60th anniv. of Mt. Everest 1st conquest

60th anniv. of Mt. Everest 1st conquest

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Family members of late Edmund Hillary and late Tenzing Norgay, who reached the summit of Mt. Everest on May 29, 1953, take part in a parade in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 29, 2013, to celebrate the diamond jubilee of the first conquest of Mt. Everest.

60th anniv. of Mt. Everest 1st conquest

60th anniv. of Mt. Everest 1st conquest

KATHMANDU, Nepal - A parade is held in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 29, 2013, to celebrate the diamond jubilee of the first conquest of Mt. Everest by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay on May 29, 1953.

U.S. uses human rights as pretext for military conquest: Jordanian expert

STORY: U.S. uses human rights as pretext for military conquest: Jordanian expert DATELINE: July 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:44 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): SAEB RAWASHDEH, Political analyst at the Jordan Press Foundation STORYLINE: The U.S. "uses human rights and human interventions as a pretext for military conquest and wars in different parts of the world," said Saeb Rawashdeh, a political analyst at the Jordan Press Foundation. Rawashdeh made the remarks while commenting on the U.S. President Joe Biden's visit to the Middle East. Biden on Saturday concluded his first visit to the Middle East as the U.S. president. During the visit, Biden neither succeeded in his bid to form a regional military alliance against Iran, nor convinced Saudi Arabia to act immediately to raise oil output. SOUNDBITE (English): SAEB RAWASHDEH, Political analyst at the Jordan Press Foundation "If the U.S. plans to isolate Iran from its neighbors, it will be bad for the stability of the regio

THE CONQUEST OF EVEREST

THE CONQUEST OF EVEREST

THE CONQUEST OF EVEREST [BR 1953] [L-R] SHERPA TENSING, Director and Cinematographer GEORGE LOWE, SIR EDMUND HILARY, Cinematographer TOM STOBART at Group 3 Studios, Beaconsfield to see the first rushes of the film made to record their successful expedition to Mount Everest. Date: 1953