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UN says it has received fraction of $415 mn appeal
May 08, 2015 (AFP)
The United Nations said Friday it had received just $22 million of the $415 million it had appealed for in Nepal following the recent earthquake, and called for...
Nepal warns against post-quake rent increases
May 08, 2015 (AFP)
Nepal's government fired a warning shot at landlords Friday, saying any property owner who tries to profit from a devastating quake that left thousands of famil...
Prayers and ritual baths as Nepal ends quake mourning
May 07, 2015 (AFP)
Dressed all in white and with their heads shaved, survivors of a Nepalese earthquake that killed more than 7,800 people ended 13 days of mourning Thursday as th...
Nepali netizens drive quake relief effort online
May 07, 2015 (AFP)
Just hours after a monster earthquake devastated Nepal, doctor Bishal Dhakal posted a rallying cry on Facebook calling for friends to mobilise quickly to help t...
Beyond repair, Nepal's quake-hit homes await bulldozers
May 07, 2015 (AFP)
As she stares forlornly at the teetering wreck she still calls home, Sobha Shakya knows it will soon be reduced to rubble by bulldozers poised to obliterate tho...
Quake-hit Nepal villagers take aid into their own hands
May 06, 2015 (AFP)
Even as they mourn their dead, the quake-hit villagers of Barpak high in the Nepal Himalayas must make a difficult and dangerous hours-long trek into the valley...
Nepal tragedy takes toll even on cremation overseers
May 06, 2015 (AFP)
As veteran cremation worker Khadga Adhikari placed a handful of uncooked rice and a coin on the chest of yet another young victim of Nepal's earthquake, his own...
Italy again calls for EU help after more migrant deaths
May 05, 2015 (AFP)
Italy on Tuesday renewed its appeal to the EU for help in managing a relentless wave of migrant arrivals, after around 40 migrants died when their inflatable bo...
Nepal quake leaves children traumatised
May 05, 2015 (AFP)
Ten-year-old Ranju Giri wrings her hands as she describes how she cowered terrified under a bed with her younger brother when a massive earthquake rocked their ...
A century on, Lebanon rediscovers deadly famine
May 05, 2015 (AFP)
Lebanon is rediscovering a century-old tragedy that most had forgotten -- a devastating famine, caused by blockades and a locust infestation, that killed a thir...
Lockheed Martin aids in post-cyclone damage assessment
May 05, 2015 (UPI)
A small unmanned aerial vehicle from Lockheed Martin successfully provided damage assessment intelligence in Vanuatu following Cyclone Pam. The UAV, called Inda...
US military planes to begin Nepal quake relief sorties
May 04, 2015 (AFP)
US transport aircraft were to begin shuttling rescue teams and supplies Monday to remote areas of Nepal that are desperately awaiting aid, nine days after a dev...
Saudi considering bombing pauses for Yemen aid delivery
May 04, 2015 (AFP)
Saudi Arabia is considering temporary halts in coalition air strikes against rebels in Yemen to allow for aid deliveries, Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said M...
Climbing firms call off Everest season after quake
May 04, 2015 (AFP)
Mountaineering companies Sunday called off their spring expeditions to Mount Everest, marking the second year with virtually no summits after an quake-triggered...
Nepal quake-ravaged temple faces threat from looters
May 04, 2015 (AFP)
Surrounded by ochre rubble, Pannakaji beds down on a mattress wedged between Buddha statues at Kathmandu's "Monkey Temple", hoping to deter looters from the qua...
US choppers begin Nepal quake reconnaissance flights
May 04, 2015 (AFP)
US military helicopters began reconnaissance trips Monday to assess remote areas of Nepal devastated by an earthquake that killed more than 7,300 people, an off...
Battle to get aid to Nepal's quake-hit mountain villages
May 03, 2015 (AFP)
More than a week after Nepal's devastating earthquake, large swathes of the Himalayan nation have yet to receive any outside help as aid workers battle landslid...
One week on, Nepal rules out finding more quake survivors
May 02, 2015 (AFP)
One week on from an earthquake that killed more than 6,700 people, Nepal ruled out finding more survivors buried in the ruins of Kathmandu Saturday despite rela...
Nepal quake highlights Everest technology
May 02, 2015 (AFP)
When an avalanche thundered down Mount Everest last weekend, guides tweeted calls for help and dramatic video footage quickly went viral as trekkers accessed wi...
UN meets on Yemen as relief ops threatened
May 01, 2015 (AFP)
The UN Security Council began closed-door consultations Friday on the conflict in Yemen, where fuel shortages are threatening relief operations as Saudi-led air...
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