Life Man climbs 6,506 flights of stairs to conquer Mount Everest from home Rob Ferguson, 51, is the first to climb the highest mountain in the world, from the comfort of his own home. 17/04/2020
Places The environmental cost of climbing Mount Everest The Nepalese government is considering imposing tough new measures against mountaineers spoiling the peak. 03/07/2019
Nepal Before fatal descent, British climber wrote he feared Everest overcrowding could prove deadly Robin Haynes Fisher wrote on Instagram last week that he had delayed his trek to the Himalayan summit in hopes of smaller crowds. 27/05/2019
Nepal Deaths of Irish and British climbers bring Mount Everest toll to 10 It came during a season that has been plagued by bad weather and overcrowding on the peak. 25/05/2019
Nepal Austrian climber David Lama completes first solo climb of Lunang Ri Austrian climber David Lama has completed the first solo climb of Lunang Ri in Nepal. 28/11/2018
no comment Alpinist returns from the first ever ascent of Himalayan Lunag Ri peak Austrian alpinist David Lama has safely returned from the first ever ascent of Lunag Ri (6907M) peak in the Himalaya in an epic solo effort 27/11/2018
no comment Locally made robots wait tables at Kathmandu restaurant Locally made robots took over waiting duties in a Kathmandu restaurant. 27/11/2018
Global Japan Small is beautiful: How a Japanese micro-turbine is transforming a Nepalese village Japan's Ibasei has installed six small turbines in Nepal, and transferred the technology, bringing light to the darkness of schoolchildrens' classrooms and their homes. 18/10/2018
Nepal Nine climbers feared dead in Himalayas A group of five South Korean climbers and four Nepali climbers and porters has been reported missing after a storm hit a camp on a Himalayan peak in west Nepal, officials said on Saturday. 13/10/2018
no comment Thousands gather for festival to mark Nepali new year Thousands of people gathered on Sunday at the medieval city of Bhaktapur for the annual Sindoor Jatra, a festival that marks the beginning of the Nepali New Year and celebrates the arrival of Spring. 15/04/2018
no comment Bangladesh plane carrying 71 people crash lands in Nepal A Bangladeshi aircraft carrying 67 passengers and four crew crashed on landing at Nepal's Kathmandu airport on Monday, March 12 12/03/2018
Nepal Nepalis go to the polls in first election since civil war Millions of voters in Nepal are going to the polls in the first democratic elections since the civil war ended and the monarchy was abolished. 26/11/2017
no comment Three-year-old girl becomes Nepal’s new living goddess Little Trishna Shakya will live in Kathmandu's temple palace until puberty hits and it's time to retire. 28/09/2017
Nepal Mount Everest: Nepal to see if world’s tallest peak measures up Did an earthquake alter its height? 16/09/2017
world news Asia floods leaves millions homeless While all eyes have been on the havoc wreaked by Hurricane Harvey, more than 1,000 people have been killed as a result of devastating floods across Asia 01/09/2017
Pakistan Thousands die in floods in Africa and Asia as climate change worsens With the media focus on the chaos wrought by Hurricane Harvey in the US, floods have killed many more people in Africa and Asia this year, as climate change worsens extreme weather worldwide. 01/09/2017
no comment Scores die as heavy flooding hits Bangladesh Heavy monsoon rains have triggered deadly landslides and floods 14/08/2017
no comment Floods wreak havoc in Nepal Travellers waded through deep water at Janakpur Airport in Nepal on Sunday (August 13) after landslides and flooding triggered by heavy rain killed 13/08/2017
