Trial date set for Virginia man accused of killing his missing wife

MANASSAS, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man accused of killing his wife, whose body has still not been found, will go trial in September, a judge ruled Wednesday. Naresh Bhatt, 37, of Manassas Park, was indicted earlier this week on charges of murder and defiling the body of his wife,...

Indigenous peoples, impacted by climate change, raise alarm about the planet at COP29

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — They share stories of rising seas, burning trees, contaminated water and disease. But they also come ready to discuss solutions, sharing work their communities are doing to help confront a major threat to life on Earth: climate change. For the many...

Van falls off mountain highway in Nepal, killing 8 and injuring 4

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A passenger van veered off a mountain road early Friday in western Nepal, killing eight people and injuring four others, the army said. The van rolled about 200 meters (650 feet) below the road before dawn near the village of Shaileshikar, about 600...

Brazilian police raid criminal group suspected of smuggling migrants to the US

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Federal Police on Thursday conducted raids in six states targeting a criminal group suspected of smuggling migrants to the United States. The police said the group lured Asian migrants, primarily from Bangladesh and Nepal, to Sao Paulo International...

AP Photos: Garlands and treats for beloved dogs in Nepal’s annual Kukur Puja festival

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Dogs across Nepal were honored during the annual festival of “Kukur Puja” on Thursday, with offerings of flower garlands, treats and vermillion marks on their heads. In Nepal, the second day of Tihar — also known as Diwali — is Kukur Puja, dedicated...

Record-setting teen climber says Sherpas should be leading climbs

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A Sherpa teenager who's won mountaineering celebrity as the youngest person ever to summit the world's 14 highest peaks called for Sherpas to be recognized as athletes and expedition leaders as well as porters and guides. “It's always been that Sherpas...

The youngest woman to climb all of the world's 14 tallest peaks calls for novices to be regulated

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A British mountaineer who set the record as the youngest female to climb all the 14 tallest mountains in the world said Thursday that inexperienced climbers should not be allowed to climb the highest peaks because they run the risk of endangering their lives and others. ...

A record-setting teen climber returns home to Nepal to a hero's welcome

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A Sherpa teenager who became the youngest person to scale all the world’s 14 highest peaks returned home to Nepal on Monday to a hero's welcome. Nima Rinji Sherpa, 18, reached the 8,027-meter (26,335-foot) summit of Mount Shishapangma in China last week,...

Five Russian climbers die in a fall on the world’s seventh-highest peak

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Five Russian mountaineers who appeared to have slipped and fallen on the world’s seventh-highest peak have died, an expedition organizer in Nepal said Tuesday. The Russians were climbing 8,167-meters (26,788-foot) high Mount Dhaulagiri during Nepal's...

Five Russian climbers killed in Nepal after falling from the world’s seventh highest peak