Topic: Himalayas
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On Earth Day 2013: 13 excellent books to consume
It's Earth Day. Check out these 13 books for the literary equivalent of a green boost of antioxidants and protein.
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12 Asian authors in the spotlight: the 2011 Man Asian Literary Prize longlist
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 09/19
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 06/01
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World Toilet Day: Top 10 nations lacking toilets
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Pakistan floods now worse than 2005 earthquake, say officials
Pakistan floods have already affected as many as 12 million people and destroyed or damaged more than 600,000 homes, say Pakistani officials. That's already worse than the 2005 earthquake, but monsoon season is only half over.
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Kashmir protests: Indian police in Kashmir don't get a break
Kashmir protest crackdowns have brought youths to the streets to pelt Indian security forces with rocks. The police, meanwhile, are working 17-hour shifts as they grudgingly grapple with 'a political problem.'
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Playing polo at the top of the world in Himalayan India
The polo played in far-northern India is a haphazard, no-rules display of sportsmanship at 11,500 feet elevation. Be warned, Prince Harry, this is not your father's British polo.
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Kashmir protests: Chief minister summoned to capital after 'Bloody Sunday'
Kashmir protests yesterday, dubbed Bloody Sunday, brought the civilian death toll to 33. Kashmir leader Omar Abdullah was summoned to New Dehli to discuss how to regain control, but he wields little influence with the young protesters.
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Reviews of ‘Blind Descent’ and ‘No Way Down’
Inside the dangerous worlds of climbers and cavers.
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Nepal election stalemate a setback for Maoists
The Nepal election on Wednesday failed to secure enough parliamentary votes to select a new prime minister. A runoff is scheduled for Friday.
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Kashmir protests: Three protesters die at anti-India rally
Kashmir protests claimed three lives as police and paramilitary troops fired on anti-India protesters.
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Red panda cub born at National Zoo first in 15 years
Red panda cub fans might catch a glimpse of the latest addition to the National Zoo's family of red pandas, who was born on June 16.
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Reader recommendation: For All the Tea in China
Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.
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New study could explain why volcanoes form far from the edges of tectonic plates
According to the old model of how volcanoes grow, the volcanoes of the Mediterranean shouldn't exist. A new model could explain how they got there.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 05/17
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In Pictures: Mountain climbers
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 04/27
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Tibet tour: Go to the heart of its Buddhist sacred art in a new Washington exhibition
'In the Realm of the Buddha' offers a rare glimpse into Tibet's sacred art and reveals a history largely lost.
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India, China set up hotline to ease border dispute
India, China ended four days of high-level talks in Beijing on Thursday with an agreement to set up a hotline between prime ministers, to better avoid flare-ups over a longstanding border dispute.
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Koirala death deals new blow to fragile Nepal government
Former Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala's death could undermine the fragile Nepal government, which has until May 28 to write a new constitution. Mr. Koirala loomed large in Nepal's transition from monarchy to republic after a long civil war with Maoists.
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Glacier melting a key clue to tracking climate change
Glaciers now occupy the center stage in the debate over causes and impacts of climate change.
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Terrorism lingers over India-Pakistan peace talks
Terrorism concerns loomed as India-Pakistan peace talks resumed Thursday for the first time since the November 2008 Mumbai attacks. Though India has seen little terrorism since, it pressed Pakistan on the topic and handed over three dossiers on suspected militants operating in Pakistan.
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What's really causing Himalayan glaciers to melt?
A new study suggests that black carbon could be the cause of Himalayan glaciers melting.
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In Pictures: This Week in Weather 02/01 - 02/05
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India offers to resume peace talks with Pakistan
India's offer for bilateral talks is the first sign of a thaw in relations between to two nuclear rivals since the Mumbai bombing 15 months ago.
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In Pictures: Views of Mt. Everest
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Opinion: At Copenhagen, the US should partner with India
India's melting Himalayan glaciers are a sign of India's booming coal industry, but a technology partnership with the US would be high-impact and low-carbon.
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Water supply of millions threatened by melting of Kashmir's glaciers
New study by scientists in India finds that the biggest glacier in the Indian portion of Kashmir has shrunk, imperiling the water supply of millions of people in the region..
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Efforts to stem global warming moving at a glacial pace
US lawmakers working on legislation and diplomats everywhere doubt there’ll be any major breakthrough at next month’s meeting in Copenhagen.
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