AT LEAST 13 CHILDREN WERE KILLED IN NEPAL ON TUESDAY WHEN A BUS CARRYING ABOUT 25 STUDENTS PLUNGED INTO AN IRRIGATION CANAL ON THE WAY TO SCHOOL, POLICE SAID. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN SUNSARI, ABOUT 500 KM (300 MILES) EAST OF THE CAPITAL, KATHMANDU. "WE HAVE RECOVERED 13 BODIES SO FAR," A POLICE OFFICER TOLD REUTERS BY PHONE FROM INARUWA, A TOWN NEAR TO THE CRASH SITE.
