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"Officials at Nepal's state-run airline have sacrificed two goats to appease Akash Bhairab, the Hindu sky god, following technical problems with one of its Boeing 757 aircraft, the carrier said Tuesday." It also fixed the plane in a more mechanical way, but has declined to say what was wrong with it. [Reuters]

“Officials at Nepal’s state-run airline have sacrificed two goats to appease Akash Bhairab, the Hindu sky god, following technical problems with one of its Boeing 757 aircraft, the carrier said Tuesday.” It also fixed the plane in a more mechanical way, but has declined to say what was wrong with it. [Reuters]

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