Science & Environment
Thousands stranded as strong typhoon nears Philippines
Thousands of passengers were stranded in seaports and some domestic flights were canceled as Typhoon Noul strengthened further before its expected landfall ...Nepal earthquake survivors turn to rebuilding homes and lives
Six years ago, Paru Shrestha\'s family tore down their old home in the Nepali town of Sankhu and replaced it with a ...Rescuers step up hunt for bodies in quake-hit Nepal trekking village
Nepalese soldiers and villagers dug through snow mounds in a remote hamlet on Wednesday in search of scores of bodies of villagers ...Bad weather disrupts links with avalanche-hit Nepal village
Bad weather has cut links with a remote village in Nepal where dozens of villagers and trekkers are believed to be buried ...100 bodies found in quake-hit Nepal’s trekking region
Nepali police and local volunteers found the bodies of about 100 trekkers and villagers buried in an avalanche set off by last ...Nepal asks foreign nations to end search, rescue operations
Nepal has asked foreign countries to wrap up search and rescue operations nine days after a devastating earthquake killed more than 7,200 ...Red tape delays Nepal quake disaster aid as death toll crosses 7,000
The UN\'s humanitarian chief has said she is "extremely concerned" that Nepal\'s customs authorities are slowing the delivery of earthquake aid, as ...Nepal earthquake aid held up at customs as death toll climbs
Some of the relief material for survivors of Nepal\'s devastating earthquake was being held up at the country\'s only international airport because ...Earthquake of magnitude 7.1 strikes off Papua New Guinea
An earthquake of magnitude 7.1 struck off Papua New Guinea on Friday, 128 km south-south-west of Rabaul, at a depth of 61 ...Thousands still missing after Nepal quake
Thousands of people were still missing in Nepal on Friday as food and help began to trickle through to those stranded in ...