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Category: Asia/Pacific
Putin and Xi rally allies at Kyrgyzstan summit to counter US influence
Leaders from more than a dozen countries, including Russia's Vladimir Putin, China's Xi Jinping, India's Narendra…
‘Extremely risky operations’: Rescuers work amid threat of river banks bursting
Nearly 3,000 people remained missing on Saturday, while 682 deaths had been confirmed after flash floods…
Nepal races to find its missing as flood area remains largely inaccessible
Nepal's rescuers are racing against the clock to find the over 4,000 people missing after the…
Nepal starts burying its dead as search for over 4,200 missing continues
The combined deaths in Nepal and China surpassed 900, with more than 4,700 people missing. It…
Nepal starts burying its dead as search for over 4,200 missing continues
The combined deaths in Nepal and China surpassed 900, with more than 4,700 people missing. It…
Nepal rescue teams seek hundreds of workers trapped in hydropower tunnels by deadly floods
Supported by experts from China and India, Nepal's rescue teams on Monday endeavoured to reach hundreds…
Nepal floods explained: The chain of events behind the disaster
A glacier broke apart. An ice and rock avalanche followed. Then came an earthquake, before a…
Nepal begins mass burials as flood death toll surpasses 780
Nepal on Sunday began temporarily burying some of the hundreds of bodies recovered from devastating floods…
Nepal begins mass burials as flood death toll surpasses 780
Nepal on Sunday began temporarily burying some of the hundreds of bodies recovered from devastating floods…
Nepal begins mass burials as flood death toll surpasses 780
Nepal on Sunday began temporarily burying some of the hundreds of bodies recovered from devastating floods…
What justice for Nepal after flooding?
PRESS REVIEW – Monday, August 31: The international press tell the story of a heroic headmaster in Nepal who managed to save…
Putin, Xi set for Central Asia summit as Russia and China seek to counter Western influence
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are due in Kyrgyzstan on Monday for…
Week in pictures: devastating floods in Nepal, death of Dolly Parton and a tornado in France
A look back at some of the week's key news stories and the most striking images:…
UN, Nepal warn of climate threat after flood death toll tops 680
Nepal's foreign minister and the UN climate chief on Saturday warned of the growing threat from…
Nepal: Relief camp shelters grieving families
Around 500 people are sheltering at a monastery-turned-relief camp in northern Kathmandu, where many families are…
Rescuers search for hundreds still missing in Nepal-Tibet disaster area as death toll climbs
Rescuers in Tibet reached the main area wiped out by a devastating mudslide this week, Chinese…
Red Cross mobilises in Nepal following natural disaster: ‘Entire villages & communities washed out’
François Picard is pleased to welcome Tommaso Della Longa, Spokesperson for the International Federation of Red…
Rescuers grapple with a mountain of challenges after the Nepal-Tibet floods
Emergency services are rushing to find survivors and treat the wounded after a devastating flash flood…