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• Nepal declares young girl new living goddess
Matani Shakya, a newly appointed "kumari," or living goddess, looks on as farewell rituals are performed before she is taken to Katmandu, Nepal, on Tuesday. Oct. 6: Hundreds bring their pets, including dogs, cats, pigs and turtles, for the annual ...
• Official: Plane crash near Mt. Everest kills 18
KATMANDU, Nepal - A small airplane crashed and caught fire Wednesday as it tried to land in foggy weather at a tiny mountain airport near Mount Everest, killing 18 people, including 16 tourists from Germany, Australia and Nepal, officials said. Only ...
• I’m a coward,’ claims Mount Everest skydiver
Absolutely not,” the reporter for a Scottish television station told TODAY’s Ann Curry Wednesday from Nepal, one day after she became the first woman from her country to skydive from above the world’s highest mountain. “It was the most ...
• Tibet quake death toll revised to at least 9
The quake in the restless region next to Nepal and India came the day after a quake in neighbouring Kyrgyzstan killed at least 72, and the same day as another strong quake in Afghanistan. The earthquake also came just months after the 7.9 magnitude ...
• The best places you’ve never heard of
Christian Chumbley, a Backroads regional manager based in Cape Town, spends about six months each year on foot or a bike all over southern Africa and Asia, in countries such as Botswana, Laos, Nepal, India, China, Bhutan, and Indonesia, checking in ...