The discovery of a well-preserved fossil is helping researchers learn more about an iconic Jurassic-period dinosaur.

The discovery was made by a National Geographic team on the mountain's north face. A shocking fact that brings us back, most ...

KATHMANDU – Nepal has announced a 36% hike in permit fees for climbing Mount Everest, the first increase in nearly a decade. The new fees, effective from September 2025, are aimed at boosting ...

Appenzell, a storybook village in northeastern Switzerland, invites visitors to experience its timeless charm. As the sun ...

Kathmandu (AFP) – Nepal has hiked the cost of an Everest climbing permit by a third, arguing it will help tackle pollution and boost safety on the world's highest mountain, the tourism chief ...

The father of two sisters who disappeared in Aberdeen has expressed his profound grief, stating he has "never felt such pain" after being informed that two bodies were recovered from the River Dee.

"I was standing there, watching what was happening, and I was just around here when I saw some bodies lying on the ground. I don't know if they were dead or injured," the 16-year-old, who goes to ...

Those returning from Mount Everest say the mountain that lures climbers from around the world each year is littered with more than 100 tonnes of garbage. Noguchi, who climbed the peak in 1999, said he ...

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Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A senior humanitarian analyst on Monday that the ongoing conflict in eastern Congo’s Goma will have a ...