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Climate change isn't the only thing affecting Everest – bodies, trash and poop are too

A 14-member team has been tasked with tidying up Everest, the world's highest dumping ground.

Japan's military joins search for the missing seven year old Japanese boy

Japan's military joined the search for a seven-year-old missing in the country's north since his parents abandoned him in a bear-inhabited mountain forest

Rescuers struggle to reach many in Nepal quake, fear the worst

The death toll from Nepal's earthquake soared past 3,300 on Monday, and how much higher it would rise depended largely on the condition of vulnerable mountain villages that rescue workers were still struggling to reach two days after the disaster.

Lava-spewing volcano in Philippines forces thousands to flee

The Philippines' most active volcano has sent more huge lava fragments rolling down its slopes in an ongoing gentle eruption that has prompted authorities to evacuate thousands of villagers, officials said on Wednesday.

Philippines: Volcano eruption fears force evacuation of 12,000 residents

The Philippines has evacuated more than 12,000 people from around the foot of its most active volcano as the crater glows red and authorities warn of a possible eruption. Mount Mayon has recorded a series of recent quakes and rockfalls, indicating a possible eruption within weeks.

Mt Sinha: Mountain in Antarctica named after Indian-American scientist

Akhouri Sinha, an Indian-American research scientist, found that a 990-metre high mountain in Antarctica had been named after him.

INSIGHT - Hopes, suspicions over peace in Kurdish rebel hideout

QANDIL MOUNTAINS, Iraq (Reuters) - Shattered stone houses recall Turkish air strikes on Kurdish rebels holed up in the Qandil mountains of northern Iraq. Life is harsh amid the snowcapped peaks, supplies are sparse and armed forays across into Turkey perilous in the extreme

Zynga's Adventure World goes live on Facebook

Adventure World has now gone live on Facebook, ...