A plane crashes while attempting to land on a mountain airstrip in northern Nepal, injuring all 21 passengers.

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U.S. space agency NASA admits it posted online a photograph taken from the International Space Station of an Indian mountain Saser Muztagh, claiming it as Mount Everest. With Nepalese netizens left puzzled by this, it took a Nepalese expert to point out the agency's inaccuracy.
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2013-05-16

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A plane crashes while attempting to land on a mountain airstrip in northern Nepal, injuring all 21 passengers.

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