Nepal is considering placing age and fitness restrictions on people who want to climb Mount Everest.
Mohan Sapkota, a spokesman for the Himalayan country's ministry...
At least three people were shot and killed and 17 wounded in a clash between police and highlands farmers protesting against a US$7.4bn Chinese-owned...
A typhoon struck mainland China after lashing Taiwan, where it killed two people, injured hundreds and left hundreds of thousands without power or water.
Typhoon...
Military reinforcements have been sent to Kunduz, where government forces managed to fend off a major Taliban assault earlier this year.
In a multi-pronged assault...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged the creation of a broad anti-terror coalition that would include the Syrian government troops.
Addressing the UN General Assembly,...
The UN secretary-general has called for the situation in Syria to be referred to the International Criminal Court.
World leaders including President Barack Obama and...
Two airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition targeting Yemen’s Shiite rebels have struck a wedding party, killing 28 people and wounding dozens.
Security officials say the...
