Nepal
Everest Claims ‘Swiss Machine’ Climber
The Swiss climber Ueli Steck has been killed on Mount Everest, Nepal's tourist office says. Steck, who was known as the...
Rescued Taiwanese Hiker Marks Sombre Birthday In Nepal
A Taiwanese trekker who was rescued on a Nepal mountainside seven weeks after going missing marked his 21st birthday in...
Trekker Missing For 47 Days Found Alive Next To Girlfriend’s Body
A trekker who went missing for 47 days in the Nepali mountains has been found maggot-eaten and barely alive next to the...
Tributes For Taiwanese Trekker Lost In Nepal Tragedy
A Taiwanese trekker is recovering in hospital after rescuers found him and his dead girlfriend on a mountainside in...
Missing Taiwanese Trekker Found Alive After 47 Days
A 21-year-old trekker from Taiwan has been rescued alive in the Himalayas, 47 days after he and his girlfriend went...
Missing Trekkers Found In Nepal After 7 Weeks, 1 Dead
Rescuers on Wednesday found two Taiwanese trekkers who went missing in a remote mountainous part of Nepal seven weeks...
Youth Leaders Join In the Fight Against Child Labour and Trafficking
Do you agree the youth in the world are a powerful resource for development? In Ghana four young people, Priscilla...
The Nepal Quake Survivors Who Can Never Go Home
Nepal marked the second anniversary of a devastating quake on Tuesday with rebuilding finally under way, but thousands...
India Plans To Tag Millions of Cows To Curb Smuggling
India could issue millions of cows with unique identification numbers, the latest effort to protect the sacred animals...
World Records Exceptional Progress With NTDs
Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organisation(WHO), has launched a new report, which indicates...
Nepal Quake Injured Stalked By Disability Two Years On
The day after Nepal was struck by a devastating earthquake, Samrat Basnet opened his doors to the wounded as hospitals...
Thousands Join March For Science To Fight ‘alternative Facts’
Thousands of people joined a global March for Science on Saturday with Washington the epicenter of a movement to fight...
‘Assault On Facts’ Energizes Global March For Science
Scientists and their supporters across the globe are expected to march in the thousands Saturday amid growing anxiety...
Australia, New Zealand Kick Off Global Science Rallies
Thousands of people rallied in Australia and New Zealand Saturday in support of science, the first of more than 500...
March For Science Not About Trump, Organizers Say
Budget cuts and political assaults on science are expected to draw thousands of demonstrators to the streets in more...
China and Nepal Begin Joint Military Exercise As India Is Watches On
China and Nepal began their first-ever joint military exercises on Sunday, a move likely to rattle India as Beijing...
Nepal, China Begin First-Ever Joint Military Exercises
China and Nepal began their first-ever joint military exercises on Sunday, a move likely to rattle India as Beijing...
The Bus Mafia Controlling Nepal’s Smog-Choked Capital
Nepal's government is trying to tackle rising pollution levels in the smog-choked Kathmandu Valley, but standing in the...
British DJ Paul Oakenfold Hosts World’s Highest Party On Mount Everest
Top British DJ Paul Oakenfold braved thinning air and freezing temperatures to host the 'highest party on earth' at...