4 Chinese nationals, pilot killed in Nepal chopper crash
A helicopter crashed in central Nepal on Wednesday, killing all five people aboard, including the pilot and four Chinese tourists.
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Plane crashes in Nepal after take-off, killing 18, pilot sole survivor
A passenger plane crashed on take-off in Kathmandu on Wednesday, with the pilot rescued from the flaming wreckage, but all 18 others aboard killed, police in the Nepali capital said.
Nepal’s communist prime minister takes power for fourth time
Nepal’s Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli was sworn in as prime minister on Monday after his Communist Party forged a coalition government with the centre-left Nepali Congress, shifting power in the country’s often-volatile parliament.
Nepal landslide sweeps 2 buses into swollen river, at least 63 missing
At least 63 people were missing in Nepal on Friday after a landslide triggered by heavy monsoon rains swept two buses off a highway and into a river, authorities said.
Nepal cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane acquitted of rape on appeal
High court overturns eight-year jail sentence on appeal by former captain, who could now join the T20 World Cup squad.