Aftershocks as quake toll passes 2,500
KATHMANDU: Powerful aftershocks rocked Nepal yesterday, panicking survivors of a quake that killed more than 2,500 and triggering fresh avalanches…
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Nepal hit by quake aftershock of 6.7 magnitude
KATHMANDU: A strong 6.7-magnitude aftershock jolted Nepal on today, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported. The quake struck 17km south…
Death toll rises over 1,800 with rescue operations in full swing
NEW DELHI: Rescue operations are in full swing with the death toll rising over 1,800 in Nepal, mostly in Kathmandu…
Two Swedish hostages released in Syria: foreign ministry
STOCKHOLM: Two Swedish men held hostage in Syria have been released with the help of Palestinian and Jordanian authorities, Sweden’s…
Russian hackers read Obama emails: report
NEW YORK: Emails to and from President Barack Obama were read by Russian hackers last year in a breach of…
Death toll from Nepal earthquake passes 1,000: police
KATHMANDU: The death toll from a massive earthquake that devastated parts of Nepal on Saturday has passed 1,000, according to…
IS suicide bombers kill four at Iraq-Jordan crossing
BAGHDAD: The Islamic State group claimed an attack Saturday by French, Belgian and Senegalese suicide bombers on the Iraq-Jordan border…
Hundreds feared dead in Nepal quake
Massive 7.9 magnitude earthquake rips through country, toppling office blocks and towers