Tibet
Four Climbers Found Dead On Everest
The bodies of four climbers were found inside a tent on Everest, an expedition organiser said Wednesday, taking the...
Spanish Climber Sets New Everest Record
Spanish mountaineer Kilian Jornet has set the record for the fastest ascent of Mount Everest without fixed ropes or...
Spanish Climber Sets New Everest Record
Spanish mountaineer Kilian Jornet has set a record for the fastest ascent of Mount Everest without fixed ropes or...
Three Climbers Die On Everest, One Missing
Three climbers died on Everest over the weekend and another is missing, officials confirmed Monday, in one of the...
American Climber Dies On Everest, Indian Missing
An American climber died Sunday on his way to the summit of Mount Everest, expedition organisers said, the latest death...
Everest Permit Dodger Says He Was Ready To Face Jail
A South African caught attempting to climb Mount Everest without an $11,000 permit said Thursday that he couldn't...
Three British Gurkhas Return To Everest, Make Summit
Three British Gurkha soldiers reached the summit of Mount Everest on Monday, two years after being caught in an...
Tibetan Medicine Lures Patients Seeking Drug-Free Cures
Before dawn in the Indian Himalayas, scores of patients clutching small vials of urine queue patiently to see Yeshi...
Six Indian Climbers Make First Everest Summit of Season
Six Indian climbers reached the top of Mount Everest on Saturday, the first group to summit the world's highest peak...
Nepal Signs Up To China’s New Silk Road Plan
Nepal on Friday signed up to China's new Silk Road drive, a massive infrastructure project spanning some 65 countries...
Acclimatise In Bed, Climb Everest In Half the Time
As other Everest hopefuls were trudging up to base camp in April, Singapore-based Brooks Entwistle was at home,...
Russia Blocks China’s Biggest Messaging App
Moscow's communications regulator has added WeChat to its list of prohibited websites, according to Russian state news...
Everest Braces For Record Number of Summit Attempts
Nepal has issued a record number of permits to climbers wanting to summit Mount Everest this spring, an official said...
China Renames Districts In Disputed India State
China has renamed six districts along a disputed Himalayan border region with India, in a move seen as "retaliation"...
Dalai Lama Accuses China of Fooling Its People
The Dalai Lama on Saturday accused China of spreading false information about his trip to a monastery near India's...
Dalai Lama Accuses China of Fooling Its People
The Dalai Lama on Saturday accused China of spreading false information about his trip to a monastery near India's...
Dalai Lama Visits Disputed Monastery, Angering China
The Dalai Lama will Saturday address devotees at the monastery near India's border with China where he took shelter on...
China Protests To India Over Dalai Lama Visit
China said on Thursday that it has lodged an official protest with India over the visit of the exiled Tibetan spiritual...
Dalai Lama Meets Indian Guard From 1959 Flight From Tibet
The Dalai Lama has come face to face with an Indian soldier who guarded him almost 60 years ago as he fled from Tibet...