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Eight bodies recovered from wreckage of US helicopter in Nepal
The bodies of eight soldiers have been recovered from the wreckage of a US military helicopter lost on an earthquake relief mission in Nepal high on a mountainside, Nepali officials said on Saturday.
Man arrested near White House over drone: Sources
The incident comes nearly four months after a quadcopter drone piloted by an off-duty US intelligence employee landed on the White House lawn.
Thousands evacuated in Philippines as powerful typhoon nears
The Philippines on Saturday evacuated thousands of people in the northeastern part of its main island of Luzon on Saturday, less than 24 hours before a powerful typhoon was expected to make landfall.
Islamic State opens 5-star hotel for jihadist commanders in Iraq: Report
The hotel is believed to be the Ninawa International Hotel, which received a number of positive reviews before being overtaken by militants and stripped of its branding, The Independent reported.
Afghan judge sentences four to death for mob killing of woman
Many others were outraged by the attack, even before an investigation showed that Farkhunda had been falsely accused of desecrating Islam's holy book.
Chinese student held for trying to raise nine pythons at home
A Chinese university student has been detained for rearing nine pythons at his home after buying snake eggs from the internet.
Al Qaeda branch in Indian subcontinent claims killing of US blogger Avijit Roy in Bangladesh
Roy, a prominent writer and secular activist, was hacked to death by two assailants with machetes on the streets of Dhaka in February.
European Union says 1,000 citizens unaccounted for after Nepal earthquake
Most were trekking in the remote Langtang mountain range near the epicentre or in the Everest region, Rensje Teerink said.
Kremlin: North Korean leader not coming to Moscow on May 9
The reclusive leader of North Korea will not be coming to Moscow next month for the Victory Day celebration, President Vladimir Putin's spokesman announced on Thursday.
Nepal economy shattered by earthquake, recovery to take years
What took moments to flatten will take years to rebuild. In mere seconds a powerful earthquake devastated a swathe of Nepal.
Earthquake-hit Nepalis rue slow government response, some blame politics as death toll crosses 5,000
The country's mountainous terrain, poor infrastructure and lack of equipment has complicated the task of assessing the damage and saving lives.
8 million people affected by Nepal earthquake: UN
Jamie McGoldrick, UN resident coordinator in Kathmandu, told reporters that of those affected 2 million people are in the 11 worst-hit districts.
Desperate survivors sleep in the open as aftershocks spread fear in Nepal
A total of over 2500 people were confirmed killed in the 7.9 magnitude quake, making it the worst such disaster to hit Nepal since 1934 when 8,500 died.
Government increases compensation to Rs 6 lakh for the families of those killed in India in earthquake
At a joint news conference with top officials who included Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar, Home Secretary LC Goyal said the death toll in India today stood at 62 and the number of injured was 259.
