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Kathmandu: A dramatic rescue during Nepal’s devastating flash floods has captured attention after a stranded boy used his T-shirt to signal a Nepal Army helicopter and was safely pulled from the roof of a house surrounded by fast-flowing floodwaters. The boy was seen standing on the rooftop and repeatedly waving his T-shirt towards the approaching […]

Kathmandu: Nepal is facing a growing crisis in handling the dead after devastating floods swept through several districts, with hospital morgues reaching capacity and authorities setting up temporary facilities to store bodies recovered from rivers. In Chitwan, 137 bodies had been recovered along the Trishuli and Narayani rivers from Phishling to Golaghat by 9.30 am […]

Kathmandu: An 8-year-old boy who escaped Nepal’s devastating flash floods by running into a forest and climbing trees has been reunited with his mother after days of uncertainty and desperate searching. Zoyal Ghale was airlifted from the badly affected Rasuwa district on Thursday with a broken leg and cuts on his face. His mother, Matti […]

The family of a six-year-old New Jersey girl who died after a badminton racket broke apart and its metal shaft pierced her skull during a family vacation in Maine has filed a wrongful death and product-liability lawsuit against the Massachusetts-based maker of the equipment. Lucy Morgan was on holiday with her parents and siblings in […]

Oil prices rose more than 2% on Monday after the United States struck two Iranian launchers on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz, followed by an Iranian attack on two US air bases in Jordan, according to Iranian media citing the Revolutionary Guards. Brent crude futures climbed $2.51, or 2.85%, to $90.61 a barrel […]

Washington: US forces struck two Iranian launchers on Iran’s Larak Island on Sunday, marking the first known American strikes on Iranian territory since late July, according to a US official. The strikes come amid heightened tensions around the strategically important Strait of Hormuz, a major global shipping route. US says launchers posed a threat A […]

The US has removed Syria from its State Sponsors of Terrorism list, opening a new chapter for trade, investment and diplomatic ties.

Kathmandu: Nepal has begun preparations to bury unidentified and unclaimed bodies recovered after devastating flash floods, with authorities taking steps to preserve DNA records and ensure families can identify and reclaim the remains later. The decision has been taken amid concerns over the deteriorating condition of the bodies and the risk of infection. Chitwan, which […]

Gyirong: China is facing scrutiny over reports that videos posted by local residents showing the devastation caused by a major mudslide at Gyirong Port were removed from Chinese social media platforms. The reports have drawn attention to the contrast between footage shared from Nepal, where journalists and residents have documented the destruction, and information emerging […]

Gyirong: Portable automatic weather stations and satellite remote sensing technology are being used to support rescue and disaster assessment operations at mudslide-hit Gyirong Port in southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region. The China Meteorological Administration (CMA) said on Saturday that three portable weather stations have been deployed in the rescue zone to provide targeted weather information […]

Kathmandu: A powerful flash flood along Nepal’s Bhote Koshi-Trishuli-Narayani river system has caused widespread destruction, burying parts of towns and villages under mud and debris and washing away roads, bridges and embankments. The swollen Bhote Koshi River swept into Nepal’s Rasuwa district from Tibet on Wednesday, sending huge volumes of water and debris downstream and […]

A devastating mudslide has dramatically altered the landscape around Gyirong Port in southwest China, sweeping away roads and cutting off access to the disaster-hit area as rescue teams continue their search for survivors. The Ministry of Water Resources said the barrier lake formed following the disaster has reached its overflow point and begun discharging water. […]

Kathmandu: Manjula Atmakur, a former NHS psychiatry consultant from the UK, has travelled to Nepal in search of her husband Pravin Atmakur, who has been missing since devastating flash floods struck the Nepal-Tibet border region. Pravin Atmakur, 54, was leading a group of 77 pilgrims travelling to Mount Kailash when the floods hit on August […]

Nashville: An evening jog through a park in Nashville, Tennessee, turned into a frightening medical ordeal for 25-year-old teacher and musician Sophia Coe after she was bitten by a bat and had to undergo precautionary rabies treatment. Coe had gone for a run at Edwin Warner Park at around 7.30 pm in early August, hoping […]

Kathmandu: A dramatic video from Nepal has captured the terrifying moment a group of people stranded on a balcony survived as powerful floodwaters surged around them. The footage is among several videos verified by BBC Verify from areas along the Trishuli River, where a deadly rush of water, mud and debris swept through communities on […]

In a dramatic rescue operation, Nepali Army personnel battled through thick mud and debris to reach people trapped inside a hydropower tunnel in flood-hit Rasuwa district, bringing a desperate search for survivors into focus.

Oslo Mayor Anne Lindboe postponed her wedding to fiancé Pål Sandvid following the death of Norway’s King Harald V on Friday, her political adviser confirmed.

The devastating floods in Nepal have turned ordinary journeys into desperate evacuation efforts, with washed-out bridges and damaged roads leaving several communities isolated.

Kathmandu: Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah and his council of ministers have decided to contribute one month’s salary to the Prime Minister’s Disaster Relief Fund as the country continues to deal with the devastation caused by severe floods. The decision was taken during a Cabinet meeting on Friday and announced by the Prime Minister’s Office […]

The Tibetan Plateau, often described as “Asia’s water tower”, could face an increasingly unstable and unpredictable future as changes in soil moisture and accelerating glacier melt raise the risk of geological disasters, according to a new study published in Nature Communications. The study, published on August 21, examined changes in the plateau’s soil moisture system […]