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 neighbouring Nepal,

The 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck an area that serves as a major stop on the way to the North Base Camp, where adventurers set out to climb Mount Everest.

More than 120 people have been killed after a powerful earthquake struck a remote region of Tibet on Tuesday morning, with tremors felt across the Himalayas in neighboring Nepal, Bhutan and parts of northern India.

Ambassador of Nepal to China Krishna Prasad Oli met with Yang Wanming, president of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) in Beijing on January 7. The two sides held talks on China-Nepal relations,

A strong earthquake shook a mountainous region in western China near Nepal on Tuesday morning, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties

BEIJING (AP) — An earthquake has killed at least 53 people in Tibet in western China near the Nepal border, Chinese state media say.

The earthquake struck about 75 kilometers (50 miles) from Mount Everest and the border with Nepal, where the shaking sent people running out of their homes in the capital Kathmandu. The dead ...

BEIJING (AP) — China says at least 9 people were killed in a strong earthquake that struck the Tibet region near the Nepal border.

Associated Press writer Binaj Gurubacharya in Kathmandu, Nepal, and researcher Yu Bing in Beijing contributed to this report.

The quake also jolted Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan, and the northern Indian state of Bihar which borders Nepal. Sign up here. Reporting by Joe Cash and Ryan Woo in Beijing, Gopal Sharma in ...

A powerful earthquake struck Tibet and was felt in Nepal, causing significant destruction and fear. The quake, measuring 6.8 according to Chinese sources, left 53 dead and 62 injured in Xigaze, Tibet.

BEIJING (AP) — A magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit western China on Tuesday morning near the border with Nepal, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake struck in China’s Tibet region at a depth ...