About 150 aftershocks were recorded in the nine hours after the earthquake, and the Mount Everest scenic area on the Chinese side was closed. Chinese leader Xi Jinping called for all-out efforts ...

A strong earthquake shook a high-altitude region of western China and areas of Nepal on Tuesday, damaging hundreds of houses, ...

A powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake has struck Tibet, reportedly killing at least 126 on the Chinese side of the border and damaging more than 1,000 homes.

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh are undertaking the six-day trip to celebrate the UK's close ties with the country.

“We have never felt an earthquake that strong before.” On Tuesday, local authorities closed down a base camp for climbing Mount Everest, as well as the surrounding scenic area. Winter is not high ...

More than 14,000 rescue workers have arrived in Tibet to continue the search for survivors after a strong earthquake killed at least 126 people in a remote part of western China.

The LLSVPs are found in what scientists refer to as "slab graveyards," where tectonic plates sink through a process called ...

Nepali airlines have resumed rescue helicopter flights to the Everest region, an aviation industry official announced Tuesday ...

The China Earthquake Networks Centre located the epicentre at Tingri county, known as the northern gateway to the Everest ...

Tibet's earthquake of magnitude 6.8 that killed 126 and damaged four water reservoirs this week highlights the risks from a hydropower building spree by Asian giants China and India in one of the ...

Nepal plans to raise Mount Everest climbing permit fees from $11,000 to $15,000, impacting climbers worldwide.

More than 1,000 homes were damaged in the barren and sparsely populated region, state broadcaster CCTV reported.