Urgency mounts in search for survivors of powerful Tibet earthquake

Beijing, China Reuters More than 400 people trapped by rubble in earthquake-stricken Tibet have been rescued, Chinese officials said on Wednesday, with an unknown number still unaccounted for in freezing weather a day after a strong tremor rocked the Himalayan foothills. The epicentre of Tuesday’s magnitude 6.8 quake, one of the region’s most powerful tremors […]
Earthquake in Tibet kills more than 120, striking near holy Buddhist city

Updated: 7:25am, 8th January, 2024 (AEDT) Beijing, China Reuters A strong earthquake struck the foothills of the Himalayas near one of Tibet’s holiest cities on Tuesday, killing at least 126 people and flattening hundreds of houses, Chinese authorities said. The magnitude 6.8 quake’s epicentre was about 80 kilometres north of Mount Everest, the world’s highest […]
This year will be the hottest year on record, EU scientists say

Brussels, Belgium Reuters This year will be the world’s warmest since records began, with extraordinarily high temperatures expected to persist into at least the first few months of 2025, European Union scientists said on Monday. The data from the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) comes two weeks after UN climate talks yielded a $US300-billion […]
Online hate against South Asian Americans rises steadily, report says

Washington DC, US Reuters Online hate against Americans of South Asian ancestry has risen steadily in 2023 and 2024 with the rise of politicians from that community to prominence, according to a report released on Wednesday by non-profit group Stop AAPI Hate. A person holds up a sign during a Rally Against Hate to end […]
Nepal begins to assess damage after deadly rains, floods kill 192

Kathmandu, Nepal Reuters Nepal began on Monday to grapple with damage wrought by deadly floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains as residents faced the daunting task of cleaning homes and extracting their broken belongings from mud. At least 192 people died and 32 were still missing in two days of incessant rains caused by […]
Nepal closes schools as deaths from heavy rains hit 151

Kanthmandu, Nepal Reuters Nepal has shut schools for three days after landslides and floods triggered by two days of heavy rain across the Himalayan nation killed 151 people, with 56 missing, officials said on Sunday. The floods brought traffic and normal activity to a standstill in the Kathmandu valley, where 37 deaths were recorded in […]
Nepal floods and landslides kill at least 66 people, 69 missing

Kathmandu, Nepal Reuters At least 66 people have been killed in Nepal since early on Friday as persistent downpours triggered flooding and landslides, closing major roads and disrupting domestic air travel, officials said on Saturday. The death toll could rise, they added, with another 69 people reported missing, and 60 injured since Friday morning, home […]
Nepal plane crash at Kathmandu airport kills 18

Kathmandu, Nepal Reuters Eighteen people were killed when a regional passenger plane belonging to Nepal’s Saurya Airlines crashed and caught fire while taking off from the capital Kathmandu on Wednesday, officials said. The plane, carrying two crew members and 17 technicians, was going for regular maintenance to Nepal’s new Pokhara airport, which opened in January […]
No hope of survivors in Nepal bus accident, 55 still missing

Kathmandu, Nepal Reuters Rescuers in Nepal ruled out chances of finding survivors in last week’s landslide that swept two passenger buses carrying 65 people into a river swollen by heavy rain, authorities said on Monday. Hundreds of security personnel resumed search operations early on Monday to locate the buses and 55 passengers who remained missing, […]
Nepal poised for new government after Prime Minister loses confidence vote

Kathmandu, Nepal Reuters Nepal is set for a new coalition government led by politician KP Sharma Oli after the more radical Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal lost a parliamentary vote of confidence on Friday, ending a tumultuous 20-month tenure. Nepal has been politically unstable since it abolished a 239-year-old monarchy in 2008. Oli’s new government […]