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French ‘bikini Killer’ Grins With Doctor Before Heart Surgery In Nepal

A French serial murderer dubbed the 'bikini killer' for a string of murders in Asia in the 1970s was pictured smiled...

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French ‘bikini Killer’ Has Heart Surgery In Nepal

A French serial killer nicknamed the "bikini killer" for a string of murders throughout Asia in the 1970s was...

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Bodies of Indian Climbers Who Died On Everest Recovered

Rescuers have retrieved the body of an Indian climber who died on Mount Everest and airlifted it to Kathmandu on...

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Co-Pilot In Plane Crash Near Everest Dies of Injuries

The co-pilot of a cargo plane that crashed at a small airport near Mount Everest, killing the pilot, has died from his...

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Nepal Lets Everest Permit Dodger Off $22,000 Fine

Nepal said Friday a South African who tried to climb Mount Everest without a permit can go home without paying a...

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Everest Rescuers Retrieve Bodies of Two Indian Climbers

Rescuers have retrieved the bodies of two Indian climbers who died on Mount Everest last year but whose remains could...

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Everest’s Hillary Step Intact, Say Nepali Climbers

The Hillary Step -- a rocky outcrop near the top of Mount Everest -- is still intact, Nepali climbers said Wednesday,...

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Everest Climber Accused of ‘illegal’ Tibet-Nepal Traverse

A Polish climber who claims to have traversed from Tibet to Nepal at the summit of Mount Everest may have crossed...

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Four Climbers Found Dead On Everest

The bodies of four climbers were found inside a tent on Everest, an expedition organiser said Wednesday, taking the...

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Everest Permit Dodger Says He Was Ready To Face Jail

A South African caught attempting to climb Mount Everest without an $11,000 permit said Thursday that he couldn't...

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Nepal Votes In First Local Election In 20 Years

Voting began in Nepal on Sunday in its first local elections in two decades, a landmark moment in the country's fraught...

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Nepal’s High Hopes For First Local Polls In 20 Years

Nepal holds its first local elections in two decades on Sunday hoping to cement a fraught transition to democracy and...

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Nepal Signs Up To China’s New Silk Road Plan

Nepal on Friday signed up to China's new Silk Road drive, a massive infrastructure project spanning some 65 countries...

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Nepal Fines Solo Everest Climber Without Permit $22,000

A South African attempting to climb Mount Everest alone and without a permit has been ordered off the mountain, had his...

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85-Year-Old Everest Record Seeker Died of Altitude Sickness

An 85-year-old ex-Gurkha who was attempting to reclaim his title as the world's oldest person to summit Mount Everest...

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85-Year-Old Dies On Everest During World Record Bid

An 85-year-old ex-Gurkha who was attempting to reclaim his title as the world's oldest person to summit Mount Everest...

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Legendary Swiss Climber To Be Cremated Near Everest

The body of legendary Swiss climber Ueli Steck, who died on Mount Everest, will be cremated on Thursday at a Buddhist...

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Everest Claims ‘Swiss Machine’ Climber

The Swiss climber Ueli Steck has been killed on Mount Everest, Nepal's tourist office says. Steck, who was known as the...

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Rescued Taiwanese Hiker Marks Sombre Birthday In Nepal

A Taiwanese trekker who was rescued on a Nepal mountainside seven weeks after going missing marked his 21st birthday in...