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Asia
Nepal says Everest rules might change after traffic jams and deaths
After human traffic jams at the top of Mount Everest and an aggressive, unruly atmosphere that has been likened to "a zoo", Nepalese officials say they will act.
- by Bhadra Sharma and Jeffrey Gettleman
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Bangladesh
Bangladesh to charge 16 over murder of teenager burned to death
Nusrat Jahan Rafi, 18, was tricked into venturing on to a rooftop at her school where at least four people doused her in kerosene and set her alight.
- by Naimul Karim
Adventure travel
'We lack the rules': Why more climbers are dying on Everest
At 11 and counting, the death toll on Everest this year is the highest in years, after Nepal issued a record number of climbing permits.
- by Upendra Man Singh
South China Seas
Australian navy pilots struck by lasers in South China Sea: report
Similar incidents involving lasers and the Chinese military have also been reported as far away as Djibouti, where the US and China have bases.
World politics
Hong Kong won't be swallowed up by Greater Bay Area, Chief Executive says
The Chinese government’s plan to create an economic hub linking Hong Kong, Macau and China’s technology centre of Shenzhen has caused worry for some.
- by Kirsty Needham
Animals
Malaysia's last male Sumatran rhino dies
The rhino, named Tam, was about 30 years old and lived at a wildlife reserve in Sabah state on Borneo island since his capture in 2008.
- by Rozanna Latiff
Opinion
Nepal
How to return dignity to the sullied icon that is Everest
Every season now we see the farcical and deadly situation of hundreds of climbers queuing up the well-trodden line to reach the summit. There is a solution.
- by Tim Macartney-Snape
Adventure travel
Australian climber who cheated death on Mount Everest identified
Gilian Lee's against-the-odds survival comes amid a horror climbing season, with 11 mountaineers reported dead or missing so far during the northern hemisphere spring.
- by Tracey Ferrier
Adventure travel
Australian filmmaker blames 'cut-price operators' for Everest woes
"Every year after there's a massive disaster the operators and Sherpas think nobody’s going to come back to Everest again," says documentary maker Jennifer Peedom. But more always come.
- by Jenny Noyes
Recycling
Malaysia readies to return Australia's plastic rubbish
Malaysia last year became the world's main destination for plastic waste after China banned its import, disrupting the flow of more than 7 million tonnes of the rubbish a year.
- by Ebrahim Harris
China
China deploys Confucius in bid to boost religion controls
China is running five-day Confucian culture immersion courses for religious leaders as part of a campaign to extend government control over faith communities.