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South Korea announces first two MERS deaths
South Korea on Tuesday confirmed the country\'s first two deaths from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome as it fights to contain the spread ...Bad weather casts doubt on solar Pacific flight
Solar Impulse 2 was in a holding pattern near Japan on Monday as organisers warned that bad weather in the days ahead ...Several dead in Pakistan bus attack
Gunmen disguised as members of the Pakistani security forces killed at least 22 passengers on Friday night after forcing them off buses ...Solar plane heads across Pacific on historic journey
The revolutionary Solar Impulse 2 aircraft took off early Sunday for a six-day, six-night flight over the Pacific Ocean, the most ambitious ...Nepal may extend Mount Everest climbing permits after quake
Nepal may allow hundreds of foreign mountaineers to climb Mount Everest on the same permit next year after they were forced to ...India heat wave death toll passes 1,400
A heat wave in India has killed at least 1,371 people this week as temperatures soar above 47 Celsius (116.6 Fahrenheit), and ...Children cannot travel without Parent or Guardian in Nepal
Nepal has banned children from travelling without parents or approved guardians to deter human traffickers who authorities fear are targeting vulnerable families ...Mexico and Texas struck by deadly storms
At least 13 people died and dozens more were injured after a freak tornado ripped through the northern Mexican city of Ciudad ...Tornado, floods leave deadly trail at Mexico-US border
A tornado ripped into a town in northern Mexico on Monday, killing at least 13 people and flattening hundreds of homes 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 ...