Mount Everest's new height is 8,848.86 metres, say Nepal and China

Nepal and China on Tuesday jointly announced that the revised height of the world's highest peak Mount Everest was 8,848.86 metres, about 86 centimetres more than the previous measurement done by......

Mount Everest moved 3 cm due to shock of Nepal quake

  Mount Everest moved three centimetres during the recent devastating earthquakes in Nepal but contrary to earlier reports the height of world's tallest mountain has not been affected,......

Tibet quake toll rises to 20; forecast of rain, snow

The death toll in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region due to the devastating earthquake that hit neighbouring Nepal climbed to 20 on Monday as the government continued to reach out to people......

China planning tunnel through Mt Everest to Nepal

China plans to build a 540-kilometre strategic high-speed rail link between Tibet and Nepal passing through a tunnel under Mount Everest, a move that could raise alarm in India about the Communist......

China promises Olympic torch will scale Everest

China is preparing to take the Olympic torch to the world's highest peak, Mount Qomolangma (better known as Mount Everest), as part of the 2008 Olympic Games festivities."Beijing has promised that......