カテゴリー: Nepal
Foreign nationals from Australia, France, Ireland and India among the passengers onboardAt least 68 people were confirmed dead and hope faded for any survivors after a plane with 72 onboard crashed in Nepal, the Himalayan country’s deadliest aviation d…
Sobhraj arrives in Paris on commercial flight after release from Nepalese prison on health groundsCharles Sobhraj, a convicted killer known as “the Serpent” who police believe targeted western backpackers on the hippie trail in the 1970s, has returned …
French national suspected of murdering western backpackers on the hippie trail in 1970s and 80sCharles Sobhraj, the French serial killer known as “the serpent” who targeted western backpackers on the hippie trail in the 1970s, has walked free from a ja…
Nepalese supreme court orders release on account of old age of man jailed for murders of two touristsThe Nepalese supreme court has ordered the release of the French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, known as “the Serpent”, who preyed on western tourists …
For thousands of low-paid workers, this year’s games brought back only memories of abuse and exploitationOn a huge billboard in front of Kathmandu’s international airport, is a picture of five migrant workers with the words: “Meet the hardest working t…
A trio of ambitious Nepali climbers are among those reshaping the country’s male-dominated mountaineering industryThere is an irrestible energy in mountains, says Purnima Shrestha. “There have been so many memorable moments, all the challenges and succ…
Blue boilersuits symbolise their low-wage jobs, but an Instagram account celebrates the culture and individuality of Qatar’s workers in their leisure timeEvery day Bisho Sahani would start his work shift at 5am, constructing roads for hours in Qatar’s …
Nepali workers who quit jobs and borrowed cash to come to UK are out of work just weeks after arrivingNepali workers hired to pick fruit on British farms say they have been left thousands of pounds in debt after being sent home only weeks after they ar…
Friends and family fly in and Buddhist monks light pyre at funeral in Nepal of extreme skierA famed extreme skier from the United States who was killed after falling from one of the world’s tallest mountains was on Sunday given a traditional funeral at…
Nelson, 49, fell down narrow slope on ski back to camp after scaling Nepali peak of Manaslu with partnerThe body of the renowned US big-mountain skier Hilaree Nelson was found on Wednesday morning after she fell down a narrow 5,000ft slope during a tre…
Trek organiser says the US climber had an accident on Monday as bad weather hampers rescue effortsThe renowned US big-mountain skier Hilaree Nelson has gone missing on a trek in the Himalayas after apparently falling into a 2,000ft crevasse.Nelson and …
Early end to migrants’ contracts leaves many owing large sums to recruiters and unable to support their families• World Cup hotel shields England team from fans – and Qatar’s labour abusesThousands of poorly paid migrant workers in Qatar are being forc…
Nepalese population of Bengal tigers has nearly tripled in 12 years and conflict with humans is increasingNepal’s tiger population has nearly tripled in 12 years, the country’s prime minister has announced. But concerns about the human cost of the big …
The family of the veteran pilot who lost his life in the May crash – along with everyone else on board – joins those calling for updated tech in aircraft“He used to say, ‘24 hours [in a day] is not enough for me!’”Bibhuti Ghimire’s voice breaks as she …
Calls grow for repeal of statute of limitations and widening of definition of rape after former model makes allegations on TikTokA young woman’s account on TikTok of being drugged, raped and then blackmailed by a beauty pageant organiser when she was 1…