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Nepal crash co-pilot lost pilot husband in a previous Yeti air crash
Anju Khatiwada used money from her husband's insurance policy after he died in 2006 to pay for her own pilot training.
Passenger video appears to show final moments of doomed flight
Officials believe everyone on board was killed when the Yeti Airlines passenger plane, flying from India to Nepal, went down suddenly on approach to landing.
Plane crash in Nepal kills at least 68
A plane crash in Nepal Sunday night killed at least 68 people, with four still missing. Search and rescue crews continue to comb through the wreckage. This marks the deadliest aviation disaster the small nation has seen in three decades. Elizabeth Palmer reports.
At least 68 dead after plane crashes in Nepal resort town
A regional passenger plane with 72 aboard crashed into a gorge while landing at a newly opened airport in the resort town of Pokhara, authorities said.
Serial killer to be released from prison due to poor health, good behavior
The Frenchman has in the past admitted killing several Western tourists and he is believed to have killed at least 20 people.
U.S. skier given traditional Nepalese funeral after falling from peak
The renowned extreme skier died last week after falling from the summit of Mount Manaslu, the world's eighth-highest mountain.
Famed U.S. extreme skier found dead after falling from Nepal peak
Hilaree Nelson was skiing down from the 8,163-meter summit of Mount Manaslu with her partner, Jim Morrison, when she fell off the mountain.
Famed American ski mountaineer missing after fall near Nepal peak
Hilaree Nelson was skiing down from the 26,775-foot summit with her partner Jim Morrison when she fell off the mountain, organizers said.
Plane crashes into mountainside, killing at 22 people
Rescuers searching a mountainside in Nepal have recovered the bodies of 22 people who were aboard a plane that crashed Sunday.
Deadly plane crash in Nepal
A plane crash in Nepal killed at least 21 people on their way to a popular pilgrimage site.
Nepali Sherpa breaks her own record for most Everest summits by a woman
Lhakpa Sherpa, who now lives in Connecticut, reached the top of the world's highest mountain for the 10th time just days after a male climber beat his own record.
Climber dies day after celebrating making it to top of Himalayan peak
Antonios Sykaris was an experienced climber who had summited five other mountains higher than 8,000 meters, according to his website.
Woman finds calling helping Nepalese children
Olga Murray was at the end of her legal career when she took a trip to Nepal. Post-retirement, she found her passion helping Nepalese children. Jamie Yuccas shares more.
"I don't think about stopping": 96-year-old devoted to helping children
At the end of her legal career, Olga Murray had an epiphany while in Nepal.
WorldView: Colombian protesters' new demands
Protesters in Colombia are expanding their list of demands from the government. Meanwhile, an American climber has died on Mount Everest and Nepal is grappling with the coronavirus pandemic. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta joined “CBSN AM” with details.
India battles devastating COVID surge
India is still struggling to contain the spread of the coronavirus. The public is increasing its calls for nationwide lockdowns as the country reports over 366,000 confirmed cases in 24 hours. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay reports from New Delhi.
Nepal's rhino population soars amid COVID-19 closures
The population has reached its highest number in decades amid travel restrictions.
The world's highest mountain officially just got a little bit higher
Ending a years-long dispute, China and Nepal agree on official new height for Mount Everest, and it's higher than either had previously said.
Monsoon flooding kills over 80 people and 9 endangered rhinos in India
Assam state is taking a direct hit as the entire region is inundated by heavy rains, displacing millions of people, and wild animals
Hundreds of Americans flown out of locked-down Nepal
U.S. State Department arranged the flight for those wanting to get home during the pandemic but as many as 4,000 Americans are still there.
Sherpas upset by plan to collect trash – and bodies – on Everest
Nepal's government plans to have the army clean up 77,000 pounds of waste on Mount Everest, BBC Nepali reports.
73-year-old woman is running from U.K. to Nepal for charity
"I never know where I sleep every night. I sleep in fields. I sleep in the streets. I get up and run. I meet people I would never meet any other way," said Rosie Swale Pope.
More than 150 killed as monsoon floods sweep away homes and people
The annual downpour is vital to crops, but it can turn deadly if too much falls too fast, and this year it is toppling buildings across India and elsewhere
2 million in danger as floods ravage India, Nepal and Bangladesh
Monsoon rains have inundated the region, sweeping away homes and threatening camps home to thousands of Rohingya refugees
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