Post-quake renovations begin in Nepal; toll nears 7,700

Nepal on Tuesday mounted post-quake renovation works as it declared the Rastrapati Bhawan and thousands of buildings and homes unsafe for use after the devastating temblor that killed at least......

IN PHOTOS: The mesmerising Mount Everest through ages

Mount Everest is not just the highest peak on the planet, not just the incarnation of the Supreme Being, not just a pinnacle of exemplary beauty which has silently witnessed the world unfold before......

Nepal govt closes radio station, arrests scribes

Nepal police seized equipment from a radio station late Sunday night and arrested four journalists and a technician to stop the broadcast of an interview with top Maoist leader Prachanda, reports......

Nepali sherpa sets Everest record with 27th ascent!

IMAGE: Kami Rita Sherpa, 53, scaled the 8,849 metre (29,032-foot) mountain early along the traditional southeast ridge route, guiding a foreign climber. Photographs: Reuters A Nepali sherpa scaled......

Late Aus cricketer Hughes's bat, jerseys head to Mount Everest

Phillip Hughes of Australia. Photograph: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images Chhurim Sherpa began her journey for a third ascent to Mount Everest on Sunday but this time some odd items were also part of her......