Nepal

The Baku summit placed a central demand on the table: how to finance the poorest and least polluting countries to survive extreme weather events. They emit less polluting gases, but suffer more from the consequences of global warming

River erosion in its environs explains why the world’s tallest mountain is up to 800 meters higher than the other towering peaks of the Himalayas

Most of the houses in Jajarkot — usually made by stacking rocks and logs — either collapsed or were severely damaged by the sudden earthquake, while the few concrete houses in towns were also damaged

Authorities said the death toll was expected to rise, noting that communications were cut off with many places

Three American climbers, Matt Cornell, Alan Rousseau, and Jackson Marwell, conquered the ‘wall of shadows’ in alpine style, considered one of the impossible challenges in avant-garde mountaineering

A total of 52 climbers from various countries including the U.S., Britain, Japan, and Italy were attempting to summit the mountain when the avalanches hit

The lungs of Indians, Congolese and Bangladeshis are in worse condition than those of a person who has smoked for years. The UN wants to create a global fund to combat an issue that has become the world’s biggest public health problem

The high-altitude porter was the victim of both the indifference of those around him and the increasingly cruel business of mountain tourism in the Himalayas and Karakoram

Accompanied by Tenjen Lama Sherpa, the Norwegian has ascended the 14 eight-thousanders in 92 days, but the feat will leave little trace in the history of mountaineering

The bodies of a Mexican couple, their three children and their Nepali pilot have been recovered after their chopper went down at an altitude of 3,500 meters

Almost a century after his disappearance, the remains of Andrew Irvine and the camera that could prove that he and George Mallory summited in 1924 have still not been found

He told reporters at Kathmandu’s airport that he will continue to climb as long as his body allows him. Supporters and family members gave him a hero’s welcome at the airport as he arrived by helicopter from Mount Everest

The ordinance is a contentious issue, especially among the nation’s South Asian diaspora

EL PAÍS looks at the most catastrophic quakes that have hit the world since 2001

Dramatic footage shot on a smartphone from the ground shows the last moments before the aircraft crashed in a gorge

“The flames were so hot that we couldn’t go near the wreckage. I heard a man crying for help, but because of the flames and smoke we couldn’t help him,” a resident said.

Nasreen Sheikh and the fight for the world’s 50 million victims of modern-day slavery

Although recent polls suggest a majority is in favor of introducing checks to reduce reliance on Russian gas, the FDP liberals in the government coalition oppose curtailing what they view as an expression of personal freedom

In his book ‘The trails of a tiger’ expeditionist José Luis Rivera chronicles his experiences with the felines and discusses what can be done to protect them