The Indian embassy in Kabul has strongly condemned the Taliban attack on the Park Palace Hotel in which four Indians were among the 14 people killed. In a statement, the embassy on Thursday said it was grateful for the condolence messages from the Afghan leadership and also appreciated the Afghan security forces for their “valiant […]
At least 45 people were killed and 20 injured on Wednesday when gunmen opened fire inside a bus carrying Ismaili Muslims, a sub-sect of the Shia community, in the Pakistani port city of Karachi, evoking strong condemnation from all corners. The incident took place near the Safoora Chowk area in the provincial capital of Sindh. […]
The mysterious bright spots on the dwarf planet Ceres are only reflections of the sun’s light on reflective material on the surface, possibly ice, NASA said. A new sequence of images taken by the Dawn spacecraft on May 3 and 4 from a distance of 13,600 km are the closest yet obtained of bright spots […]
After gunmen opened fire inside a bus carrying Ismaili Shia Muslims in the Pakistani port city of Karachi killing 45 people on Wednesday, celebrities like Pakistani actor-singer Ali Zafar and Bollywood star Arjun Rampal were left in shock. The incident took place near the city’s Safoora Chowk area in the provincial capital of Sindh. At […]
At least 26 people were killed and over 150 were injured when a big earthquake struck Nepal on Tuesday. Initial reports reaching here said that 19 people were killed in Dolakha district, located about 170 km from here. Dolakha is about 130 km from Kodari, the epicentre of the 7.3 magnitude earthquake that struck in […]
The Australian Government will provide additional support to help the people of Nepal recover from the devastating earthquake. Our thoughts continue to be with the millions of people affected by this tragic event. Funding of an additional $10 million will provide critical assistance to help people rebuild their lives. It will support: women […]
Staring disbelievingly at the Basantapur Durbar Square here, which is now part-rubble and part-broken, Manisha K.C. hopes her country’s “lost heritage” is returned to its glory, “like it was before the devastating earthquake”. “This is what our heritage is all about. This is the old palace area before it shifted to Narayanhiti (Palace Museum); it […]
ABC managing director Mark Scott has announced that the ABC Oxfam Nepal Earthquake Appeal has raised $4.77 million since Tuesday, April 28. “This is a great effort from our audiences and everyone at the ABC in helping the people of Nepal recover and rebuild from the earthquake that caused so much havoc and loss of […]
Rescue teams have intensified search operations in Lantang region, one of the worst affected by the 7.9-magnitude earthquake that hit Nepal on April 25, to find roughly 300 people who have reportedly gone missing. Among the missing people are around 100 foreigners but the authorities do not expect to find any survivors. Gautam Rimal, a […]
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Wednesday that it distributed food to 267,000 of the 1.4 million Nepalese people in need of food after the disastrous earthquake that hit the country on April 25. Rice, a staple in the Nepalese diet, and nutritionally fortified biscuits were among the foodstuffs passed out, WFP representative […]