While the "Third Pole" melts at an alarming rate, the region is also amidst a pollution crisis. A disruption of life for billions is at stake.
The Pakistani army has demanded that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif “share space with the army” in exchange for its support.
Riot police and paramilitaries had tried to seal off the diplomatic and government zone before the march began, and were told not to intervene as protesters, some of them women throwing rose petals, moved all obstacles in their way.
Confusion over the definition of China and India's Himalayan border has led to reciprocal accusations of military incursions.
The talks, which would have been the first in two years, were cancelled after a Pakistani diplomat met Kashmiri separatist leaders in New Delhi.
Imran Khan is chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, the national Parliament's third-largest political bloc.
Anti-government protesters are converging on Islamabad in what is seen as the sternest challenge to the elected government yet.
A man was killed and two policemen were wounded in an attack on Quetta airport in western Pakistan on Thursday night, officials said
Since 2000, the number of extreme weather events in the northern hemisphere have almost doubled, a study is claiming.
On Thursday, Tahir ul-Qadri, a popular cleric in Pakistan, was set to march to Islamabad and overthrow the current government.
India had earlier charged Pakistan with violating the cease-fire in Kashmir more than 50 times since the beginning of the year.
The U.S. began to drop relief supplies Friday to beleaguered Yazidi refugees fleeing Islamist militants in Iraq.
Seoul had sent a clemency plea last month after China told South Korea about its decision of executing the two dealers.
Russia's top weapons companies have grown faster than any other country's major defense manufacturers.
Atop U.S. Major Gen. Greene's death, the Afghan military is struggling with logistics and air support and mobility.
Health advocates say USAID's operation in Cuba may deepen other countries' mistrust of U.S. programs. Ebola prevention might be affected.
China made the disclosures about one of the worst incidents of unrest in the country in years on an official news site.
The U.S. is seeking high-level talks to preserve a treaty banning medium-range missiles.
Human rights workers say the country’s blasphemy law is increasingly being used to persecute members of minority communities.
The aviation insurance industry is now looking at its largest annual loss since the 9/11 attacks.
The climbers began the expedition on June 14.
Haris was attempting to become the youngest person to fly around the world.