News on Kathmandu

Nepal's stolen children point to flawed system

2010-03-02T01:17:29Z

Rajan Kumar Nepali did not know he was giving up his two young children when he put his thumbprint on a document handing custody to an orphanage in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu.

The owners of the children's home had promised to take care of his son and daughter while the 28-year-old labourer, who cannot read or write, tried to get his life back on track after he became addicted to drugs.

Instead, the children were put up for...

Nepal's stolen children highlight flawed adoption system

2010-03-02T01:17:26Z

Rajan Kumar Nepali did not know he was giving up his two young children when he put his thumbprint on a document handing custody to an orphanage in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu.

Instead, the children were put up for...

Nepal Bhutanese Refugees

2010-12-13T03:32:03Z

Bhutanese refugees watch their colleagues leave for resettlement abroad at a transit facility of International Organization for Migration in Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, Dec. 13, 2010. A 3-year-old program to resettle ethnic Nepalese forced out of Bhutan i...

Nepal Plane Crash

2010-08-25T00:45:30Z

Remains of victims of a plane crash are laid on the ground for identification in Katmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010. A small passenger plane heading to the Mount Everest region crashed in heavy rain Tuesday near Shikharpur village, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Katmandu, killing all 14 people aboard, including four Americans, a Brito...

Nepal Wildlife

2010-06-14T02:45:44Z

A Nepalese man lights candles in front of a statue of rhinoceros as schoolchildren hold placards and shout slogans against poaching during a protest against killing rhinoceros, in Katmandu, Nepal, Sunday, June 13, 2010. Nepalese wildlife officials found a killed male rhinoceros Friday in a national park, bringing the death toll to eight during last two months, according to news reports. (AP Photo/Binod Jo...

Nepal Himalayas

2010-05-20T20:01:16Z

A Nepalese porter carrying wooden planks looks on near Everest region in the backdrop of mountain Thamaserku, at Syangboche, about 125 kilometers (80 miles) northeast of Katmandu, Nepal, Sunday, May 16, 2010. (AP Photo/ Binod Joshi)

Nepal Mount Everest

2010-10-29T09:35:54Z

Clouds hover above the world's highest peak Mount Everest, as seen from Syangboche, about 125 kilometers (80 miles) northeast of Katmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, May 19, 2010. This 29,035-foot (8,850-meter) peak is one of the major attractions of this Himalayan nation. (AP Photo/ Binod Joshi)