Mongolia

Tourists quarantined in Mongolia after two die of bubonic plague

Tourists and residents at a city in Mongolia have been in quarantine for almost a week after two people died of the bubonic plague after eating what one tourist called a 'woolly, fat hamster,'

07/05/2019

Mongolia

Watch: Endangered wild donkeys reappear in northwest China

WATCH: About 400 of the rare species were spotted in their homeland. Their sharp decline over the past six decades has been attributed to poaching and poor ecological conditions.

15/08/2018

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Deadly tornado hits northern China

Five people died after a rare tornado struck a desert in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

07/08/2018

Turkey

Gulenist Turkish teacher kidnapped in Mongolia freed

A Turkish teacher, who was allegedly kidnapped in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar and taken to the city’s airport, has been released after authorities temporarily grounded an airplane.

28/07/2018

Mongolia

Mongolia hunting ban clashes with centuries old tradition

The Dhuka reindeer herders of northen Mongolia say the new regulations threaten their way of life

23/05/2018

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Hundred's head to Mongolia's Yak festival

28/07/2017

Mongolia

Meet Mongolia's President-elect: a former wrestler

Populist Khaltmaa Battulga owns a Genghis Khan-themed amusement park

10/07/2017

Mongolia

Mongolia's new president, the martial arts star

A former martial arts star has won a run-off in Mongolia's presidential poll, according to the General Election commission.

08/07/2017

Mongolia

Battulga Khaltmaa set to take Mongolian presidency

08/07/2017

Mongolia

No booze today: fed-up Mongolians elect new president

The Asian nation holds its first-ever presidential runoff, after a campaign marred by corruption scandals.

06/07/2017

Sport

Japan end 19-year wait for home-grown sumo grand champion

For the first time in 19 years Japan have a Sumo Grand champion.

25/01/2017

Sport

Ulaanbaatar Judo Grand Prix: Mongolian judokas star on home tatami

The seventh and final IJF Grand Prix before the Rio Games started on Friday in the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar.

01/07/2016

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Kerry attends "naadam" competition in Mongolia

During a visit to Mongolia, US Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday tried his hand at archery, sampled curdled cheese and watched…

06/06/2016

Sport

Mongolia and Japan call the shots at Ulaanbaatar Judo Grand Prix

At the Judo Grand Prix in Ulaanbaatar local hero Lkhagvasuren Otgtonbaatar claimed the gold in the -90 class with victory over China’s Cheng

05/07/2015

Sport

Ulaanbaatar Judo Grand Prix visitors impress in Mongolia

On the second day at the Ulaanbaatar Judo Grand Prix, the home crowd got just what they wanted in the women’s final of the -63kg class when Tsend

04/07/2015

Sport

Ulaanbaatar Judo Grand Prix: Home judoka's dominate day one

Five gold medals were up for grabs on day one of the Ulaanbaatar Judo Grand Prix in Mongolia. The home nation dominated proceedings at the

03/07/2015

Sport

Judo titles tumble at Tiblisi's Grand Prix tournament

She won the Grand Slam event in Tokyo, now Slovenia’s Tina Tristenjak has bossed the under 63-kilo category in Tiblisi, too. The number two seed

21/03/2015

Focus

Buryatia: one of Russia's most distinctive republics

15/10/2013

World

Still too many children not getting an education

09/08/2013

World

Mongolia: Another world far, far away

08/02/2012