Nepal

At least 68 dead in Nepal plane crash

Key points:

  • It is Nepal's worst air crash since 167 people were killed in a 1992 accident
  • An Australian was among the 72 passengers onboard
  • Nepal's prime minister has called an emergency cabinet meeting 

Hundreds of rescue workers were scouring the hillside where the flight from Kathmandu went down on Sunday, a Nepalese aviation official said.

Officials late in the evening called off the search operations for the day, saying they will resume on Monday.

PNG Take Out Series

PNG 283/7
Nepal 278/8

PNG also claimed the awards for;
Player Of The Match - Lega Siaka
Player Of The Series - Charles Amini
PNG completed a 2-0 series win against Nepal after defeating the host by three wickets on Saturday.

PNG reached 279 runs target set by Nepal in 48.4 overs losing seven wickets in a match played at TU Cricket Ground in Kathmandu.

Lega Siaka top-scored for PNG at 90 runs off 102 balls smashing 12 fours and a six as Riley Hekure (not out) and Sese Bau contributed 48 and 38 runs respectively.

Nepal police investigate death of girl banished for menstruating

They say the girl suffocated after lighting a fire to keep warm.

Under an ancient Hindu practice, called chhaupadi, women who have their periods or who have just given birth are seen as impure.

It was banned by the Nepalese government in 2005, but still continues in remote western rural areas.

The body of Roshani Tiruwa was found by her father last weekend in a stone and mud hut in the village of Gajra, in Achham district, 440km (275 miles) west of Kathmandu.

Protests in Nepal choke essential supplies from India

Officials said nearly 400 Nepalese protesters clashed with police in Birgunj, a town on the border with India, on Thursday. 

They belong to ethnic and religious groups dissatisfied with Nepal's constitution adopted on Sunday, and demand more territory and rights for ethnic federal states. The area is nearly 300 kilometers (200 miles) east of Kathmandu, the capital.

Nepal police kill 5 protesters demanding new state

Police official Kamal Singh Bam said protesters in Birgunj town were violating a curfew order and attempting to attack the police station when officers opened fire, killing four. The town is about 160 kilometers (100 miles) south of the capital, Kathmandu.

Another protester was killed in Kalaiya town, just east of Birgunj, when residents there also violated curfew orders imposed to stop violent demonstrations.

Nepal opens Everest to climbers for 1st time since avalanche

Japanese climber Nobukazu Kuriki will be the first to attempt to scale the world's highest peak since the quake. Nepal's tourism minister, Kripasur Sherpa, gave Kuriki his climbing permit at a ceremony in Kathmandu on Sunday.

Kuriki plans to leave for the mountain on Tuesday by helicopter and then reach the summit in mid-September. The autumn season is considered a difficult time to attempt Everest and is generally avoided by climbers.

VIDEO: Landslides bury villages, kill at least 20

Nepal's National Emergency Operation Center said the landslide was triggered by heavy rainfall in the village at Lumle, about 200 kilometres (125 miles) west of Kathmandu, where rescuers have pulled out 14 bodies.

Continuing rain was hampering the rescue.

The highway linking the village with Pokhara, the main city in the region, was blocked at several places, delaying rescuers.