Sri Lanka journalists in exile in Nepal to return
AP A file photo of Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera. TOPICS World Nepal Sri Lanka disaster and accident natural disasters natural disasters earthquake disaster and accident Mr. Samaraweera […]
Unabated border killings
Eighteen unarmed Bangladeshis were reportedly killed by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along the Indo-Bangladesh border in the last three months. Furthermore, BSF had killed one Bangladeshi on April […]
TTP deny involvement in Sabeen Mahmud’s murder
PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: The outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan claimed on Sunday they are not involved in the brutal murder of rights activist Sabeen Mahmud. “We categorically deny involvement in the murder of […]
Pakistani rights activist Sabeen Mahmud shot dead
Prominent Pakistani rights activist Sabeen Mahmud has been killed after hosting a discussion at her cafe [Alia Chughtai / Al Jazeera] Karachi, PAKISTAN – Sabeen Mahmud, a prominent Pakistani social […]
Nepal earthquake: Nepal PM fears death toll could rise to 10,000
The Telegraph’s Ben Farmer reported yesterday evening that British Army Gurkhas were boarding an RAF C-17 transporter packed with emergency shelters and solar lanterns at Brize Norton. Army sources said […]
A Scene of Destruction After Ice Thunders Into Everest Base Camp
KATMANDU, Nepal — Even for Lakpa Rita, arevered Nepalese mountaineer who has reached the summit of Mount Everest 17 times, the roaring wall of boulders, rocks, ice and debris that […]
Nepal Villages Cut Off by Earthquake Wait for Aid as Death Toll Passes 4,000
SAURPANI, Nepal — Five hours by car from Katmandu, then by foot for several miles past the spot where the road is blocked by boulders and mud, people from the […]
Nepal earthquake: ‘Nine out of 10 soldiers’ in rescue mission
Nine out of 10 Nepalese troops are said to be involved in search and rescue operations, as the country pleads for more foreign aid to deal with a massive earthquake […]
Nepal earthquake: Death toll rises above 3,000
At least 3,617 people are now known to have died in a massive earthquake which hit Nepal on Saturday, police say. More than 6,500 people have been injured, according to […]