Place: eastern Nepal

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Search for Irish climber missing on Everest temporarily suspended

The search is unlikely to get back underway today as night falls on the mountain and the situation will be reassessed tomorrow morning

general

On top of the world: John Burke on his plan to climb Everest

world

Thirty-five killed as bus plunges into river in Nepal

world

Church collapse kills 24

world

Plane crashes in eastern Nepal

world

Rescuers retrieving bodies after Nepal crash

Nepalese woman jailed for killing sacred cow

A court in eastern Nepal sentenced a woman to 12 years in prison for killing a cow, considered sacred in the kingdom’s predominant Hindu religion.

Mon, 03 Apr, 2006

Rebels bomb Nepal government buildings

Communist rebels raided a mountain town in eastern Nepal, killing at least five policemen, bombing government buildings and freeing inmates from a local prison, officials said today.

Mon, 20 Jun, 2005

Nepalese militants and police killed in raids

Hundreds of communist rebels raided three police posts along a key highway in eastern Nepal, sparking a gunbattle that killed at least 26 militants and four security force officers, officials said today.

Tue, 10 May, 2005

Security alert in Nepal ahead of nationwide strike

Nepal’s royal government put its security forces on alert and stepped up highway patrols today ahead of an 11-day nationwide general strike called by communist rebels.

Fri, 01 Apr, 2005

65 feared dead in Nepal landslide

At least 65 people are feared dead in landslide in eastern Nepal, officials say.

Wed, 21 Aug, 2002