U.N Chopper Crashes in Nepal, 10 Dead  A United Nations
helicopter crashed Monday while flying in bad weather in Nepal's
mountainous east, killing at least 10 people, officials said.
Home Ministry spokesman Modraj Dotel confirmed the helicopter
was carrying U.N. personnel. Mohan Adhikari, chief of the air
rescue unit at Katmandu airport, said rescuers have pulled 10
bodies from the wreckage but still did not know how many people
were on board.  "We have conflicting reports that there were
either 11 or 15 people on board but even the U.N.
representatives are not sure how many were there on the
helicopter," Adhikari said.  Villagers saw a ball of fire after
the helicopter crashed on a mountain near Bethani, a village
about 125 miles east of Katmandu, police official Chinu Acharya
said by telephone.  Sudden rain on Monday forced the
cancellation of many scheduled commercial flights and prevented
rescue helicopters from reaching the crash site.  Flying in bad
weather is often difficult in Nepal, which is mostly