Nepal’s disaster authorities said 579 people had died across eight districts, while seven deaths were reported in Tibet.

By Fabrice Robinet Key Takeaways: A Himalayan slope failure on Wednesday (registered as magnitude 5.2) sent ice, rock, and water down the Lhende Khola/Bhotekoshi system; by Friday more than 500 were reported dead in Nepal and Tibet and over 1,500...

A team of 21 Chinese rescuers and a search-and-rescue dog reached the checkpoint after crossing mountains and valleys and using ropes to navigate forests and steep cliffs.

Key Takeaways: Ten years after the 2016 escalation in Xinjiang, Human Rights Watch says mass detention, imprisonment, surveillance, cultural and religious restrictions, travel controls, and pressure on Uyghurs abroad continue, despite Beijing’s claims of normalcy. HRW cites UN findings...

Some of the most dramatic footage from the deadly flash flooding is hidden from public view in China.

On the windswept plains just south of Tibet’s second-largest city, the towering smart inspection systems and automated cargo gantries of a brand-new international land port gleam under the plateau’s high-altitude sun. Official road maps predict the multibillion-yuan project in...

A high-altitude collapse of rock and glacial ice sent a fast-moving mass of debris and water down narrow Himalayan valleys. Scientists are working out what triggered the collapse – and whether climate change played a role.

If another hazard arrives before systems have recovered, it encounters a place with less resilience and a weakened infrastructure, say two researchers.

Exclusive videos verified by The New York Times show the clearest view yet of the avalanche in northern Nepal near Tibet that sent a wall of water and mud coursing through river valleys below.

Scientists are looking into cause and possible link to climate change.