The First Ascent of Yasa Thak (6141 m)…and its future Thame is a beautiful Himalayan hamlet located to the farther southwest of Everest, right below the sacred Khumbi-Yuhla. Nepal 28 Mar, 2025
Powerful earthquakes rock Thailand and Myanmar, triggering the collapse of a Bangkok high-rise A high-rise building under construction in Bangkok collapsed after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake rocked Thailand and neighboring Myanmar midday on Friday, police said, and possible casualties are not yet known. World 28 Mar, 2025
Chinese researchers report a pig kidney transplant and a first-step liver experiment Scientists are genetically altering pigs so their organs are more humanlike in hopes of alleviating a transplant shortage. Health 27 Mar, 2025
Blend your way to better chicken vindaloo Vindaloo is an Indian dish of Portuguese influence that typically is associated with the state of Goa on India’s southwestern coast, Lifestyle 24 Mar, 2025
Pakistani security forces battle to free about 300 hostages aboard a hijacked train Pakistani security forces exchanged gunfire on Wednesday with hundreds of separatist militants as they sought to free about 300 hostages aboard a train in the country’s rugged southwest, officials said. World 12 Mar, 2025
6.1 magnitude earthquake strikes Sindhupalchowk, tremors felt in Kathmandu A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Bhairabkunda in Sindhupalchowk district early this morning, according to the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Center. Nepal 28 Feb, 2025
Russia claims capture of another village in eastern Ukraine Russia seeks to take control of all parts of Donetsk and neighboring Luhansk, which together make up Ukraine’s Donbas industrial region. World 16 Feb, 2025
Passenger jet collides with Army helicopter while landing at Reagan Washington National Airport A passenger jet collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River. Nepal 29 Jan, 2025
Some 70 people killed in attack on hospital in Sudan's Darfur region, WHO chief says Some 70 people were killed in an attack on the only functional hospital in the besieged city of El Fasher in Sudan, the chief of the World Health Organization said Sunday, part of a series of attacks coming as the African nation's civil war escalated in recent days. World 26 Jan, 2025
Earthquake with epicentre in Tibet jolts Nepal A powerful earthquake jolted various parts of Nepal early this morning. Officials say the earthquake's epicentre was in Tibet. Nepal 08 Jan, 2025
Updated: Strong earthquake kills at least 126 people in western China near Mount Everest The quake woke up residents in Nepal’s capital of Kathmandu — about 230 kilometers (140 miles) from the epicenter — and sent them running into the streets. World 07 Jan, 2025
South Korea plane crash is the deadliest in a year marked by several fatal aviation accidents South Korea's worst aviation disaster in decades also was the year's deadliest plane crash worldwide, and time is running out on 2024. World 31 Dec, 2024
