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

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A passenger van veered off a mountain highway in western Nepal, killing eight people while four on board were injured. The van was returning to a village with people who had been to a festival in a nearby town. The van fell about 650 feet below the road before dawn Friday. The army used a helicopter to rescue the injured and flew them to a hospital for treatment. It was not clear what caused the crash.