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Scared to stay inside, Nepal quake victims treated in car park

Nepalese doctors set up makeshift operating theatres in a hospital car park Sunday as they worked round the clock to treat the wounded from a monster quake …

German, French rescue teams on way to Nepal

A German rescue organization and the French government say they are sending rescue and relief teams to earthquake-torn Nepal.    International Search and …

Aftershocks cause more terror as Nepal quake toll climbs
Aftershocks cause more terror as Nepal quake toll climbs

KATHMANDU ― Powerful aftershocks rocked Nepal Sunday, panicking survivors of a quake that killed more than 2,200 and triggering fresh avalanches at Everest …

Nepal quake: Shocks spark panic across Bangladesh
Nepal quake: Shocks spark panic across Bangladesh

 People across Bangladesh got panicked by multiple foreshocks and aftershocks of the powerful earthquake which jolted Nepal and some parts of India and China …

Nepal quake: Passengers shove and trip over each other as they flee airport terminal
Nepal quake: Passengers shove and trip over each other as they flee airport terminal

 It was noon and my girlfriend and I were at the Tribhuvan International Airport’s boarding gate 3 for our flight from Kathmandu to Kuala Lumpur, when …

Nepal quake kills 1,200, sparks deadly Everest avalanche
Nepal quake kills 1,200, sparks deadly Everest avalanche

A massive earthquake killed more than 1,200 people Saturday as it tore through large parts of Nepal, toppling office blocks and towers in Kathmandu and …

Japan man arrested over drone found on PM’s office roof

(AFP) – A Japanese man was arrested Saturday for allegedly flying a small drone with traces of radioactivity onto the roof of the Japanese prime …

Taliban announce their spring offensive in Afghanistan

The Taliban said Wednesday their spring offensive in Afghanistan will begin this week, the first time the insurgents’ annual campaign against the Afghan …

France summons Indonesian ambassador over citizen on death row

France’s Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius summoned the Indonesian ambassador on Wednesday to discuss the case of a Frenchman facing the death penalty for …

EU charges Gazprom, risking new front against Russia

The EU on Wednesday formally charged Russian gas giant Gazprom with abusing its dominant market position in Europe, risking a new battle with the Kremlin and …

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