All of the tallest mountains in the world are located in Asia, either in the Himalayas or the Karakorum ranges. Of the 10 ...

Nepal just raised permit fees for climbing the world’s highest peak. Experts believe that climbers will still flock to the ...

Lia Cho took a deep breath to calm her nerves before skating out to the biggest crowd of her young life. A flawless performance followed for the 12-year-old figure skating phenom from Calgary.

BEIJING - Chinese authorities in Tibet have detected problems, including cracks, at five out of 14 hydropower dams that they have inspected since a 6.8-magnitude earthquake rocked the south-west ...

Overlooking a vast plateau in Tibet, a woman cries as she describes the scene in front of her. Her camera focuses on the ruins of a nunnery, painted a deep maroon and set into a hillside.

China’s late-December announcement about constructing the world’s largest dam in Tibet has generated mixed reactions and potentially set the stage for renewed geopolitical tensions.

open image in gallery Rescue teams work amidst rubble in the aftermath of an earthquake in a location given as Shigatse City, Tibet Autonomous Region (via REUTERS) About 1,000 of the earthquake ...

The earthquake, which struck at 9.05am local time, was centred in Tibet’s Tingri County – known as the northern gateway to the Everest region – at a depth of about 10km, the US Geological ...

Search Widens for Tibet Quake Survivors as Tens of Thousands Moved to Shelters By Joe Cash and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) - Authorities moved more than 47,000 people to shelters in earthquake-hit ...

A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Tibet on January 7th, killing at least 126 people. The quake’s epicentre was in Dingri county, some 50 miles from the base of Mount Everest and near the holy ...

Pokhrel says he initially feared that the Xigatse earthquake on Tuesday would cause glacial lakes in Tibet to burst. He adds, “It is important to be prepared for cascading, complex disasters that ...