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PinkPaper, 8 hours 7 minutes ago / Some 2,000 people turned out for the first large-scale gay pride parade in Kathmandu, Nepal, recently.
BBC World News, Sep 02, 2010 / Investigators have found the flight data recorders from the wreckage of a plane which crashed in Nepal last week, killing 14 people, officials said.
Lethbridge Herald, Sep 02, 2010 / Nepalese investigators have found the flight data recorders from the wreckage of a small plane that crashed last week en route to the Mount Everest area, killing 14 people including six foreigners, officials said Thursday.
Zee News, Aug 31, 2010 / In an apparent bid to thwart anti-China protests by Tibetan exiles, two Tibetan leaders were arrested on the outskirts of Kathmandu.
News Blaze, Aug 31, 2010 / The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding rape and abuse of a 16 year-old domestic worker in Kathmandu on 18 July 2010 by her employers.
The Earth Times, Aug 31, 2010 / A search team Tuesday recovered the black box of the Dornier turbotop plane which crashed on August 24 south of the Nepalese capital Kathmandu, officials said.
People's Daily, Aug 27, 2010 / At the time when the collection and disposal of garbage from Kathmandu has been halted since past four days, the Chinese government has handed over 138 sets of waste handling equipment and 4,000 garbage bins to the Nepali government on Friday.
Winnipeg Free Press - Manitoba - Canada, Aug 25, 2010 / Hundreds of gays, lesbians, transvestites and their supporters danced through the Nepalese capital Wednesday in the country's first international gay parade.
Asian Tribune, Aug 25, 2010 / A Chinese jet crashed and burst into flames on Tuesday night while trying to land on a fog-shrouded runaway in Northeastern China, killing 42 and injuring 54.
New Kerala Dot Com, Aug 25, 2010 / From Oct 1, India's national carrier Air India will lose its monopoly on the Kolkata-Kathmandu-Kolkata sector with independent Nepali airline Buddha Air beginning its inaugural flights between the two cities.
ATWOnline.com (Air Transport World), Aug 24, 2010 / An Agni Air Dornier 228 was destroyed when it crashed near Shikharpur in Nepal yesterday, killing all 11 passengers and three crew.
New Kerala Dot Com, Aug 24, 2010 / All 14 passengers on board a small aircraft of a private airliner was killed as it caught in a storm and crashed somewhere into the hills outside Kathmandu, said latest reports on Tuesday.
American Drycleaner, Aug 24, 2010 / A single-engine aircraft carrying 11 passengers and three crew members crashed south of Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday morning, government officials said, killing everyone on board.
Bangladesh News, Aug 24, 2010 / The festival of Raksha Bandhan, when sisters pray for the long life of their brothers, turned into stark tragedy in Nepal Tuesday as all 14 people on board a private aircraft, including seven foreign tourists, were killed in a crash near Kathmandu.
International Business Times (Australia), Aug 24, 2010 / The aircraft belonging to private Agni Airlines was carrying 11 passengers and three crew members when it crashed near Shikharpur village in Makawarnur District, about 80 kilometers south of the Himalayan country's capital Kathmandu.
Sify, Aug 24, 2010 / A Nepalese passenger plane with fourteen people on board crashed in Makawanpur near Kathmandu this morning.
The Globe and Mail - Toronto ON - Canada, Aug 24, 2010 / A small passenger plane carrying 14 people, including some foreigners, to the Mount Everest region crashed into the hills outside Nepal's capital in heavy rain Tuesday, officials said.
Flightglobal, Aug 24, 2010 / A Dornier 228 turboprop operated by Nepalese regional carrier Agni Air has gone missing while on a flight to Kathmandu.
Hindustan Times - India, Aug 22, 2010 / successfully rescued Suresh Yadav, who was kidnapped by an armed gang last week, according to government daily Gorkhapatra.
Vietnam Tribune, Aug 19, 2010 / Nepali religious leaders from the country's main religious communities met on Monday in Kathmandu to launch a campaign against the production and use of weapons.
Telegraph - London - UK, Aug 24, 2010/ The attack comes amid two days of fighting that have killed at least 40 civilians and wounded more than 130 in the capital according to Ali Muse, the head of Mogadishu's ambulance service.
The Seattle Times - Seattle WA, Aug 24, 2010/ A small passenger plane heading to the Mount Everest region crashed in heavy rain Tuesday outside Nepal's capital, killing all 14 people aboard, including four Americans, a Briton and a Japanese national, officials said.
MarketWatch, Aug 24, 2010/ Scottish-headquartered oil exploration group Cairn Energy reported Tuesday that it sharply reduced net losses for the first half of the year, saying its first well in Greenland is showing signs of promise.
The Palm Beach Post - Palm Beach FL, Aug 24, 2010/ World stock markets retreated Tuesday as the strong yen knocked Japanese shares and investors anticipated more bad news from U.S. economic reports this week.
The Daily Mirror - London - UK, Aug 24, 2010/ Two Britons were rescued from a horrifying bus siege in which eight hostages died yesterday after a sacked policeman made a crazed attempt to get his job back.
Kathmandu (, pronounced: ; ) is the capital and largest metropolitan city of Nepal.
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