Mount Everest
US climber becomes 11th Everest fatality
World
May 28, 2019
US climber becomes 11th Everest fatality
A US climber has died after descending from Everest, officials said Tuesday, taking this season’s toll to 11 including several…
Everest braces for record year amid overcrowding fears
World
May 11, 2019
Everest braces for record year amid overcrowding fears
The tented city at the foot of Mount Everest is bustling as mountaineers brace for potentially the busiest year yet…
Malaysian climber rescued from Mount Annapurna in Nepal
World
April 26, 2019
Malaysian climber rescued from Mount Annapurna in Nepal
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – A rescue helicopter plucked a Malaysian climber from Mount Annapurna in west Nepal on Friday, where he…
Fighting climate change in the shadow of Mount Everest
Environment
December 11, 2018
Fighting climate change in the shadow of Mount Everest
Formed in the shadow of Mount Everest, the turquoise depths of Nepal’s Imja glacial lake would be a breathtaking miracle…
Egyptian explorer Omar Samra appointed UN Goodwill Ambassador for UNDP
Egypt
September 23, 2016
Egyptian explorer Omar Samra appointed UN Goodwill Ambassador for UNDP
The United Nations announced on Sunday that Egyptian explorer Omar Samra has been named a UN Goodwill Ambassador for the…
Britons, Mexican first foreigners atop Everest since disasters
Life & Style
May 12, 2016
Britons, Mexican first foreigners atop Everest since disasters
Two Britons and a Mexican have become the first foreigners to climb Mount Everest from the Nepali side since disasters…
UPDATE3: Nepalese dig with bare hands for quake survivors as toll exceeds 1,900
World
April 26, 2015
UPDATE3: Nepalese dig with bare hands for quake survivors as toll exceeds 1,900
Rescuers dug with their bare hands and bodies piled up in Nepal on Sunday after an earthquake devastated the heavily…
UPDATE2: Devastating Nepal quake kills over 1,100, some in Everest avalanche
World
April 25, 2015
UPDATE2: Devastating Nepal quake kills over 1,100, some in Everest avalanche
A powerful earthquake struck Nepal and sent tremors through northern India on Saturday, killing more than 1,100 people, touching off…