South Asia
Nepal struggles to rebuild one month after earthquake
One month after an earthquake devastated Nepal, and with the June monsoon fast approaching, thousands are still living in temporary shelters. In ...Thousands flee after landslide blocks Nepal river
Thousands of people fled villages and towns along a mountain river in northwest Nepal on Sunday after it was blocked by a ...Gap between rich and poor widens
The gap between the rich and poor in most of the world\'s advanced economies is at record levels, according to an OECD ...Homeless Nepalis sleep in the open as monsoon rains approach
Nepali tea shop owner Phurba Sherpa has spent four nights cramped under a tarpaulin with his wife and nine others on a ...Quake-hit Nepal imposes two-month ban on new buildings
Nepal Monday imposed a two-month moratorium on the start of new building projects and limited current construction to two storeys after recent ...Indian nurse dies after 42 years in coma after rape
A nurse died Monday after 42 years in a coma following a brutal rape, in a case that led India to ease ...Nepal earthquake: death toll reaches 8,583
The number of people killed in Nepal by two major earthquakes has surpassed 8,500, making the disaster the deadliest to hit the ...Nepal earthquake: all eight bodies recovered from crashed US helicopter
The bodies of eight soldiers have been recovered from the wreckage of a U.S. military helicopter lost on an earthquake relief mission ...Missing US military helicopter found in Nepal
The wreckage of a U.S. military helicopter that went missing on Tuesday in Nepal has been found in mountain terrain and it ...Nepal prime minister lends helicopter to woman badly injured in earthquake
A Nepali woman seriously injured by falling debris in Tuesday\'s earthquake was airlifted to a Kathmandu hospital on Thursday in the prime ...