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Joy for rescued Nepalese but fears grow for rural areas
Apr 30, 2015 (AFP)
Rescuers pulled a teenage boy and a woman in her thirties alive from the rubble of Nepal's earthquake Thursday, as the Red Cross warned of "total devastation" i...
Climbing to resume on Mount Everest by next week: official
Apr 30, 2015 (AFP)
Climbing will resume on Mount Everest by next week after an earthquake-triggered avalanche that left 18 people dead on the world's highest peak, a Nepalese gove...
Foreign donors raise 180 mn euros for new Chernobyl cover
Apr 29, 2015 (AFP)
International donors agreed to pay an extra 180 million euros ($201 million) to fund a new cover for the disused Chernobyl nuclear power plant at a conference i...
Nerves fray as residents flee Nepal's quake-hit capital
Apr 29, 2015 (AFP)
After days of sleeping outdoors with her two young children and hours of waiting in the strong sun for a bus out of Nepal's quake-devastated capital, Rajana's p...
CMACast and MICAPS systems help Nepal to combat earthquake
Apr 29, 2015 (XNA)
After the earthquake of 8.1-magnitude in Nepal, China Meteorological Administration (CMA) connected with Nepal Department of Hydrology and Meteorology(DHM) as s...
Riot police intervene as anger erupts among Nepal quake survivors
Apr 29, 2015 (AFP)
Desperate Nepalis clashed with riot police and seized supplies of bottled water in the capital Wednesday as anger boiled over among survivors of an earthquake t...
Brazil landslides kill 13 as heavy downpour continues
Apr 28, 2015 (AFP)
At least 13 people have been killed in deadly landslides triggered by heavy rain in northeastern Brazil, and officials warned Tuesday havoc could continue as do...
Britain's Gurkhas battle to help families after Nepal quake
Apr 28, 2015 (AFP)
Separated by thousands of miles from their devastated homeland, Britain's community of Gurkha soldiers past and present is rallying to help victims of the earth...
Aid reaches quake-hit Nepal villagers as death toll passes 5,000
Apr 28, 2015 (AFP)
Hungry and desperate villagers rushed towards relief helicopters in remote areas of Nepal Tuesday, begging to be airlifted to safety, four days after a monster ...
Pope, UN chief in shock over Med disasters, back action on global warming
Apr 28, 2015 (AFP)
Pope Francis and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday voiced shock over migrant deaths in the Mediterranean and agreed on the need for tackling global wa...
Fearful foreigners desperate to leave Nepal quake zone
Apr 27, 2015 (AFP)
After spending the night huddled in a car with his family at the airport fearing for their safety, Michael Mackey is among thousands of tourists who flocked to ...
International aid efforts mobilised for quake-hit Nepal
Apr 27, 2015 (AFP)
Countries and organisations around the world have rushed to help Nepal, where a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake has killed more than 4,000 people: The United N...
Quake also devastates impoverished Nepal's economy
Apr 27, 2015 (AFP)
Nepal, one of Asia's poorest countries, faces a crippling multi-billion dollar post-quake reconstruction bill that will set it back years, just as its economy w...
Nepal hospitals overflowing, rural towns cut off: aid groups
Apr 26, 2015 (AFP)
Aid groups and governments worldwide intensified efforts Sunday to help earthquake-hit Nepal, but blocked roads, downed power lines and overcrowded hospitals po...
Quake deals heavy blow to Nepal's rich cultural heritage
Apr 26, 2015 (AFP)
Reduced to piles of rubble and splintered wood, Nepal's rich cultural heritage has suffered a devastating blow from a massive earthquake that tore through the c...
Choppers rescue Everest avalanche victims
Apr 26, 2015 (AFP)
Helicopters airlifted injured climbers off Mount Everest Sunday after an avalanche killed at least 18 people, an AFP team at the scene reported, even as a power...
Ukraine marks 29 years since Chernobyl disaster
Apr 26, 2015 (AFP)
Ukrainians on Sunday marked 29 years since the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, placing wreaths and candles near the plant where work to lay a new seal over the reac...
Radioactive soil removed from Tokyo park
Apr 25, 2015 (AFP)
Workers have removed radioactive soil from a Tokyo playground where extremely high radiation levels had worried local residents for days, official said. Soil un...
Japan PM office drone may have been there days: reports
Apr 23, 2015 (AFP)
A small drone bearing traces of radioactivity that was found on the roof of the Japanese prime minister's office may have been there for days, reports said Thur...
Radioactive drone found on Japan PM office roof
Apr 23, 2015 (AFP)
A small drone bearing traces of radioactivity was found on the roof of the Japanese prime minister's office Wednesday, apparently having been flown there, accor...
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