and all 21 people on board, including eight Japanese tourists, survived with injuries, police said.

2 Russian trekkers missing in Nepal mountains

Sat, 11 May 2013 01:46:04 -0400

KATMANDU, Nepal - Police say two Russian trekkers are missing in Nepal's northern mountains and rescuers are scouring the area in an attempt to find them.

Truce reached among fighting climbers on Everest

Wed, 01 May 2013 06:26:09 -0400

KATMANDU, Nepal - A truce has been reached between three foreign climbers and Nepalese Sherpa guides who were involved in a fistfight on Mount Everest, officials said Wednesday. Two of the foreigners, however, returned to Nepal's capital and were undecided if they would quit their climb.

Nepal: Iranian with fake Israeli passport arrested

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 01:55:57 -0400

KATMANDU, Nepal - An Iranian man using a fake Israeli passport is being questioned in Nepal after being arrested outside the Israeli embassy, police said.