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Iraq races to contain fallout after local Iran-backed militias accused of attacking Saudi pipeline

Baghdad, Sep 12: Iraq's government was racing Saturday to contain the fallout after local Iran-backed militias were accused of attacking and shuttering a key Saudi pipeline. Though an umbrella group...

Prison riot and fire in northern Syrian town kills at least 7

Damascus, Sep 12: A fire and riot broke out in a prison in a predominantly Kurdish town in...

Bodies from charred Philippine ferry arrive at port after fire that killed at least 35

Coron, Sep 12: Thirty charred bodies found inside a burned passenger ferry in the western Philippines arrived at...

Nepal Cabinet approves PM Shah’s UN General Assembly participation

Kathmandu, Sep 11: The Nepal Cabinet has approved Prime Minister Balendra Shah's participation in the UN General Assembly...

Iran seeks end to Saudi blockade of Yemen after Tehran-backed rebels take key port

Cairo, Sep 11: Iran's government on Friday called for an end to Saudi Arabia's blockade of Yemen and...
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Death toll reaches 781 in Nepal flash floods

Kathmandu, Aug 30: The death toll from flash floods in Nepal rose to 781 on Sunday, with more bodies being recovered, even as more...

Death toll from flash flood rises to 16 in Tibet, nearly 550 missing

Beijing, Aug 30: The death toll from flash floods in Tibet near the Nepal border climbed to 16 on Sunday, with 546 people, including...

Nepal warns of rising water levels in Bhotekoshi River as flash floods death toll surges to 734

Kathmandu, Aug 30: The water levels in the Bhotekoshi River rose again on Sunday, days after a devastating flash flood struck Nepal, authorities warned,...

49 Indians among 261 foreigners missing after flash flood on Tibet-Nepal border: Officials

Beijing, Aug 30: Chinese officials on Sunday said 261 foreign nationals, including 49 Indians, remained unaccounted for after a catastrophic flash flood struck Gyirong...

Trump’s Greenland threats cast shadow on Iceland’s vote on whether to trigger EU membership talks

Reyjavik (Iceland), Aug 29: Voters in Iceland are heading to the polls Saturday to decide whether the country should resume long-stalled negotiations on becoming...

Authorities warn of fresh rainfall in Nepal’s flood-affected areas; threats rescue ops

Kathmandu, Aug 29: Nepal's meteorology department on Saturday warned of fresh rainfall and thunderstorms in the country's flash flood-affected areas, threatening to disrupt ongoing...

Authorities warn of fresh rainfall in Nepal’s flood-affected areas; threats rescue ops

Kathmandu, Aug 29: Nepal's meteorology department on Saturday warned of fresh rainfall and thunderstorms in the country's flash flood-affected areas, threatening to disrupt ongoing...

Death toll from Nepal flash floods climbs to 469 as search, rescue operations continue

Kathmandu, Aug 28: The death toll from flash floods in central Nepal rose to 469 on Friday as search and rescue operations continued for...

Death toll in Nepal flash floods rises to 359

Kathmandu, Aug 27: The death toll from Nepal's devastating flash floods surged to 359 on Thursday, after rescuers recovered more bodies from the affected...

Death toll rises to 270 in Nepal floods: Police

Kathmandu, Aug 27: The death toll in the massive flash floods in Nepal on Thursday rose to 270, as authorities in Nepal race against...

Glacial collapse triggered Nepal flash floods, not earthquake: USGS

Washington, Aug 27: The Nepal flash floods were triggered by a glacial collapse and not by a 4.4 magnitude earthquake as reported earlier, the...

Meta reaches $17 bn settlement with states in landmark trial over teen social media addiction

Oakland, Aug 26: Meta has agreed to pay USD 17 billion and add child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms to end a...
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