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...
