This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldNorwegian climber airlifted from mountain while Sherpa reported to have also tested positiveLast modified on Fri 23 Apr 2021 15.05 EDTThe first cases of Covid-19 have been identified at Everest base camp, renewing the controversy over the decision by to open the world’s highest mountain to climbers.With access from the Chinese side of Everest closed to outside climbers, and some expedition operators on the Nepalese side increasing prices, the Nepalese decision in the midst of a global pandemic has come under...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldNorwegian climber airlifted from mountain while Sherpa reported to have also tested positiveLast modified on Fri 23 Apr 2021 15.05 EDTThe first cases of Covid-19 have been identified at Everest base camp, renewing the controversy over the decision by to open the world’s highest mountain to climbers.With access from the Chinese side of Everest closed to outside climbers, and some expedition operators on the Nepalese side increasing prices, the Nepalese decision in the midst of a global pandemic has come under...WW…

Prime minister faces mounting anger as new cases exceed 250,000 a day and oxygen supplies run outLast modified on Tue 20 Apr 2021 23.37 EDTIndia’s prime minister, , has warned the country’s resurgence of coronavirus was like being “hit by a storm” as new infections exceeded 250,000 a day, with hospitals at risk of being overwhelmed and cremations in some areas carried out around the clock.His government is facing mounting criticism for its handling of the crisis as oxygen, drugs, tests and hospital beds remain in critically short supply in the worst-hit areas. Modi, however, said that...…Prime minister faces mounting anger as new cases exceed 250,000 a day and oxygen supplies run outLast modified on Tue 20 Apr 2021 23.37 EDTIndia’s prime minister, , has warned the country’s resurgence of coronavirus was like being “hit by a storm” as new infections exceeded 250,000 a day, with hospitals at risk of being overwhelmed and cremations in some areas carried out around the clock.His government is facing mounting criticism for its handling of the crisis as oxygen, drugs, tests and hospital beds remain in critically short supply in the worst-hit areas. Modi, however, said that...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldAnalysis: blockage of route through Egypt provides a reminder of its importance to global tradeLast modified on Fri 26 Mar 2021 12.03 EDTThe impressive span of Al Salam Bridge at El Qantara in Egypt gives a unique view over the .On a normal day a procession of bulk carriers in convoys can be seen for miles creeping into the hazy distance on both sides.Not now, however. The 120-mile man-made waterway, officially opened in 1869 and periodically a source of tension, that has run aground, shutting the passage that carries...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldAnalysis: blockage of route through Egypt provides a reminder of its importance to global tradeLast modified on Fri 26 Mar 2021 12.03 EDTThe impressive span of Al Salam Bridge at El Qantara in Egypt gives a unique view over the .On a normal day a procession of bulk carriers in convoys can be seen for miles creeping into the hazy distance on both sides.Not now, however. The 120-mile man-made waterway, officially opened in 1869 and periodically a source of tension, that has run aground, shutting the passage that carries...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldAlexander Monson, son of Lord Monson, died in 2012 after allegedly being beaten in a police cellFirst published on Mon 22 Mar 2021 09.37 EDTFour Kenyan police officers will stand trial for murder after a judge ruled they had a case to answer in the death of the British aristocrat Alexander Monson, who died in 2012 a day after allegedly being beaten in a police cell.The ruling, handed down by a high court judge in Mombasa, follows a years-long legal battle by his family after the 28-year-old died after he was arrested...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldAlexander Monson, son of Lord Monson, died in 2012 after allegedly being beaten in a police cellFirst published on Mon 22 Mar 2021 09.37 EDTFour Kenyan police officers will stand trial for murder after a judge ruled they had a case to answer in the death of the British aristocrat Alexander Monson, who died in 2012 a day after allegedly being beaten in a police cell.The ruling, handed down by a high court judge in Mombasa, follows a years-long legal battle by his family after the 28-year-old died after he was arrested...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldInquiry expected to investigate alleged crimes committed by both Israelis and PalestiniansLast modified on Thu 4 Mar 2021 00.10 ESTThe has launched an investigation into alleged war crimes in the Palestinian territories, including the period covered by the 2014 Gaza war, potentially placing hundreds of Israelis – including soldiers and senior political figures – at risk of prosecution.The long-awaited inquiry, which has been fiercely resisted by , follows years of deliberations over whether the ICC has jurisdiction to...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldInquiry expected to investigate alleged crimes committed by both Israelis and PalestiniansLast modified on Thu 4 Mar 2021 00.10 ESTThe has launched an investigation into alleged war crimes in the Palestinian territories, including the period covered by the 2014 Gaza war, potentially placing hundreds of Israelis – including soldiers and senior political figures – at risk of prosecution.The long-awaited inquiry, which has been fiercely resisted by , follows years of deliberations over whether the ICC has jurisdiction to...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldThree-day rescue effort has so far failed to locate Ali Sadpara and two fellow mountaineersLast modified on Mon 8 Feb 2021 23.37 ESTMuhammad Ali Sadpara, Pakistan’s most successful mountaineer and a national hero in his country, was acutely aware of the risks of climbing the world’s highest mountains in winter.A member of the first team to climb the 8,126-metre Nanga Parbat in winter in 2016, Sadpara was back three years later to help retrieve the body of British mountaineer Tom Ballard Now Sadpara, 45, is , John...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldThree-day rescue effort has so far failed to locate Ali Sadpara and two fellow mountaineersLast modified on Mon 8 Feb 2021 23.37 ESTMuhammad Ali Sadpara, Pakistan’s most successful mountaineer and a national hero in his country, was acutely aware of the risks of climbing the world’s highest mountains in winter.A member of the first team to climb the 8,126-metre Nanga Parbat in winter in 2016, Sadpara was back three years later to help retrieve the body of British mountaineer Tom Ballard Now Sadpara, 45, is , John...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldSteven Sund and House and Senate sergeants-at-arms quit after criticism of bungled policing effortsFirst published on Fri 8 Jan 2021 09.29 ESTThe head of the US Capitol police and two other senior security officials are resigning amid of the bungled police response to the assault on Capitol Hill by a of Donald Trump supporters.Steven Sund’s resignation will be effective from 16 January, and follows calls by the House speaker, , and other senior figures for heads to roll.“There was a failure of leadership at the top,”...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldSteven Sund and House and Senate sergeants-at-arms quit after criticism of bungled policing effortsFirst published on Fri 8 Jan 2021 09.29 ESTThe head of the US Capitol police and two other senior security officials are resigning amid of the bungled police response to the assault on Capitol Hill by a of Donald Trump supporters.Steven Sund’s resignation will be effective from 16 January, and follows calls by the House speaker, , and other senior figures for heads to roll.“There was a failure of leadership at the top,”...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldFirst published on Thu 7 Jan 2021 04.32 ESTBetsy DeVos has become the second person in Trump’s cabinet to resign in the wake of the attack on the Capitol on Wednesday by pro-Trump rioters who had been encouraged by the president.The education secretary’s resignation on Thursday night came after the transportation secretary, Elaine Chao, stood down earlier in the day. In a letter to Trump, DeVos said the attack on the Capitol was unconscionable and blamed Trump’s “rhetoric” for “the mess caused by violent protestors...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldFirst published on Thu 7 Jan 2021 04.32 ESTBetsy DeVos has become the second person in Trump’s cabinet to resign in the wake of the attack on the Capitol on Wednesday by pro-Trump rioters who had been encouraged by the president.The education secretary’s resignation on Thursday night came after the transportation secretary, Elaine Chao, stood down earlier in the day. In a letter to Trump, DeVos said the attack on the Capitol was unconscionable and blamed Trump’s “rhetoric” for “the mess caused by violent protestors...WW…

This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldUN body says scientists were due to be deployed to country on Tuesday, but China says negotiations ongoingLast modified on Wed 6 Jan 2021 15.10 ESTChina has attempted to downplay concerns over its refusal to authorise a fact-finding mission to the country by the to study the origins of Covid-19, saying it is still negotiating access with the UN body.A day after the head of the WHO, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said he was “very disappointed” that China had not authorised the entry of the 10-strong , led by Dr Peter...…This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldUN body says scientists were due to be deployed to country on Tuesday, but China says negotiations ongoingLast modified on Wed 6 Jan 2021 15.10 ESTChina has attempted to downplay concerns over its refusal to authorise a fact-finding mission to the country by the to study the origins of Covid-19, saying it is still negotiating access with the UN body.A day after the head of the WHO, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said he was “very disappointed” that China had not authorised the entry of the 10-strong , led by Dr Peter...WW…

Receding French ice leaves behind newspapers proclaiming Indira Gandhi’s rise to become PMFirst published on Sun 12 Jul 2020 19.43 EDTCopies of Indian newspapers onboard an Air jet that crashed into Mont Blanc in the 1960s have been revealed by melting ice on the mountain’s Bossons glacierThe papers, with headlines from when became India’s prime minister, were discovered by Timothée Mottin, who runs a cafe-restaurant, La Cabane du Cerro, at an altitude of 1,350 metres (4,455ft) above the French resort of Chamonix.Air India flight 101 flew into the Europe’s highest mountain at 8am on 24...…Receding French ice leaves behind newspapers proclaiming Indira Gandhi’s rise to become PMFirst published on Sun 12 Jul 2020 19.43 EDTCopies of Indian newspapers onboard an Air jet that crashed into Mont Blanc in the 1960s have been revealed by melting ice on the mountain’s Bossons glacierThe papers, with headlines from when became India’s prime minister, were discovered by Timothée Mottin, who runs a cafe-restaurant, La Cabane du Cerro, at an altitude of 1,350 metres (4,455ft) above the French resort of Chamonix.Air India flight 101 flew into the Europe’s highest mountain at 8am on 24...WW…