BEIJING/KATHMANDU- A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the foothills of the Himalayas near one of Tibet's holiest cities on ...

The epicentre was around 80 km north of Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain and a popular destination for climbers ...

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake rocked the northern foothills of the Himalayas near one of Tibet's holiest cities on Tuesday, Chinese authorities said, killing at least 53 people and shaking buildings in ...

A strong earthquake shook a mountainous region in western China near Nepal on Tuesday morning, killing at least 32 people.

The earthquake, which struck at 9.05am local time, was centred in Tibet’s Tingri County ... the spiritual leader who has lived in exile in India since a failed anti-Chinese uprising in ...

The area is seismically active and is where the India and Eurasia plates ... saddened to learn of the devastating earthquake that struck Dingri in Tibet and the surrounding regions." ...

More than 400 people trapped by a strong earthquake in the foothills of the Himalayas have been rescued, Chinese officials said, while over 30,000 residents have been relocated, as the search for ...

Southwestern parts of China, Nepal and northern India are often hit by earthquakes ... deputy head of Tibet’s earthquake administration, said at the news conference. Tuesday’s quake was ...

A powerful earthquake has rocked the northern foothills of the Himalayas near one of Tibet’s holiest cities, killing at least 53 people and shaking buildings in neighbouring Nepal, Bhutan and India.

In Tibet, massive rescue efforts ... The Dalai Lama, who lives in self-imposed exile in India, said he was “deeply saddened” to learn of the earthquake. “I offer my prayers for those who ...

A major earthquake hit a secluded region of Tibet on the morning of January 7, resulting in considerable destruction. Authorities in China reported that the earthquake struck the northern foothills of ...

BEIJING/KATHMANDU- A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the foothills ... and killed over 3,000 people in Tibet and more than 1,000 in Assam, India. In the hardest-hit areas, mountains shifted ...