South Asia
Mount Everest shifted southwest due to Nepal earthquake
The world\'s tallest peak, Mount Everest, moved three centimetres (1.2 inches) to the southwest because of the Nepal earthquake that devastated the ...Quake-hit Nepal reopens damaged heritage sites for tourists
Nepal on Monday reopened most of the cultural heritage sites that were damaged in a pair of devastating earthquakes, hoping to lure ...Pakistan orders Save the Children to leave country
Pakistani authorities have given Save the Children 15 days to leave the country, officials said on Friday, accusing the aid agency of ...Landslides kill at least 40 after heavy rain in Nepal
At least 40 people were killed and more than a dozen reported missing after heavy rains triggered landslides in northeastern Nepal, a ...KFC, Pizza Hut shut down in Nepal after quakes
Nepal\'s four KFC and Pizza Hut restaurants have shut down indefinitely following a dispute over working hours in the wake of recent ...Nepal families of US copter crash victims seek compensation
The families of the five Nepalese who were killed in a U.S. military helicopter crash last month while on an earthquake relief ...Nepal parties resolve disputes over constitution after quake
Feuding political parties said on Monday they had agreed to split Nepal into eight federal provinces, ending years of stalemate over the ...Bangladesh, India sign historic land boundary agreement
India and Bangladesh on Saturday signed an agreement to simplify their 4,000-km (2,500-mile) border and clarify the identities of 52,000 living in ...Pakistan court frees eight men charged with attack on schoolgirl Malala
A Pakistani court has freed eight out of 10 men charged with organizing the shooting of schoolgirl activist Malala Yousafzai, police said ...Sepp Blatter resigns as FIFA president
Sepp Blatter resigned as FIFA president on Tuesday in the face of a U.S.-led corruption investigation that has plunged world soccer\'s governing ...