India says around 320 Indians still missing after Nepal flood
NEW DELHI: Around 320 Indian nationals are still missing in the aftermath of a devastating flash flood that struck areas near the Nepal-Tibet border this week, a spokesperso…
Nepal resume flood rescue after lake threat eases, death toll tops 500
NUWAKOT, Nepal: Nepal and China resumed rescue operations that had been suspended briefly in the flood-hit Himalayas on Friday after risks from an overflowing lake were found to…
King Harald of Norway, dies at 89
Oslo: Norway’s King Harald has died aged 89, the palace said on Friday, his 53-year-old son Crown Prince Haakon automatically succeeding him on the throne.Haakon takes over a monar…
In Nepal, there was no time to react
It was already too late when the call came.Rajan Khatri, 41, a police officer, was working at his station in a mountain village in northern Nepal when a friend rang Wednesday morn…
Nepal orders rescuers to safety: 472 bodies recovered
Nuwakot: Nepal ordered rescuers searching for survivors of deadly floods to get to safety as it reported a debris dam had burst in Tibet on Friday, bringing risks of new torrents.E…
Climate change raises risk of disasters like Nepal floods
Climate change is heating up the Himalayas and supercharging the risk of disasters like the deadly flash flooding in Nepal and Tibet, though scientists are still determining the ex…
HM receives thanks cable from GCC history forum participants
SALALAH: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik received a message of thanks from the participants of the 25th forum of the History and Archaeology Society of the Gulf Cooperation Co…
Oman backs Nepal as flood toll hits 362
MUSCAT: The Sultanate of Oman expressed its solidarity with the government and people of Nepal following the floods that swept through several regions, resulting in casualties, mis…
Record heat deaths
Germany has registered a record 15,800 heat-related deaths this summer as Europe struggles through a series of punishing heatwaves, the national public health institute said on Thu…
Israeli strikes kill three in Gaza
Israeli strikes in Gaza killed three people on Thursday, the territory’s civil defence agency said, while the military said it had targeted Hamas militants.It is the latest bloodsh…