Himalayas

At 8,849 metres above sea level, Everest is around 250m taller than the other great peaks of the Himalayas.

Rescuers began drilling vertically from the top of a mountain under which 41 workers became trapped two weeks ago.

Hopes for the imminent rescue of 41 men trapped in a highway tunnel in the Indian Himalayas for nearly two weeks were foiled by a problem with the drilling equipment.

Climate scientists say warming across South Asia's Himalayas has been greater than the global averages.

The administration had identified the risk and successfully evacuated the building two days prior, the state's chief minister said.

Structures were swept away under rocks and falling trees, roads had caved in, and power and the railway network disrupted.

The death toll expected to rise as more than 20 remain trapped or missing, officials said.

Houses flattened by landslide, buses and cars hanging on the edge of precipices after roads gave way.

Dangers that guides and experts say are rising due to climate change and as more people seek high-altitude thrills.

The northern state of Himachal Pradesh became the first in India to administer at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose in all adults.

Around 30 people are still trapped, including passengers inside a bus lying under the debris, said Vivek.

The disaster has prompted calls by environmental groups for a review of power projects in the ecologically sensitive mountains.

Rescue efforts have been focused on saving an estimated 35 workers stuck in a 2.5 km tunnel connected to the Tapovan project.

More than 2,000 members of the military, paramilitary groups and police took part in the search-and-rescue operation.

The pilgrims were on their way back from the Amarnath shrine deep in the Himalayas when their bus got caught up in the crossfire near the town of Anantnag, police said.

The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.

This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.

Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.

The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.

Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.

The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) wishes to offer the following clarifications to the issues raised.

The Online Safety Advocacy Group (OSAG) stands united with people in Malaysia in the fight against serious online harms.