31.   More than two months ago, Al-Faran kidnapped six Westerners who had been hiking in the Himalayan mountains.

32.   More than two months ago, the rebel group kidnapped six Westerners in the Himalayan mountains of Jammu-Kashmir.

33.   Nepal is located in South Asia along the slopes of the Himalayan mountains.

34.   On Sunday, Indian jets and helicopter gunships pounded rebel positions in the jagged Himalayan mountains for the fifth consecutive day.

35.   Pakistani troops repelled an Indian assault on icy Himalayan mountain peaks in disputed Kashmir, killing several Indian soldiers, the Pakistani military said Monday.

36.   Samore said the Himalayan mountains heavily favor a defense by Pakistani troops, who have dug in for years and know the difficult terrain.

37.   Skardu is the nearest airport to the Himalayan mountains.

38.   Shells still rock this town sitting astride the swift Suru River in the Himalayan mountains, but they are less frequent now.

39.   Snow now falls as they walk, or limp, through the Himalayan mountains.

40.   The bodies of eight members of a German expedition killed on a Himalayan mountain were flown to the capital on Tuesday.