The dead include three in Nepal's capital of Kathmandu, who died when a wall of the British embassy collapsed, according to Kedar Rijal, Kathmandu police chief.

CNN: 18 dead in India, Nepal after magnitude-6.9 quake

One of the most splendid cities in India at the time, Lucknow was the capital of the state of Oudh (now known as Awadh, near the Nepal border).

NPR: Lucknow Is For Lovers

While many people still view the ancient city of Kathmandu as a mystical Shangri-la in the Himalayas, the modern reality of life in Nepal's capital is far from peaceful.

BBC: Nepal film stars teach traffic police politeness

In cities like Kathmandu in Nepal, Sao Paulo, Brazil and Dakar, the capital city of Senegal, the channel's PSAs and documentaries about HIV got more people talking about the AIDS virus to the extent that a study by Family Health International showed changes in local behavior.

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