A sacred North Korean mountain was recently named as a UNESCO Global Geopark, the first time a natural site in the country has been included on the list.

If Nepal (or even climbing Mount Everest) is on your travel bucket list, keep in mind that the country is home to the world's ...

Here are the 9 underrated places that should be on every bucket list, according to a man who’s been to 175 countries out of ...

Tashi Lhazom discusses growing up speaking the Limi Kye language and her debut documentary ‘No Monastery, No Village’.

Climbing teams worldwide have flocked to the mecca of mountaineering—the Himalayas, home to the fourteen 8,000-meter peaks. Expeditions are working their way up ...

At a national level, efforts have been made to end physical punishment in schools. However, 19 states still allow spanking of children in public schools, which was upheld by a 1977 Supreme Court case.

In the past 75 years, Annapurna has seen the highest fatality rate among Himalayan peaks, with one third of those trying to ...

Thirty-four-year-old mountaineer from the city Gursimrann Singh Janjua has created a history by becoming the first person ...

In 1984, a team including Hristo Prodanov completed the only repeat of the demanding West Ridge Direct route. Prodanov ...

Sudden floods in the Himalayas are leading to severe psychological impacts. A PhD student hopes her research will help.

Nepal’s climate vulnerability shapes its climate goals and strategies, with the Sagarmatha Sambad as a rising symbol of ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency works to ensure that everybody has the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge, having fled violence, persecution or war at home. Since 1950, we have faced multiple ...