The government on Monday condoled the deaths in the devastating earthquake in Nepal that has also affected parts of India, and said it was standing by its own people as well as its neighbour in their hour of crisis. Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, meanwhile, said people should not believe in rumours being spread predicting […]
In the wake of the strong 7.9 magnitude earthquake that killed over a 1,500 people in Nepal and left a swathe of devastation in the northern Himalayas on Saturday, experts said a temblor of equal intensity is “overdue” in northern India.” “An earthquake of the same magnitude is overdue. That may happen either today or […]
Nepal’s worst earthquake since 1934 has killed over 2,500 people and injured thousands, and forced many more on Sunday to camp in the open due to powerful aftershocks. As grieving families jostled for space to cremate the dead, India stepped up relief and rescue work in the Himalayan country with which it has close ties. […]
The unknown story of 13 Aboriginal servicemen from Western Australia who fought at Gallipoli have been brought to light in a new book. Aboriginal Affairs Minister Peter Collier said ‘They Served with Honour: Untold Stories of Western Australian Aboriginal Servicemen at Gallipoli’ was remarkable. “These men enlisted to serve their county despite being […]
JULIE BISHOP I’m pleased to be here at NATO and I have had a very positive meeting with Secretary-General Stoltenberg. I have addressed the North Atlantic Council and had a very interesting discussion with the Ambassadors present there. Australia is a natural partner for NATO. We share common values, we have a history of responding […]
Indonesian authorities today advised Australian consular officials that the executions of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran will be scheduled imminently at Nusa Kambangan prison in central Java. The thoughts and prayers of many Australians would be with Mr Chan and Mr Sukumaran. I spoke to Mr Sukumaran’s mother Raji yesterday and assured her […]
The Australian Embassy in Nepal is providing assistance to Australians and has confirmed the safety of over 200. There are 549 Australians registered as travelling in Nepal and officials are working under challenging conditions to locate all those in the country. While there are reports of extensive loss of life, at this point […]
China’s ministry of civil affairs (MCA) and the National Commission for Disaster Reduction on Saturday evening issued a level-IV emergency response to the earthquake in Tibet that measured 5.9 on the Richter scale. The quake struck Dingri county in southwest China’s Tibet region at 5:17 p.m. Saturday following strong earthquakes in neighbouring Nepal, the China […]
Thousands of people in Kathmandu and elsewhere in Nepal slept out in the open, fearful of powerful aftershocks following a massive earthquake that measured 7.9 on the Richter scale, eyewitnesses said. The main earthquake struck at 34 km east-southeast of Lamjung, Nepal at 06:11:26 (11.41 a.m. India time). Here is a list of aftershocks which […]
A total of 10 people, including foreign climbers, were reportedly killed in an avalanche on Mount Everest which was triggered by a magnitude 7.9 earthquake that hit Nepal on Saturday, a Nepal tourism ministry official said. However, BBC quoted officials and reports as saying that the avalanche on Mount Everest killed at least eight people, […]