Plane Crash in Nepal Kills 19
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(LONDON) — A plane carrying climbers to the Mount Everest region hit a vulture and crashed just after take-off in Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, killing 19 onboard, including British and Chinese passengers.Villagers were unable to i…
Californian Survives Avalanche That Kills at Least Nine in Nepal
Hemera/Thinkstock(LAMJUNG, Nepal) — When a massive avalanche swept over a camp of sleeping mountain climbers on one of the highest peaks in the world, Glen Plake of California was one of the lucky ones.At least nine people were killed in the avalanche…
Snake Bites Nepalese Man, Man Bites Back
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — It seems Mohamed Salmo Miya believes in the old phrase, “An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.”The 55-year-old Nepalese man exacted revenge on a venomous snake that had bitten him by doing the same to the reptile, a…
15 Dead, Six Alive After Plane Crash in Nepal
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(KATHMANDU, Nepal) — Fifteen people were killed on Monday when a plane flying to a sacred temple in Nepal crashed in the northern part of the country.Six others aboard the Agni Air plane survived and are being treated at a nearby…