Nepali Sherpa sets climbing record on Pakistan mountain

KATHMANDU: A 47-year-old Nepali sherpa has set the climbing record by scaling all the world’s 14 peaks which are higher than 8, 000 metres (26, 247 ft) for a 2nd time, his company said on Thursday. Sanu Sherpa, from Sankhuwasabha district in eastern Nepal, reached the top of Pakistan’s GasherbrumContinue Reading

Flash floods kill 20 in eastern Afghan province

KABUL: Heavy rains triggered flash floods in the eastern Afghan province of Logar, killing at least 20 people and destroying more than 3,000 homes, officials said Sunday (Aug 21). The rains lashed several areas of the province on Saturday, injuring more than 30 people in addition to those killed, theContinue Reading

Five arrested in Hong Kong over Southeast Asia job scams

HONG KONG: Five Hong Kongers have been arrested for allegedly setting up job scams in which victims were lured to Southeast Asia and then held against their will, police announced on Sunday (Aug 21). In recent months, victims have reported travelling to countries such as Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand and Laos onContinue Reading