Amid everything else on his desk — the Iran hostage crisis, domestic economic turmoil, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and a grueling 1980 reelection fight — President Jimmy Carter elevated the ...

Climbing Success on Mt. Everest The official winter climbing season launched in the Himalayas with the Winter Solstice on December 21st. This marked the ...

Established in 1982, two years after Jimmy Carter lost his bid for a second term, the Carter Center has been the former ...

Tourists journey from all corners of the globe to Nepal to watch the Asiatic elephant both in the wild and in captivity, ...

About a dozen nuns performed hand chops and high kicks, some of them wielding swords, as they showed off their martial art ...

As Australia ushered in the New Year, thousands of citizens gathered at the iconic Sydney Opera House to witness the ...

Ethiopia, Nepal, Iran, and Afghanistan are four countries that won’t be celebrating New Year’s Day 2025.

The tourism source market, valued at $599.40 billion in 2022, is projected to reach $1.1 trillion by 2032, growing 6.6% CAGR.

Mount Everest has a lot of claims to fame. Among them: the vast quantity of trash left behind by climbers. For years, local Sherpas and volunteers have been clearing trash from the mountain, which is ...

Manoj was an agricultural seasonal worker in the UK. He is back in Nepal, having saved £8,000 in just five months picking ...

The Nobel Peace Prize winner devoted himself to improving the health of people around the world, promoting democracy and ...

Some countries use calendars that begin the year on dates in entirely different seasons, and some countries celebrate both ...