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Fay Manners, 37, and her friend Michelle Dvorak, 31, were trekking up India’s Chaukhamba mountain

Fay Manners and Michelle Dvorak were rescued following an 80-hour search

Mount Everest (also known as Chomolungma or Sagarmāthā) is famously the highest mountain in the Himalayas and indeed on Earth. But why?

River erosion has pushed the mountain upwards and added an extra 15 to 50 metres over the past 89,000 years

Mount Everest may be "taller than it should be" because of a river "capture" event 89,000 years ago.

In between the Himalayas' towering mountains, the town of Melamchi is no stranger to extreme weather, and its landscape bears the scars of years of floods and landslides.

Embarking on the Annapurna Base Camp (ABC) trek is an exhilarating adventure, particularly for first-time trekkers. This iconic journey, nestled in the heart of the Himalayas, promises a blend of awe-inspiring natural beauty and cultural richness. ...

Photojournalist Jérôme Gence has turned his lens on "The Screen Generation", documenting the daily lives of young people immersed in a digital culture that englobes both the virtual and real worlds, often at the same time. As his exhibition goes on show at the 36th Visa Pour L'Image photojournalism festival,…

In the remote Himalayas, tens of thousands of Indian soldiers maintain a tight vigil along the highly militarized Line of Control that divides Kashmir region between India and Pakistan. The terrain is tough and the weather is harsh as the soldiers go through counterinsurgency drills and tactical exercises following months…

Soaring high across a gorge in the rugged Himalayas, a newly finished bridge will soon help India entrench control of disputed Kashmir and meet a rising strategic threat from China.

High in the icy Indian Himalayas, a long-isolated people recall origin myths of millennia-old migrations from afar -- an identity in disputed lands twisted today by politics.