Avalanche in Nepal kills 5 foreign climbers, 2 guides
An Armed Police Force spokesperson said five other people were hurt at the base camp.
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An Armed Police Force spokesperson said five other people were hurt at the base camp.
Protests in Nepal over a since-lifted ban on major social media platforms have left almost 20 people dead and now toppled the country's leader.
The government of Nepal is deploying troops to gain control after days of protests led to nearly two dozen deaths and the resignation of the country's embattled prime minister. Charlotte Scarr of the BBC reports.
Nepal's Prime Minister KP Sharma Oil resigned Tuesday after deadly protests over the country's social media ban that has since been repealed. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul has the latest.
Protesters demonstrating against Nepal's ban on many popular social media platforms clashed with police outside the parliament, reportedly leaving at least 17 people dead.
Multiple people were killed and dozens more were wounded in Nepal after protests erupted over the government's social media ban, authorities said. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul has the latest.
Nepal and Tibet, two communities from the Himalayan region, are part of the fastest growing immigrant populations in NYC.
Sherpa Kami Rita first reached the summit of Mount Everest in 1994, and he's now made the arduous trek to the top more than anyone else in the world.
Two people died while climbing Mount Everest as hundreds of climbers are attempting to scale the world's highest peak, expedition organizers said.
Margareta Morin died above Camp 4 of the 28,169-foot Kanchenjunga, the expedition's organizer said.
Alexander Pancoe recently fought chronic myeloid leukemia and was attempting to climb Makalu to raise funds for a pediatric blood cancer program at a Chicago hospital.
A strong earthquake killed more than 100 people in Tibet and left many others trapped in the autonomous region of western China, state media say.
"I rappelled down to him and stayed with him for four hours until his light faded," Ondrej Huserka's climbing partner said in an emotional Facebook post.
Nima Rinji Sherpa's team says he's summitted Tibet's Shisha Pangma, completing a record-setting mission to top all 14 of the world's highest peaks.
No decision has been made about bringing the bodies down from the mountain, which would require extensive manpower and equipment.
Landslides and flooding caused by rainfall have killed at least 66 people in Nepal. Dozens of others are missing, police said Saturday.
A plane belonging to Nepal's domestic carrier Saurya Airlines crashed shortly after takeoff in Kathmandu, killing everyone onboard but the pilot.
A plane departing Nepal's capital Kathmandu crashed shortly after taking off, killing at least 18 people. The plane's pilot appears to be the lone survivor of the crash, according to aviation officials. CBS News producer Arshad Zargar has the latest.
Nepalese officials say a landslide swept two buses into a monsoon-swollen river, leaving the vehicles and dozens of people missing.
Five members of the same family were killed when their house was swallowed by a landslide while they were asleep, officials said.
Climate change is thinning snow and ice on Mount Everest, exposing the bodies of hundreds of mountaineers who died chasing their dreams.
The climb by Joshua Cheruiyot Kirui, a 40-year-old banker at Kenya Commercial Bank, had been closely followed in Kenya.
Climber Phunjo Lama reached the top of Everest, the world's tallest peak, in just 14 hours and 31 minutes – a feat that typically takes people days.
Renowned Sherpa mountain guide Kami Rita completed the scaling of Mount Everest for a record 30th time Wednesday, his second climb this month to the top of the world.
In his final letter before he vanished on Mount Everest, George Mallory said his chances of reaching the world's highest peak were "50 to 1 against us."
Voters are headed to the polls today in Virginia, New Jersey, California and New York City, in the biggest races since President Trump's win. Follow live results here.
A shelter-in-place has been issued after a UPS plane crashed near the Louisville International Airport in Kentucky, officials said.
The Senate failed for the 14th time to advance a bill to end the government shutdown, now the longest in U.S. history. Follow live updates here.
Democrat Abigail Spanberger will be Virginia's next governor, CBS News projects, defeating Republican Winsome Earle-Sears after a race dominated by President Trump.
Senators are discussing a deal that would fund the government alongside long-term appropriations bills in exchange for a vote on extending health care tax credits.
President Trump wrote on Truth Social that federal food benefits "will be given only when the Radical Left Democrats open up government, which they can easily do, and not before!"
Sean Dunn has been charged with a misdemeanor felony count for throwing a sandwich at a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent during President Trump's federal takeover of D.C.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the agency may need to close "certain parts of the airspace" if the shutdown continues.
Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein provided the Justice Department with "precise and detailed" information about 20 alleged co-conspirators, House Democrats say.