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Kathmandu, Apr 28: The death toll in the devastating earthquake that has rocked Nepal climbed to over 4,350 today with more than 8,000 others injured, as Prime Minister Sushil Koirala admitted that the rescue and relief operations have not been effective. Crisis loomed over quake-hit Nepal with an acute shortage of food, water, electricity and medicines as fear of another quake kept tens of

Kathmandu, Apr 27: The death toll from the 7.9 magnitude temblor that struck Nepal was on Monday placed at 3,815, with Kathmandu accounting for nearly 1,000 deaths. The home ministry said in a statement another 6,515 people had been injured. The Saturday earthquake, the worst to hit Nepal after 1934, had its epicentre in Gorkha district. The highest death toll of 1,021 among all districts was

Santiago, April 23: About 4,000 people were evacuated after the Calbuco volcano in Chile erupted for the first time in more than four decades, a media report said on Thursday. The eruption on Wednesday sent a thick plume of ash and smoke several kilometres into the sky, television images showed, Al Jazeera reported. Chile's Onemi emergency office declared a red alert following the eruption, which

Rome, Apr 19: Up to 700 African migrants were feared dead on Sunday when their boat capsized off the coast of Libya overnight, the Times of Malta reported. Twenty eight people were rescued in the incident, which happened in an area just off Libyan waters, 120 miles south of the southern Italian island of Lampedusa, the newspaper's website reported. The emergency was declared at about midnight. The

Washington, Apr 16: Chennai born Raja Rajeswari, who came to America when she was 16, has become the first person of Indian descent to be named as a criminal court judge in New York City. Rajeswari, 43, an assistant district attorney at the Richmond County District Attorney's office, who was nominated to the bench by Mayor Bill de Blasio, formally assumed her new office Tuesday. "It's like a dream

Rome, Apr 15: Up to 400 illegal migrants trying to reach Europe died after their boat capsized off the Libyan coast on Sunday, said survivors who were saved and brought to Italy. The Italian coastguard had previously said that they managed to rescue 144 of the people on the capsized vessel, while nine bodies were also recovered. Quoting survivors, the International Organization for Migration and

United Nations, Apr 14: A new report by the United Nations has revealed that rape and sexual attacks have turned into a tactic of war in the hands of Takfiri terror groups such as ISIL and Boko Haram. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said in the world body's annual report released on Monday that the year 2014 saw “harrowing accounts of rape, sexual slavery and forced marriage being used by

Hannover, Apr 13: India has a huge potential to become a global manufacturing hub, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday as he invited the whole world to partner with the fastest growing economy in this endeavour. "The entire world is looking at India. Demography, democracy and demand are attracting the world to India," Modi said as he along with German chancellor Angela Merkel inaugurated

Paris, Apr 10: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Paris today on the first leg of his three nation tour. He was received by French Minister of State for Sports Thierry Braillard at the Orly International Airport here. Indian Ambassador to France, Arun Singh, was present at the airport to welcome the Prime Minister. The members of the Indian community were also present. Earlier on Thursday

Abu Dhabi, Apr 5: The Vice President of United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is planning is build a personal six-story super car park for his fleet of 114 luxury cars in London. According to a report by MailOnline, a five-star accommodation will also be built which will include offices, bathrooms and three triple-bedroom flats to be used by the